Jay Underdahl
Minot
Summary
Seeking a challenging career move to utilize my strong sales/management background within a professional business that offers the opportunity for continuous growth.
Knowledgeable with strong background in regional outside sales. Successfully built and maintained relationships with key clients, leading to increased market penetration and brand visibility. Demonstrated ability in negotiation and strategic planning, ensuring sustainable growth and client satisfaction.
Overview
43
43
years of professional experience
Work History
Operations Supervisor
Badger Daylighting Corp.
04.2020 - Current
- Managed daily operations for optimal performance, ensuring smooth workflows and timely completion of tasks.
- Maintained open lines of communication with upper management to provide regular updates on operational progress and challenges faced by the team.
- Conducted regular performance evaluations for direct reports, identifying areas for improvement and setting development goals accordingly.
- Enhanced team productivity by providing ongoing training, coaching, and mentoring to staff members.
Business Development Representative
Badger Daylighting Corp.
01.2017 - 04.2020
- Increased client base by identifying potential customers and initiating strategic outreach.
- Consistently met or exceeded sales targets, contributing significantly to the overall success of the team.
- Maintained extensive knowledge of company products and services to provide top-notch expertise to customers.
- Expanded business through effective network development, identifying new, and prospective clients.
- Conducted market research to identify new business opportunities and target areas for expansion.
Sales representative/Customer Service Consultant
Horizon Distribution Incorporated
01.1997 - 01.2017
- Aggressively market over 32,000 items of inventory
- Personally call on over 300 account's in my territory
- Consult with all of H.D.I
- Over 1100 customer's on a multiple of customer related issue's
- Cross-trained to successfully cover many different department's within the company
General Manager
Part's Headquarters Inc.
01.1988 - 01.1997
- Company Overview: Minot Air Force Base
- Operate the store within all guidelines of the contract
- Carefully track over 20 different Air Force budget codes
- Personally approve any purchasing over $1500.00 some which exceeded $250,000.00
- Prepare all month end report's for both the government and the board of director's which included account's receivables, payables, payroll and sales movement
- Serve as a liaison between the government and Parts Headquarters in contract interpretations
- Minot Air Force Base
Assistant Parts Manager
Don Moe Chrysler Plymouth Inc.
01.1982 - 01.1988
- Oversee all operations of the parts department in the absence of the parts manager
- Process all warranty materials that pass through the department
- Run all cycle return programs on obsolescent items
Education
Certified Auctioneer -
World Wide College of Auctioneering
01.1991
High School Graduate -
Magic City Campus
01.1981
Skills
- Operations management
- CRM management
- Customer relationship building
Accomplishments
As a Business Development Representative I was able to grow Badger Daylighting Williston Branch from 4.5 Million to just under 10 million my first full year.
Timeline
Operations Supervisor
Badger Daylighting Corp.
04.2020 - Current
Business Development Representative
Badger Daylighting Corp.
01.2017 - 04.2020
Sales representative/Customer Service Consultant
Horizon Distribution Incorporated
01.1997 - 01.2017
General Manager
Part's Headquarters Inc.
01.1988 - 01.1997
Assistant Parts Manager
Don Moe Chrysler Plymouth Inc.
01.1982 - 01.1988
High School Graduate -
Magic City Campus
Certified Auctioneer -
World Wide College of Auctioneering
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