Thomas Rippel

B2B Inside Salesman Searching for Great Company

Aurora, Illinois, United States

About

Mature salesman looking to assert myself in the sales force after handling family responsibility in recent years. I have an exemplary sales background and a strong drive to achieve. I am currently looking for a company that will benefit from my sales experience, people skills and enable me to achieve professionally.

Experience

  • Salesman at Video Publishing House/Wingsnet
    1997 - 1999 · 2 yrs

    •Corporate sales to Fortune 500 companies via telephone, web and direct sales •Managed territory of over 1,000 client companies and headed a successful sales team •Generated sales in my client base of nearly $1,000,000 annually. •Actively building relationships and focusing on meeting the specific needs of my clients while developing new revenue streams and establishing long term partnerships in the industry •Assisted in implementing training products to produce sales growth of over 300% over previous year’s sales. •New products consisted of creating new “libraries” for multiple location Fortune 500 companies who require diverse training and alternative delivery methods via the latest technology. •Received numerous awards based on innovation and sales volume

  • Corporate Sales/ Assistant Manager at Strictly Golf
    1995 - 1997 · 2 yrs

    •Re-establish relationship with inactive customers while maximizing the current customer base •B2B phone sales to new and current clients accounting for 40% of overall sales •Production management of 7 person department •Provided efficient integration of multiple printing, embroidery, and screen print services •Supply purchasing, arranging trade show materials and multitasking

  • Assistant Manager at Stereo Studio
    1991 - 1995 · 4 yrs

    •Generated Sales of over $450,000.00 individually annually •Employees training for sales techniques, product information, merchandising and inventory management •Developed new training and marketing initiatives to boost sales by 30% as a store

  • Store Manager at Radio Shack
    1984 - 1990 · 6 yrs

    • Sales, training, purchasing, merchandising, and report generation as well as sales increases of over 40% per month on average for the location • Developed new marketing and merchandising techniques that were applied district wide • Sought out and developed extensive computer clientele in the early days of PC integration • Developing commercial accounts including a division of Motorola • Began as sales person and worked my way up to store manager