Talia Mitzen
Wheeling,IL
Summary
Driven sales & purchasing manager with 7+ years of experience in sales, customer support, administrative management, procurement, and account management. Reliable ability to lead teams and develop effective sales strategies resulting in measurable growth. Committed to fostering a collaborative work environment and driving operational efficiency.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Purchasing & Sales Manager
Spirit Electronics
Phoenix, AZ
02.2024 - Current
- Performed sales consultations and educated clients on products and services.
- Directed and coordinated products, services and sales activities.
- Developed and significantly grew assigned territory using strong engagement and marketing skills.
- Built sales forecasts and schedules to reflect desired productivity targets.
- Supported sales team members to drive growth and development.
- Improved profit margins by effectively managing expenses, budget and overhead, increasing closings and optimizing product turns.
Sales & Purchasing Coordinator
Global Financial & Leasing Services
Scottsdale, Arizona
10.2021 - 02.2024
- Verified warehouse received accurate and timely inventory by regularly consulting database.
- Conducted market research to identify potential vendors and products.
- Reviewed requests for quotations from suppliers prior to issuing them out.
- Negotiated prices and contracts with suppliers for materials and services.
- Ensured quality of purchased products by conducting thorough inspections.
- Prepared purchase orders and sent to distributors and suppliers.
General Sales Manager
Fitness International
Chicago, Illinois
05.2017 - 09.2021
- Manage vendor relationships, ensuring timely delivery and cost-effective procurement strategies
- Streamline purchasing processes, reducing lead times and improving supply chain efficiency
- Analyze market trends to forecast demand and optimize inventory levels
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address supply chain issues and enhance operational performance
- Identified and secured new business partnerships, increasing client portfolio
- Coordinated promotional events, enhancing community engagement and boosting sales
- Oversaw scheduling and itineraries, ensuring seamless client and personnel meetings
- Developed sales strategies, leading to measurable growth in profitability
- Monitored financial performance, maintaining budget control and organizational stability
- Created new business opportunities and developed solutions to sales challenges
- Led team to achieve a 15% increase in sales by implementing new marketing strategies
- Communicated progress of initiatives to sales teams, enhancing collaboration
- Organized promotional events and interacted with community to boost sales volume
- Managed budgets, employee reviews, and schedules to ensure financial stability
Education
University of Missouri -
University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri01.2016
Highland Park High School -
Highland Park High School
Highland Park, Illinois01.2012
Skills
- Customer Retention
- Business Networking
- Solution Selling
- Account Management
- Sales Management
- Direct Sales
- Supplier Relations
- Data Analytics
- Technical Troubleshooting
- Sales Processes
- Complaint Investigation
- Product Demonstration
- Sales Reporting
- Process Streamlining
- Bookkeeping
- Report Preparation
- Performance Management
- Budget Management
- Vendor Management
- Staff Management
- Inventory Management
- Office Management
- Administrative Management
- Financial Reporting
- Database Administration
- Data Entry
- Relationship Building
- Handling Complaints
- Program Development
Systems Applications
- JD Edwards
- SAP
- Salesforce
- Oracle
- Microsoft
- LeasePath
- SMT
- FDMT
- Bloom
- Monday
- Sage
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Purchasing & Sales Manager
Spirit Electronics
02.2024 - Current
Sales & Purchasing Coordinator
Global Financial & Leasing Services
10.2021 - 02.2024
General Sales Manager
Fitness International
05.2017 - 09.2021
University of Missouri -
University of Missouri
Highland Park High School -
Highland Park High School
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