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Ethan Duffie

Decatur

Summary

Dynamic sales professional with a proven track record in account management and customer relationship building. Achieved a remarkable growth in key accounts while demonstrating strong collaboration and effective forecasting skills. Committed to delivering exceptional service and optimizing solutions for enhanced client satisfaction.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Sales Professional

DiVal Safety
02.2025 - Current
  • Built strong relationships with customers through personalized service, enhancing client loyalty and repeat business.
  • Achieved high levels of customer satisfaction by providing exceptional after-sales service, including issue resolution and future needs analysis.
  • Conferred with existing and potential customers to assess requirements and propose optimal solutions.
  • Provided timely and effective resolutions to problems, securing clients and ensuring satisfaction.

Outside Sales Account Manager

Wurth MRO, Safety, & Metalworking
07.2024 - 02.2025

Built and maintained positive relationships with various customer contacts.

Promoted company products and services, and generated new business.

Increased sales and profitability by growing customer base.


General Manager

Fastenal
11.2021 - 07.2024

Developed and executed sales plans in my local territory to reach and exceed business goals by an average of 74%.

Maintained, retained, and grew customers through effective relationship building.

Ensured timely implementation of all Fastenal's solutions to exceed customer expectations, service, and quality standards, and position Fastenal as the leader in our industry, ultimately adding value and enhancing the customer supply chain and procurement experience.

Demonstrated excellence in business to business selling on a daily basis.

Account Specialist

Fastenal
03.2021 - 11.2021

Developed and executed sales plans for key accounts in my book of business to have vertical growth of 101%.

Effectively communicated progress towards goals to motivate the performance of other representatives.

Developed and trained others to achieve optimal business results and increase efficiency, specifically our part-time employees.

Received, inspected, stage, scanned, packed, quoted and purchased products.

Outside Sales Representative

Fastenal
01.2020 - 03.2021

Generated new business and grew existing business to beat sales goals by 57% and grew key accounts by 76%.

Implemented our solutions, including FASTVend, FASTStock, and e-Business at multiple customer sites.

Helped customers utilize our industrial services, Tool and Cutter Regrind, Tool Repair and Parts Breakdown, Calibration and Repair, and Custom Logo.

Optimized our solutions to provide customers with even more efficiency and cost savings.

Awarded the Top 5% OSR in the Southeast region for 2020.

Education

Kinesiology

Mississippi State University
Starkville, MS
12-2016

Associate of Arts - General Studies

Itawamba Community College
Fulton, MS
05-2014

Skills

  • Account/Territory Management
  • Administrative/Expense Management
  • Product Training/Demonstration
  • CRM
  • Forecasting
  • Time Management
  • Collaboration

Timeline

Sales Professional

DiVal Safety
02.2025 - Current

Outside Sales Account Manager

Wurth MRO, Safety, & Metalworking
07.2024 - 02.2025

General Manager

Fastenal
11.2021 - 07.2024

Account Specialist

Fastenal
03.2021 - 11.2021

Outside Sales Representative

Fastenal
01.2020 - 03.2021

Kinesiology

Mississippi State University

Associate of Arts - General Studies

Itawamba Community College