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JOHN COLEMAN 102 Woodbend Crescent Waterloo, ON N2 T 1G9 519-998-6171 [email protected] OBJECTIVE: Position as a Sales Representative PROFILE Self-directed, motivated and disciplined individual with several years of sales experience. Key skills include excellent verbal and written communication, creative problem solving capabilities and an ability to build solid relationships HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS Extensive background in steel service centre and steel manufacturing business, including in depth knowledge of the competitors services Ability to pursue profitable business with persistence, confidence and demonstrating an extra effort, maintaining a sense of humor through all adversity Easily build relationships with co-workers and customers to produce results; also work well under minimal supervision Resourceful and analytical problem solver able to set achievable and challenging goals and be accountable for them Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; member of Toastmasters International Proven ability to negotiate and handle conflicts in a productive and efficient manner, Proficient in meeting monthly sales targets using lead-generating plan Strong skills in time management, prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines RELEVANT WORK HISTORY Sales Manager, Glass Doctor, Kitchener, ON April 2013-present Maintained communications with customers on their residential or commercial glass requirements and ensure customer orders are filled in a timely manner Responded to requests for service that come through the web site

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Page 1: Coleman John Sales Representative Linkedin

JOHN COLEMAN 102 Woodbend CrescentWaterloo, ON N2 T 1G9

[email protected]

OBJECTIVE: Position as a Sales Representative

PROFILE

Self-directed, motivated and disciplined individual with several years of sales experience. Key skills include excellent verbal and written communication, creative problem solving capabilities and an ability to build solid relationships

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

Extensive background in steel service centre and steel manufacturing business, including in depth knowledge of the competitors services

Ability to pursue profitable business with persistence, confidence and demonstrating an extra effort, maintaining a sense of humor through all adversity

Easily build relationships with co-workers and customers to produce results; also work well under minimal supervision

Resourceful and analytical problem solver able to set achievable and challenging goals and be accountable for them

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; member of Toastmasters International Proven ability to negotiate and handle conflicts in a productive and efficient manner, Proficient in meeting monthly sales targets using lead-generating plan Strong skills in time management, prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines

RELEVANT WORK HISTORY

Sales Manager, Glass Doctor, Kitchener, ON April 2013-present Maintained communications with customers on their residential or commercial glass

requirements and ensure customer orders are filled in a timely manner Responded to requests for service that come through the web site Researched potential property management companies, realtors and others for business Assisted technicians with over flow of calls for home or business site visits Quoted work to be performed. Follow up on quotations. Promote sales with walk in

customers

Outside Sales Representative, Double R Steel Ltd, Kitchener, ON 2010 Researched Scott’s Directory, generated leads, initiated cold calls to prospective

customers, followed up,  performed pre-sales activities and closed transactions

Sales Representative, Simalex Manufacturing Limited, Langley, BC 2007-2008 Interfaced with Engineering and Manufacturing Teams to gather technical details for

quote preparation, drawings and manufacturing processes Presented quotes and followed up on any design changes to products that would require

new quotations

Plant Manager, Tidy Tanks, Langley, BC 2006-2007 Resolved 19 safety violations with Work-Safe British Columbia improving working

conditions

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John Coleman 519-998-6171

Inside Sales Manager, Double R Steel Ltd Kitchener, ON 1999-2006 Doubled sales in less than five years; awarded over $30,000 in profit sharing in 2005 for

my contribution to sales Coordinated a successful team to bring an account in Brantford that added $1,000,000 in

sales annually Brought a knowledge of Steel Suppliers that helped reduce purchasing costs Purchased major steel requirements from suppliers including steel mill Administered as Inside Sales Manager on ISO management team which provided an

infrastructure for growth and quality Mentored a new grad in sales, purchasing and product knowledge

Inside Plate Sales Supervisor, Russel Metals, Hamilton, ON 1995-1999 Supervised inside sales and technical support on plasma and oxy-fuel plate processing

for general line sales for processed plate

Sales Manager, Rodomech Industries, Brampton, ON 1993-1995

Sales Representative, Brannon Steel Limited, Brampton, ON 1986-1993 Sub-contracted work not suitable for the company and helped maintain profitability in a

difficult time Knowledge of fabricators in Ontario helped to secure this value added business Brought the Canadian Pacific Railway maintenance account from previous employer

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

General Labourer, LINAMAR, Guelph, ON Mar 2011-Sept 2011

Packager, McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Guelph, ON Sept 2010-Mar 2011

EDUCATION

Standard First Aid with level A CPR, St John Ambulance, Kitchener, ON 2013

MS Word and Excel, The Working Centre, Kitchener, ON 2013

Essential Skills, Conestoga College, Kitchener, ON 2013

ISO management and ISO auditing, in house training, Double R Steel Ltd Kitchener, ON

Mechanical Drawing, Humber College, Toronto, ON

Estimating, in House Training, Dominion Bridge, Mississauga, ON

Sales, Stelco Steel Mill, Hamilton, ON

Sales, in House Training, Dominion Bridge, Mississauga, ON

Grade 13, Burnamthorpe Collegiate Institute, Toronto, ON