Dan Augustine: Sales Associate in The Woodlands, TX
Dan Augustine
Sales Associate
The Woodlands | United States
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Vans Inc., VF Outdoor Corporation
Regional Sales Representative | 07/2011 - 08/2020
• Follow established procedures and guidelines to promote and sell the organization's products within an assigned geographic area and product range with a list of wholesale accounts
• Responsible for booking footwear and apparel orders four seasons per year for 45 accounts in my territory 5-8 months prior to delivery
• Meet or exceed sales targets
• Plan and maintain sales and marketing calendar including sales strategies
• Pursue sales leads, personally visit existing and new customers, assess customer needs, and suggest appropriate products and services, delivery dates and service obligations to meet established revenue targets
• Develop sales skills and knowledge of the organization's products, services, and customers
• Familiarize existing and new customers with new products and market developments including planning and executing product knowledge clinics on site at accounts
• Troubleshoot and handle customer related inquiries
• Keep information on competitive products, promotional matters, sales techniques, pricing, and marketing policies
• Report competitive activity and conditions that would affect company interests
• Working nights and weekends on promotional/marketing activations
• Computer Skills: Windows 10 (Word, Excel, Power Point) and order processing systems (Plum River, IBM Cognos) with the aptitude to learn
Achievements at Vans
• I achieved Vans' highest apparel sales percentage increase in my first year; 170% increase for the first 4 quarters of my career at Vans
• Multiple Exclusive Footwear/Apparel collaborations with my highest profile accounts
• 3% - 15% sales increases in Footwear and Apparel for 90% of my time with Vans
• Led sales team activations during 7 years of Vans Music and Art Activations at the South by South West Festival in Austin, Texas
• Managed the sales of one national account: Sun & Ski Sports
• Traveled my region 3-4 times a year in my personal vehicle to showcase the new line of footwear and apparel. Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma
• Planned and executed multiple beach clean-up events in Galveston, TX, South Padre Island, TX, Corpus Christi, TX, and Port Aransas, TX
• Planned and executed multiple Skatepark clean-up events in Fayetteville, AR, Tulsa OK, Baton Rouge, LA, Houston, TX, and Dallas, TX
• Awarded Vans' humanitarian award for relief work in Houston, TX, after Hurricane Harvey, Vans' highest Award
Vans Inc./ Protec, VF Outdoor Corporation
Visual Merchandiser | 05/2010 - 05/2011
• Plan and maintain marketing visual calendar
• Accomplish Vans' visual standards in each account
• Design, build and install custom in store fixtures
• Distribute and install current Marketing POP
• Coordinate and support local events and demonstrations
• Provide support at scheduled Vans events (Sales Meetings, trade shows, regional and national events)
• Develop skateboard, snowboard, and surf regional athletic team
• Submit photographs daily utilizing Dropbox
• Utilize SAR database for submitting visual and physical artistic requests
• Maintain corporate credit card and submit weekly expense reports
• Adhere to strict deadlines
• Responsible for corporate vehicle, 2010 Dodge Sprinter
• Self-managed/remote employee
• Extensive travel in company vehicle
• Built relationships with Vans wholesale accounts in territory
Education history
University of Texas at Arlington
Bachelor of Business Administration in Management | 2004 - 2007
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