Kevin Parkinson
Chestermere,AB
Summary
- Excellent communication, time management and presentation skills.
- Extensive background in Sales, Merchandising/Marketing, Logistics, Management and Trades.
- Professional attitude and confident in all groups and with all kinds of people.
- Able to learn and apply, quickly and effectively.
- Hard working, detail oriented, and able to handle a wide variety of tasks.
- Great at taking direction and implementing direction.
- Highly motivated to achieve the best in every opportunity that is presented.
- Living an active and healthy lifestyle is the most important thing to me. I enjoy swimming, camping/hiking, and all kinds of sports.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Counter Sales / Inside Sales
Daikin Comfort Technologies
05.2022 - Current
- Sales and Technical in the HVAC industry, selling A/C, Heat Pumps and Heating.
- Counter Team Lead, Work well in a team setting, providing support and guidance. (Trained 4 employees)
- Answer all calls, emails and assist all walk in contractors.
- Manage all house accounts, including sales development, profile changes and increased business relations.
- Handle accounts payables, such as notifying account owners their account is on hold and processing payments/cheques.
- Balance and review at end of day, lock up storefront.
- Inventory counts, Parts put-away and re-stocking of the Showroom.
- Process Warranties and Returns.
Counter Sales
EMCO Corporation
04.2018 - 03.2021
- Selling plumbing fixtures, pipe and fittings, pumps, and Heating
- Answer calls, assist walk-in contractors and homeowners, and pick their orders.
- Operated Fork Lift.
- Merchandise, replenish and clean store front
- Weekly bin checks and inventory counts.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
Shipper\Receiver\Sales
Greenline Hose & Fittings
04.2018 - 02.2019
- Enhanced customer satisfaction through timely order processing and accurate shipment tracking.
- Improved shipping efficiency by optimizing packing procedures and inventory management.
- Streamlined warehouse operations with the implementation of effective organization systems for easy product retrieval.
- Picking, Packing and Shipping.
- Operated the order picker and fork lift.
- Assembled hydraulic hoses to customer specifications.
- General warehouse duties.
General Laborer (Part Time)
Beyond Plumbing
05.2010 - 07.2018
- Commercial and Residential plumbing
- Experienced in gas, venting, drainage, water lines and finishing
- Soldiering copper, threading pipe, installing fixtures, grading/leveling and gluing pipe
- Keeping the job site clean/organized and Loading up all materials and tools for the job
- Skilled with all tools (Grinder, Pipe Threader, Skill Saw, Sawzall, Hammer Drill, Hole Saw, and all other basic Drills and hand tools)
- Completed tasks efficiently for timely project completion within set deadlines.
- Understood and followed verbal and written instructions to complete work correctly.
Counter Sales (Full Time)
Wolseley Mechanical Group
04.2016 - 02.2018
- Selling plumbing fixtures, pipe and fittings, pumps, and Heating
- Take orders and pick orders
- Operated order picker and Fork Lift for efficient service
- Merchandise, replenish and clean store front
- Answer Inside sales calls
- Weekly bin checks and inventory counts.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.
Technical Sales/Front Counter Sales (Full Time)
James Electric Motor Services
10.2014 - 09.2015
- Supplying replacement Motors, Circulation Pumps and Sump & Sewage Pumps
- Technical Sales requiring extensive knowledge of HVAC, Electrical and Plumbing
- Dealing with all contractors and homeowners that walk through the door
- Answer phone calls for the order desk from sales to technical questions
- Stocked product and shelves in the showroom, as well as dust and prepared coffee for customers
- Signed multiple companies up for credit applications and created solid client base with my customers
- Taking customers and their service items to the appropriate service tech to assess if the item is beyond repair
- Dealing directly with vendors for price and availability and creating purchase orders for special order sales
- Sold $650,000 in revenue within first year of being in the industry, with 35%+ margins.
Warehouse Manager/Operations Manager (Full Time)
LineStar Utility Supply Inc.
03.2012 - 10.2014
- Manage all incoming and outgoing product
- Creating systems for efficiency and quick turnover of product
- Make deliveries to customers and couriers
- Pull sales orders for shipping, pick and pack orders
- Receiving product coming in on packing slips, pull purchase orders and receive with invoice
- Complete all waybills, invoicing and calling for quotes and pick-ups
- Responsible for all warehouse organization, inventory and merchandising
- Pick required items for Electrical Testing, write up purchase orders, and get products shipped to testing center
- Building of Custom Grounding Sets and Hand lines
- Inside sales and phone sales
- Product, customer and industry knowledge
- Inventory and discrepancy counts
- Managing and training of employees
- General store maintenance (Building shelving, tech support, forklift maintenance, garbage/recycling and ordering required office supplies)
Merchandiser (Part Time)
DevRew West Inc.
06.2011 - 02.2012
- Merchandise store shelving, racks and displays with a variety of consumer products
- Provide excellent service to assigned accounts
- Create and maintain goodwill with clients
- Perform all assigned duties in a safe and productive manner
- Complete required paperwork and processes in an accurate and timely manner
- Complete required sales calls assigned through the PDA system
- Follow the direction of the Merchandising Manager/Delivery Supervisor and/or Territory Sales Manager
- Responsible for multiple stores in Calgary and surrounding area.
Education
High School Diploma -
Notre Dame High School
Calgary, AB06.2009
Skills
- Supervision and leadership, with the ability to Train and Lead
- Self-directed, motivated, and extremely hard working
- Advanced problem-solving, with the use of analytical and critical thinking
- Organizational skills and keen attention to detail
- Customer relations and excellent phone etiquette
- Advanced computer skills, PC & MAC Fluent in HTML and Python Coding
Additional Information
- Doctors Without Boarders - Volunteer
- BA Robinson - Counter Sales
- Eagle Eye Sales - Home Show & Stampede Pitch Sales
- Consumer Impact Marketing (CIM) - Xbox Brand Rep (Stampede, V-Fest, Mall Locations...)
- Diamond Marketing - Brand Rep ( V-Tech, Goodie, John Freda...)
- Pepsi-Cola - Merchandiser/Brand Rep
- Future Shop - Merchandiser/Team Lead/Sales
- RONA - Lumber Department
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
French
Elementary
Spanish
Elementary
Successes
- Became a Father 2018.
- Became a Homeowner - 02/2014
- Graduated High School - 06/2009
- Won Provincials for The Crossfield Icehawks - 03/2008
- Hockey Canada Video “Speak Out” - 02/2005
- Reel Time, Extra for the Movies - 06/2004 - 2006
Career Interests
My career interests are in Sales and Marketing, with the goal of being an entrepreneur. I have been focusing on gaining experience in every asset of business and have extensive knowledge in multiple industries (HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, Hydraulics, Logistics & Management)
personal information
Date of Birth: 06/07/91
Timeline
Counter Sales / Inside Sales
Daikin Comfort Technologies
05.2022 - Current
Counter Sales
EMCO Corporation
04.2018 - 03.2021
Shipper\Receiver\Sales
Greenline Hose & Fittings
04.2018 - 02.2019
Counter Sales (Full Time)
Wolseley Mechanical Group
04.2016 - 02.2018
Technical Sales/Front Counter Sales (Full Time)
James Electric Motor Services
10.2014 - 09.2015
Warehouse Manager/Operations Manager (Full Time)
LineStar Utility Supply Inc.
03.2012 - 10.2014
Merchandiser (Part Time)
DevRew West Inc.
06.2011 - 02.2012
General Laborer (Part Time)
Beyond Plumbing
05.2010 - 07.2018
High School Diploma -
Notre Dame High School
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