HARRY DEHART
Macon,GA
Summary
Talented Owner with excellent marketing, customer service and facility oversight skills and more than 42 years of experience. Highly effective and comfortable working with people at all levels in organization. Astute Business Owner experienced in operations management, competitive analysis and financial management. Demonstrated success in growth and innovation. Capitalized on new trends and technologies to boost business initiatives and reach sales objectives. Talented professional with expert sales and CLOSING talents. Composed persona known for having excellent drive. Insightfu with 55 years of customer service experience.
Overview
56
56
years of professional experience
Work History
OWNER
FIREARMS TRADERS WHSE
MACON, GEORGIA
05.2008 - 12.2021
- Managed day-to-day business operations.
- Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
- Enhanced operational efficiency and productivity by managing budgets, accounts and costs.
- Created and monitored promotional approaches to increase sales and profit levels.
- Reconciled daily sales, returns and financial reports in QuickBooks.
- Maintained up-to-date administrative records to monitor operational conditions.
- Monitored market conditions to set accurate product pricing and take advantage of emerging trends.
- Assessed supplier quality to maintain tight cost controls and maximize business operational performance.
- Devised processes to boost long-term business success and increase profit levels.
- Used knowledge of market trends to create value-added solutions resulting in significant increase in revenues.
Sales Representative
DILLARD PAPER CO. (INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO)
MACON, GA
04.1962 - 03.2004
- Increased sales by offering advice on purchases and promoting additional products.
- Achieved monthly sales goals by promoting product benefits and enrolling new clients.
- Retained excellent client satisfaction ratings through outstanding service delivery
- Reached out to customers after completed sales to evaluate satisfaction and determine immediate service requirements.
- Increased sales by offering consultation on products and services and applying customer service and upselling techniques.
- Developed and delivered engaging sales presentations to convey product benefits.
- Organized sales paperwork, presented proposals and finalized contracts.
- Attended advanced training sessions and conferences to increase product knowledge and productivity.
- Cold-called leads and closed large number of new sales over several months.
- Tailored sales approaches and techniques to specific client needs to increase marketing effectiveness.
- Expanded customer base and boosted profit within product line.
- Created strategies to develop and expand sales of services to existing customer which resulted in significant increase in annual revenue.
- Broadened territories and negotiated successful contracts by seeking out new clients and utilizing leadership skills.
- Surpassed sales objectives several consecutive years by cultivating productive client partnerships.
- Enhanced territory operations through successful cold-calling of area business leaders and establishing favorable contracts.
- Maintained book of business valued at $[Amount].19 MILLION PER YEAR
Education
High School Diploma -
NEW HANOVER HIGH SCHOOL
Wilmington, NC05.1962
Skills
- Effective Communicator and Public Speaker
- Industry Expertise
- Strategic Planning
- Operational Efficiency and Safety
- Marketing Tactics
- Supplier Relations
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Inventory Optimization
- Vendor Negotiations
- Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
- Reducing Costs
- Evaluating Suppliers
- Thrive Under Pressure
- Systems Thinker
Affiliations
ACTIVE F.O.P. MEMBER.
45 YEARS AS MEMBER OF VINEINGLE LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL.
Timeline
OWNER
FIREARMS TRADERS WHSE
05.2008 - 12.2021
High School Diploma -
NEW HANOVER HIGH SCHOOL
Sales Representative
DILLARD PAPER CO. (INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO)
04.1962 - 03.2004
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