Pat Garrison
Lemon Grove
Summary
Accomplished salesman delivering exceptional account management and sales strategy. Notable for driving customer retention and leading teams to achieve sales targets, ready to contribute to organizational success. I've got a lifetime of experience in outside as well as inside sales and account management.
I'm very personable and have a talent for developing long lasting relationships with my customers.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Sales Manager
SoCal Concessions Inc
El Cajon
02.2002 - Current
- Outside cold call sales for installation of frozen beverage machines and product sales.
- My accounts included liquor stores, markets, movie theaters, bowling alleys, museums and any place where our product would sell.
- I established the accounts and maintained them, developing long lasting relationships with my customers.
Inside Sales Representative
El Tucan Cigars LLC
San Diego
06.1998 - 01.2002
- Cold call sales to tobacco retailers.
- Introduced our products, sent samples and closed sales.
- Maintained accounts with monthly phone calls
Inside Sales Representative
Vale Paper & Supply
Oceanside
08.1995 - 05.1998
- Cold call receipt paper sales to restaurants and high volume retailers for POS systems.
- Maintained accounts such as Costco, Black Angus, etc etc by determining how often they ordered and calling as needed.
- Built my client list
Education
High School Diploma -
Vista High School
Vista, CA06-1983
Skills
- Negotiation skills
- Account management
- Sales strategy
- Product knowledge
- Customer retention
- Team leadership
- Effective communication
- Problem solving
- Cold calling
- Sales presentation
- Sales team training
- Sales closing techniques
- Direct sales
- Sales territory growth
Affiliations
- I enjoy golf. Golf courses are excellent places to meet people from all walks of life
Custom
- I began my adult life with a traveling sales crew, selling magazine subscriptions door-to-door. I gained leadership skills and became a field manager, interviewed and hired employees and ultimately became the General Manager. I spent nine years in that industry. I know that many companies struggle to retain employees who jump from one company to another. As you can see by my work history, I'm loyal and have been successful everywhere that I've gone.
Timeline
Sales Manager
SoCal Concessions Inc
02.2002 - Current
Inside Sales Representative
El Tucan Cigars LLC
06.1998 - 01.2002
Inside Sales Representative
Vale Paper & Supply
08.1995 - 05.1998
High School Diploma -
Vista High School
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