William Sanders
Gadsden,AL
Summary
Driven Area Sales Manager with 40+ years of experience in management capacity and strong competitive sales drive, adaptability and perseverance. Well-honed listening skills and problem-solving attitude to uncover needs and overcome objections to close sales and achieve goals within multiple assigned territories. Successfully motivates and develops sales teams in results-driven and customer-focused environments with positive attitude towards achievement.
Overview
43
43
years of professional experience
Work History
Area Sales Manager, Buyer, Human Resources
Belk Department Store
09.1981 - 05.2024
- Monitored customer buying trends, market conditions, and competitor actions to adjust strategies and achieve sales goals.
- Built lasting relationships with clients through outstanding customer service interactions.
- Reported sales activity, generated sales quotations, and proposals and maintained customer contact database to achieve sales objectives and quota.
- Established strong relationships with major accounts and key decision-makers to increase sales in designated territory.
- These were the positions I held with Belk from Sept '81-May '24
Operations Lead
Belk Department Store
09.1981 - 05.2004
- Directed associate warehouse teams to process inbound and outbound shipments with speed and accuracy.
- Educated staff on organizational mission and goals to help employees achieve success.
- Maintained overall safe work environment with employee training programs and enforcement of safety procedures.
- Frequently inspected production area to verify proper equipment operation.
- Gathered, organized and input information into digital database.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Education
Lee University
Cleveland, TNSkills
- Merchandising Sales Floor
- Buyer for 9 Stores from Sept '81 - April '91
- Schedule Coordination
- Sales Team Supervision
- Sales Training
- Human Resource Lead
- Sales Tracking
- Relationship Building
- Competitor Analysis
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
Timeline
Area Sales Manager, Buyer, Human Resources
Belk Department Store
09.1981 - 05.2024
Operations Lead
Belk Department Store
09.1981 - 05.2004
Bachelor of Science - Education
Lee University
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