John Stremming
Atlanta,Georgia
Summary
Accomplished Director of Sales and Marketing with a proven track record at Samsung America, elevating business from $300M to over $2B. Expert in sales negotiation and relationship management, achieving over 70% growth in key categories. Skilled in partnership development and delivering impactful sales presentations, consistently driving market share and revenue growth.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Sales and Marketing
Midea America Group
03.2022 - Current
- Sales lead to The Home Depot & HD Supply companies totaling over $650M in revenue annually.
- Recognized +30% YoY growth at The Home Depot and +70% YoY at HD Supply within 2022/2023.
- Manage the cadence of collecting relevant industry data with the intent to increase market share and deliver growth while reporting my findings to Senior Leadership.
- Host The Home Depot merchandising team, annually, on factory tours in China, Thailand and Vietnam.
- Manage three National Account Managers and two CPFR analysts.
Director of Sales and Marketing
Samsung America
01.2013 - 03.2022
- Oversaw the Sales & Marketing functions for all appliance categories at The Home Depot, The Home Depot Design Centers for both the Samsung and Dacor brands.
- Assisted in taking the Samsung business from $300M to +$2B during my tenure at Samsung at The Home Depot.
- Recognized as a Top Sales Achiever on the #1 Global Sales Team.
- Responsible for expanding flooring by 140% between 2013 and 2019.
- Liaison to the operations and business center, ensuring product delivery, quality of the delivery and product replacement was managed to 100% satisfaction by the consumer.
Director of Sales
Magic Chef
01.2007 - 01.2013
- Managed the Sales & Marketing operations to The Home Depot US, Canada and the Pro Contractor Program.
- Grew the compact refrigeration and microwave business by 157% resulting in annual sales $260M.
- Head company mediator where I performed focus groups to understand the wants and needs of the shopper.
National Account Manager
LG Electronics Inc
02.2005 - 01.2007
- Managed the launch team that was responsible for setting 12 SKU's on 1800 retail floors at The Home Depot.
- Grew the refrigeration and laundry categories by 70% between 2006 and 2007.
- Was part of the Korea product development team where my role was to bring trends and innovation to the LG factories.
- Responsible for forecasting all appliance categories and maintaining 98% accuracy.
- Coordinated National Road Trips where we would train over 2000 The Home Depot store associates on emerging innovation on newly launched LG appliances.
Customer Verification Mediator
Whirlpool Corporation
03.1990 - 02.2005
- Conducted customer focus groups on soon to be launched home appliances to understand current and changing "kitchen behavior and practices. Interviewed shoppers regarding how appliances were packaged graphically externally and how they were packed internally.
Education
No Degree - Business Management
Purdue University
West Lafayette, INSkills
- Communication
- Sales Negotiation
- Active Listening
- Relationship Managment
- Sales Coaching
- Pricing strategy
- Partnership Development
- Sales Presentations
Certification
- Mediator Training
- Certified Blackbelt
Timeline
Director of Sales and Marketing
Midea America Group
03.2022 - Current
Director of Sales and Marketing
Samsung America
01.2013 - 03.2022
Director of Sales
Magic Chef
01.2007 - 01.2013
National Account Manager
LG Electronics Inc
02.2005 - 01.2007
Customer Verification Mediator
Whirlpool Corporation
03.1990 - 02.2005
No Degree - Business Management
Purdue University
- Mediator Training
- Certified Blackbelt
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