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Overview
Work History
Education
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Achievements
Interests
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BENJAMIN SIGWART

ONTARIO

Summary

Experienced leader with a strong background in guiding teams, managing complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Collaborative approach and commitment to excellence. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Proactive and goal-oriented professional with excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Known for reliability and adaptability, with a swift capacity to learn and apply new skills. Committed to leveraging these qualities to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth. Motivated individual with experience in customer service and sales. Skilled in building customer relationships and understanding customer needs. Strong communication and interpersonal skills for providing superior customer service.

Overview

37
37
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Sales Representative

Transamerican Auto Parts / 4WP / 4 WHEEL PARTS
03.2005 - 01.2024
  • Fast-paced daily mail order sales representative
  • Answering upwards of 100+ calls daily at peak times and handling customer service overflow
  • Daily emailing to customers to check for new upcoming orders, verifying shipping details, and prospecting new customers
  • Awarded top five Best Sales Performers to sell over $2 million per year (5 years in a row)

Sales Account Manager

QUALITY LETTERPRESS & GRAPHICS
02.2002 - 01.2004
  • Responsible for acquiring new clients, as well as maintaining current client relations
  • Personally responsible for developing and maintaining new quality control procedures

Sales Manager

SHAMROCK DIE CUTTING CO INC.
07.2001 - 01.2002
  • Responsible for maintaining current customer relations
  • Press scheduling client press checks
  • Daily visits to current and potential new clients

Sales Account Manager

ACME GRAPHICS ARTS FINISHING
01.2000 - 06.2001
  • Responsible for acquiring new clients as well as maintaining current client relations
  • Organized systems to help make operations run efficiently
  • Trained other sales representatives on new sales techniques
  • Completed several outside sales training seminars
  • Daily face to face visits to current and potential new clients

Print Production Manager

DONAHUE PRINTING CO. INC
12.1990 - 12.1999
  • Responsible for as many as 4-5 sales representatives
  • Responsibilities included, but never limited to:
  • Estimating, pre-flighting customers job files, writing up job tickets, preparing layouts for pagination when needed for books, scheduling pre-press operations, maintaining change orders, ordering paper and ink, press scheduling, assisted clients with press checks, organized appropriate and cost effective buyouts, bindery checks, customer sample selection, scheduling and price costing freight deliveries, and closing tickets for billing

Night Manager / SUPERVISOR

CVS PHARMACY
01.1987 - 10.1990
  • Responsible for 7 employees
  • Responsibilities included customer service, ordering store merchandise, store maintenance, cash register monitoring, weekly scheduling, organizing weekly promotions and weekly special sales, balancing cash drawers at the end of shifts, nightly deposits, and store closure

Education

Associate's Degree - BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, FIRE SCIENCE

SANTA MONICA CITY COLLEGE
SANTA MONICA, CA
12.1993

Skills

  • Support Resolution Skills
  • Customer Engagement Techniques
  • Work Planning and Prioritization
  • Advanced Negotiation Skills
  • Product Sales Expertise
  • Strategic prospecting
  • Customer needs assessment
  • Dedicated work ethic
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Task delegation
  • Dependable and hardworking
  • Attention to detail

Supervisory References

  • JAY BARNETT / 4 WHEEL PARTS

     951-312-5662

  • PASTOR TOM STONECIPHER

     909-485-6040

Achievements

ATLANTA BRAVES BASEBALL, COMPTON, CA, In pursuit of a Professional Baseball career. Played Semi Pro Baseball for the Atlanta Braves Farm/Rookie League. 1st string Catcher, participated in weekly workouts, daily batting practice, and played 2-3 games weekly while in season., 01/01/89 - 12/01/92

Interests

  • Auto Repair/Restoration
  • Drifting / Closed Course racing with older brother
  • Playing Sports / Team Sports
  • I participate in a variety of outdoor recreational activities
  • I like working with my hands and fixing things
  • Music
  • Road Trips
  • Tech enthusiast, passionate about exploring the latest advancements and innovations
  • Calligraphy Master
  • DIY and Home Improvement
  • Volunteer Assistant Coach yearly for Claremont High School Girls Soccer program
  • I enjoy helping others and giving back to the community

Timeline

Senior Sales Representative

Transamerican Auto Parts / 4WP / 4 WHEEL PARTS
03.2005 - 01.2024

Sales Account Manager

QUALITY LETTERPRESS & GRAPHICS
02.2002 - 01.2004

Sales Manager

SHAMROCK DIE CUTTING CO INC.
07.2001 - 01.2002

Sales Account Manager

ACME GRAPHICS ARTS FINISHING
01.2000 - 06.2001

Print Production Manager

DONAHUE PRINTING CO. INC
12.1990 - 12.1999

Night Manager / SUPERVISOR

CVS PHARMACY
01.1987 - 10.1990

Associate's Degree - BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, FIRE SCIENCE

SANTA MONICA CITY COLLEGE
BENJAMIN SIGWART