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Sales Manager

I have worked as both a sales rep and account manager in the apparel industry for four years. Being from Missouri, my goal is to find exciting & rewarding ways to spend my time here in California.

•	Increased YOY sales by 82% in the first 12 months. 
•	Reconnected with offices & doctors who had discontinued Tura, to rebuild brand equity within the region. 
•	Responsible for adding new business by generating leads & converting them into appointments.
•	Demonstrate thorough follow-up by calling account lists daily & sending personalized notes.
•	Display product knowledge at in-person meetings with the use of optical samples. Sold directly to doctors & opticians for their dispensaries. 
•	Train doctors & staff on newest industry innovations, materials, and practices.
•	Maintain sales territory, for the greater Los Angeles area daily, by car. 
•	Cold called weekly to drive new business & inform prospective customers of Tura’s programs.
•	Worked daily in systems like EyeRep, Excel, Microsoft Word, Google Calendar, & TuraTalk.
•	Operated tradeshow booths for Vision Expo in Las Vegas meeting with current & prospective customers.



•	Increased West Coast sales from 0k to 1.5M over 3 years. 
•	Worked with major retailers such as Nordstrom, Zappos, Stitch Fix, Sundance, & Discovery Land.
•	Responsible for building & executing our regional tradeshow booths. This includes Project, Outdoor Retailer, CALA, Chicago Collective, & LA Men’s Market. 
•	Worked in Season After Season, a multiline showroom, representing up to 4 brands at a time. I’ve managed Edwin Jeans, Oliver Logan, Benson, Original Paperbacks, Stitch Note, & many others. 
•	Ran a private label business with price-point outlets Ross, Burlington, Fashion Nova & Buckle. Worked with an independent designer, to develop product exclusively for these retailers. 
•	Working daily in systems such as JOOR, QuickBooks, Google Calendar, Microsoft Word & Excel. 
•	Built network of over 50 specialty retail partners in my territory. Serviced accounts from top to bottom, getting Purchase Orders, & handling daily customer service. 
•	Spent 50% of my time traveling to, & working appointments with retailers. I put together road plans in order to service my territory efficiently. 
•	Serviced California, Washington, Oregon, New Mexico, Utah, Montana, Idaho, Arizona, Wyoming, Colorado, Nevada.


•	Increased sales from 300k to 850k over two seasons. 
•	Built and managed sales teams on the West and East coast.
•	Worked with our major accounts such as Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, Equinox, Amazon, Urban Outfitters, Von Maur, Buckle, Simons, and more.
•	Fostered a sustainable network of buyers all across the US territory through presentation and closing skills, which optimized sales results despite previously dominant competitor advantage.
•	Demonstrated loyalty and strong customer service, to build, and maintain strong relationships with buyers. 
•	Worked multiple tradeshows during the season such as Agenda, Project, and Liberty, which allows me to represent our brand, find new clients, and to see what my competitors are bringing to the table.  
•	Working daily in systems such as, NuOrder, Sales Force, Microsoft Word and Excel. These systems allow me to stay structured and keep my work organized.
•	Established, and managed, our third-party Amazon retail partner

•	West coast sales representative with experience managing three brands in three separate categories, which are Michael Stars menswear, MVMT watches, and Unnown Footwear. 
•	Experience working with majors such as Nordstrom, F21, TJX, and Burlington. My relationships with these buyers’ lead to brand growth and recognition. 
•	Participate in all seasonal tradeshows, such as Agenda and Project to display and represent my brands, which leads to sales volume. 
•	Cold call 20-40 accounts and buyers per workday. This creates more opportunity for the brand as well as brand awareness. 
•	Visit the boutiques and retailers where my goods are selling on a weekly basis. This allows me to create and maintain strong relationships with my customers. 
•	Work daily in systems such as, NuOrder, Sales Force, Microsoft Word and Excel. These systems allow me to stay structured and keep my work organized

Sales Representative

•	Operated as the lead point of contact for all of my customers, which lead to a successful and communicative relationship for both parties.  
•	Built and maintained strong, long-lasting customer relationships, which resulted to word of mouth leads and more clients.  
•	Trained new sales team members on our unique incentive program.  
•	Collaborated with my sales team members to ensure positive growth. This led to more success for our sales team, and built strong team member relationships. 
•	Clearly presented the progress of monthly/quarterly initiatives to our internal stakeholders and department heads.  
•	Participated in daily cold calling, which led to constant new accounts and higher sales numbers.

Account Manager

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John Ruhl: Sales Manager in Santa Monica, CA

John Ruhl

Ted Baker

Normal Brand/ SAS Showroom

HONNS

The Park Showroom

Pro Am golf

University of Missouri