Shad Singleton
Mora,MN
Summary
Customer-oriented Manager with 32 years of industry experience from maintenance, grain elevator construction company owner and spending last 18 years in industry management meeting budgets. Adaptive and deadline-oriented consistently executes and completes multiple projects in high-stress environments. A leader and strategic planner with results expected. Have spent many of those years spending 50 plus percent of my time on the road in the offices face to face with the client.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
General Manager
SMA, LLC
Clearwater, MN
01.2022 - Current
- Developed value-added solutions and approaches by leveraging trends in customer marketplaces and industries.
- Day to Day operations of the Business
- Oversee and engage in Estimating, Project Management, and Field Staff
- Design of new and existing grain elevator and feed mill greenfield and additions
- Oversee engineering
- Lead the sales drive of new projects and introduce the Company to new customer opportunities
- Involved in the insurance and finances of the Company
Director of Commercial Sales /North America
GSI
Assumption, IL
04.2018 - 12.2021
- Hired and directed teams to achieve daily and long-term operations and business goals.
- Worked closely with organizational leadership to strategically affect operational direction.
- Very involved in setting budgets and sales goal for my Team (Approx $400M in bins and Material Handling)
- Hands on in customer interaction. Sales visits with staff and insure the customer's voice was heard by the company
- Work with marketing on trade show schedule and marketing material
- Answered directly to the GM on sensitive situations regarding day to day issues in manufacturing and procurement
North American Sales Manager
AGI
Winnipeg, Manitoba
01.2012 - 03.2018
- Built relationships with customers and community to establish long-term business growth.
- Achieved sales goals and service targets by cultivating and securing new customer relationships.
- Resolved problems with high-profile customers to maintain relationships and increase return customer base.
- Oversee sales of five of the AGI owned commercial businesses (Union Iron, Tramco, Airlanco, Hi Roller, and Westeel)
- Collaborated with upper management to implement continuous improvements and exceed team goals.
- Spent time in Winnipeg establishing sale targets, sales budgets, and staffing to achieve (Approx $175M budget)
Sales and Head of Outside Technical Support
Schalgel Inc
Cambridge , MN
02.2003 - 12.2011
- Oversee and manage all outside technical support. Program patented Schlagel distibutor software and troublshoot material handling issues
- Manage and schedule all outside service techs Nationwide
- Handled the largest of the companies accounts that were involved in ethanol from 2005 - 2009 and did all pant start ups on the Schlagel equipment
- Assisted in developing new product lines and the associated quote programs to go along with them
Education
Welding - Entry Level Business
Southeastern Community College
West Burlington, IA05.1990
Skills
- Hiring and Onboarding
- Sales Promotion
- Sales Leadership
- A High Success Rate In Building a Great Sales Team That Meets Goals
- A Hands On Manager That Is Willing To Put In The Extra Needed To Succeed
- Very Approachable And Open To Changing On The Move
- Department Oversight
- Goal Oriented and Expected To Be Held Accountable
Hobbies
Enjoy every minute I can spend with my wife and three beautiful daughters.
Spending time in the outdoors.
My summer weekends at the race track and working on my youngest daughters race car.
Timeline
General Manager
SMA, LLC
01.2022 - Current
Director of Commercial Sales /North America
GSI
04.2018 - 12.2021
North American Sales Manager
AGI
01.2012 - 03.2018
Sales and Head of Outside Technical Support
Schalgel Inc
02.2003 - 12.2011
Welding - Entry Level Business
Southeastern Community College
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