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Chance Thompson

Sales Management
Conroe,TX

Summary

Pursuing full-time role that presents professional challenges and leverages interpersonal skills, effective time management, and problem-solving expertise.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Sales Manager

Carol’s Lighting and Fan Shop
1 2012 - Current
  • Manage all pricing-related activities, including setting selling prices, managing quotations, and administering discounts and rebates
  • Manage accounts and generate sales reports
  • Utilize comprehensive product knowledge, enabling tailored solutions for clients' specific needs
  • Provide ongoing training and mentorship for sales staff
  • Improve workflow efficiency by streamlining processes and implementing new solutions

Purchasing Manager

Texas Bright Ideas
06.2008 - 12.2011
  • Performed all purchasing and merchandising functions
  • Developed packages and incentives that either improved offerings to existing accounts or appealed to new accounts
  • Implemented strategies to increase sales to electrical contractors
  • Specified or value engineered commercial lighting projects, worked with electrical contractors to complete the sale of the project, purchased the material, and arranged delivery
  • Managed supplier relationships to ensure timely delivery of products and services

Warehouse Lead

Texas Bright Ideas
01.2004 - 05.2008
  • Managed day-to-day operations of warehouse, freight and parcel shipments, returns, and transfers
  • Double checked records, daily reports, and inventory transactions to identify and correct variances
  • Followed verbal and written instructions to properly move and ship products
  • Coordinated with purchasing department to maintain optimal stock levels, avoiding overstocks or shortages that could impact operations

Education

BBA - Accounting

Tarleton State University
05.2001 -

Skills

  • Sales and client relationship management
  • Strategic account development
  • Sales team training
  • Dale Carnegie Course Graduate
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and data analysis tools

References

Available upon request

Timeline

Purchasing Manager

Texas Bright Ideas
06.2008 - 12.2011

Warehouse Lead

Texas Bright Ideas
01.2004 - 05.2008

BBA - Accounting

Tarleton State University
05.2001 -

Sales Manager

Carol’s Lighting and Fan Shop
1 2012 - Current
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