Tom Ripp

Outside Sales Representative at Alro Steel

Fishers, Indiana, United States

About

Over 25 years of both sales and management experience in the Metals Service Center business. Initially with Ryerson Steel in Milwaukee, WI. (Inside Sales and Outside Sales). Then with Ryerson Steel, Chicago (Purchasing, large contract development). Ryerson Steel, Indianapolis (Manager of Value Added Services and Outside Sales) Currently with Alro Steel (Outside Sales)

Experience

  • Alro Steel (14 yrs 2 mos)
    • Sales Consultant
      May 2012 - Present · 14 yrs 2 mos

      Responsible for growing both sales and profitability of a sales region.

    • Outside Sales Representative
      May 2012 - Present · 14 yrs 2 mos

      Responsible for maintaining and developing profitable opportunities in Indiana.

  • Outside Sales at Ryerson Steel
    Aug 2005 - May 2012 · 6 yrs 10 mos

    Responsible for developing an outside sales territory in both sales and profitability.

  • Fabrication Sales Manager at Ryerson
    Aug 2000 - Jun 2005 · 4 yrs 11 mos

    Responsible for a department of 4 inside sales people and 4 outside sales people in developing value added opportunities. Changed positions after company decided to close the Indianapolis location

  • Ryerson Steel (14 yrs 4 mos)
    • Product Specialist
      Jan 1998 - Aug 2000 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      Responsibilities included working with sales people throughout the Midwest in developing large opportunities for Carbon and Alloy Steel bar products. Some purchasing responsibilities in this position.

    • Outside Sales Representative
      May 1986 - Jan 1998 · 11 yrs 9 mos

      Initially an Inside Sales Representative responsible for working with an Outside Sales representative in developing a territory. 1988 move to Outside Sales, responsible for developing a territory in the Madison, WI. area.