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Western States Area Candidates

To speak with any of these candidates contact Tonda at ext. 27 or Ray at ext. 13

Email tonda@swiftrecruiters.com or ray@swiftrecruiters.com

43175  OPERATIONS/ENGINEERING/R&D MANAGEMENT – Candidate has extensive sales management experience with OEMs, in-depth working knowledge of extrusion, coating/laminating, converting, thermal forming, thermal ITO/vacuum metalizing, PSA label applicator of plastic industrial films: 9PC, PET, PMMA, PEN, PE, PEEK, ABS, etc.

• Business management with cross functional capabilities throughout including GM with full P&L, marketing/sales, manufacturing/process engineering, facilities, equipment maintenance, production control, purchasing and shipping/ receiving, implementing new programs into global facilities/markets

• Engineering management directing tool shops, product design/development, tooling design, automation, processing and production engineering teams; strong team leader and mentor

• Engineering experience within high volume custom/contract manufacturing of consumer/commercial/electronic/medical products including production, QA and assembly engineering efforts

• Directed customer requirements into successful, continual growth programs; drove customer base expansion

• Measured results through metric driven methodologies obtaining 50%+ annual sales growth over 15 year period

• Defined capital budgets to meet strategically planned objectives; controlled and exceeded product cost matrixes for maximized profits

40565  SALES MANAGER – This person directed company sales team of 23 sales professionals for a leading distributor of industrial packaging while reporting to the senior VP of sales and operations.

• Sales Leadership – management/training/development/results
• Team management, budgeting, strategic planning, market analysis
• Proven sales leader with 10+ years of driven growth contributing to sales performance
• Uniquely skilled with career development and focused sales strategies
• Goal achiever while delivering the highest standards of commitment in service, sales and revenue
• Proven ability to understand peer and client needs and establish solutions within allocated budgets

37594  MANAGER/TECHNICAL REP/INK SPECIALIST – Candidate developed the ink lab for in-house ink production, color matching and technical support for conventional sheet-fed, UV sheet-fed and UV narrow web presses.  He purchased materials and equipment, trained staff, set up and implemented standard operating procedures, and created departmental outlines and OGSTM.  He has maintained a working and cost effective inventory level, and supplied project support and project management.

This candidate has over 26 years of knowledge and experience in the printing ink industry.  He started with production and advanced to positions such as production manager, lab technician, lab manager, technical sales representative, in-plant manager and lead ink specialist.  He is extremely quality-oriented with proven success of consistently meeting or exceeding customer needs and requirements.  He is skilled in building long term customer relationships, and has proven success as a turnaround expert with a talent for leading teams through communication and motivation.

42821  REGIONAL SALES MANAGER – This candidate opened a new 13 state territory and was responsible for introducing a variety of product lines addressing the needs of various platforms and industrial packaging.

Candidate is a tenacious, success-driven and confident sales professional with the proven ability to increase revenue and market share by aggressively researching and pursuing business opportunities, demonstrating effective closing and problem solving skills, and developing collaborative partnerships with customers.  This person is bilingual in English and Spanish, and has received Fundamentals of Woven and Non-Woven Certification from North Carolina State University.  Computer skills include IBM Mainframe, PC, Macintosh, SAP, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Global Spec and Reference USA.

42951  LEAD PRESSMAN – Candidate is experienced in Mark Andy operations, color match, laminations, UV and water based inks, plate mounting, operating Proheteer printing presses, estimating, scheduling, and printing supervision.

• Proofread jobs before running and completing the job

• Mounted plates to desired cylinders

• Color matched colors to the orders

• Entered and logged finished orders to inspection

• Married and laminated materials together

• Worked with UV and water based inks

• Supervised a crew of 20 employees

• Safety team leader for printing and production departments

• Oversaw upcoming advertisement promotions for existing products

• Managed extensive phone contacts with clients

• Material supplier, production line and printing press departments

40660  L. A. COUNTY SALES REP – This person has a sales volume of $30K per month selling paper, packaging, plastics and janitorial supplies for a full line distributor to client companies in the South Bay and Long Beach areas.

Candidate has 20 years of sales experience as sales rep, sales manager and territory manager, with extensive experience in the foodservice market, along with paper, packaging, plastics and janitorial supplies.

43275  PROJECT ENGINEER – Technical professional with broad international and domestic experience in engineering and manufacturing operations available.  This person has extensive experience in project/program management, strategic planning, operations leadership, equipment and process design, technical staffing/development, and facilities management/infrastructure planning in corporate and divisional roles.  Candidate is knowledgeable in world class manufacturing methodologies including Six Sigma, continuous flow and cellular manufacturing, TPM/TPEM (equipment reliability/asset management) and lean manufacturing.

• Successfully implemented multiple projects across the region to improve productivity, decrease net operating costs and enhance quality; projects involved all phases of manufacturing, including corrugating and converting operations, and met all project metrics in safety, costs, timelines and scope

• Installed a Vanguard single-facer which reduced the time for a flute change over from four hours to 20 minutes

• Directed and led a project to install new roll splicers (face and liner) on a high speed corrugator, improving splice reliability from 95% to greater than 99%, providing a return on investment in less than one year

• Utilizing focused improvement and lean manufacturing methodologies, increased productivity in excess of 20% at facilities which implemented these processes

• Recipient of Performance Excellence Award

• Developed safety strategies and programs that improved the RCR in the region by 73%, and worker’s compensation costs by 71%, utilizing behavioral-based safety processes and Kaizen activities

43195  SALES ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT – This person managed regional and national accounts for paper food commodities generating $17.5 million per year in sales.  Candidate implemented effective sales strategies and techniques to increase territory, client base, sales and revenue.  He increased sales volume by 25.2% in 2003; multiplied regional profitability by 5.1%, ranked within top 5% in total divisional sales force for IPFSB.

Areas of expertise:

• Sales/Account Management
• Custom Packaging
• Professional Sales Strategies
• Revenue Growth Strategies
• Leadership/Motivation
• Value Added Solutions

41822  GENERAL MANAGER, PRINTING OPERATION – Candidate has $10MM annual net sales of business forms, envelopes and short run commercial and fulfillment.  This person has 20 years of printing management experience in multiple product lines including pressure sensitive labels, value add wine labels, commercial printing, computer business forms and fulfillment/distribution.

Key qualifications:

• Operations Management
• Full P&L Responsibility
• Sales Management
• Quality Management/ISO
• Hands-On Approach
• Team Builder
• Data and Results Driven
• Developing High Performers
• Interpersonal Skills
• Safety and Environmental
• Employee Team Involvement
• Customer Driven

43279  WEST COAST TERRITORY MANAGER, FILM SALES – This person has 20 years of plastic film product development and direct film sales experience in the industrial packaging industry, with $8MM annual sales volume.

This candidate has a strong passion for the film packaging industry and has an outstanding record in both sales and product management in this industry.  He is strong in the area of consultative sales as well as being analytically acute.  He is a proven high achiever who is adept as a self-starter/self manager and is highly computer literate.  As a team player he is incredibly dedicated with high ethical standards and in-depth understanding and respect for corporate policy.  He lives in southern California and is familiar with frequent West Coast travel and maximizing field time while minimizing corporate expenditures.

43296  OUTSIDE SALES REP – Candidate developed $1.6MM annual sales volume focusing primarily on wine industry packaging new business development.  Emphasis is on direct to consumer packaging solutions involving corrugated boxes, rigid boxes, green fiber pulp solutions, foams and other materials.

Other accomplishments include:

• Increasing sales from $600K to $1.3 million annually for a specific team within general sales force focused exclusively on supplying wine industry with stock and custom packaging products, services and solutions
• Developed sales to $2.7 million annually by year end 2001 from $200K in 1991
• Developed approximately 125 new accounts
• Developed sales and marketing plan to help company diversify from core business of moving and storage boxes into general industrial packaging
• Assisted in streamlining and centralizing purchasing department to grow and diversify vendor base
• Managed new product development including sourcing offshore manufacturer in Taiwan to produce niche product
• Led technical effort to establish remote (VPN) connection to company computer system for the benefit of all employees

43281  PACKAGING ADMINISTRATION – Manager with extensive experience in complete office administration including all accounting, general ledger, customer service, performance metrics for payments, cash flow and payroll available.  Previous experience is with corrugated scheduling; located in southern California and willing to relocate.

• Responsibilities included: preparing accurate accounting for 88 hourly personnel, providing supervision in the gathering of information to ensure that all plant personnel were paid, and reducing payroll errors significantly

• Scheduled plant production ensuring the corrugator produced 300,000 lineal ft. per shift and production machinery produced to maximum capacity while implementing a zero-defect quality program

• Controlled roll stock inventory bi-monthly in warehouse to ensure accuracy, accountability and quality

• Worked with the mill and corporate office to ensure corrugated waste was managed efficiently and correctly

• Prepared financial accounting statements by maintaining detailed records of purchases and expenses, along with profit and loss records for the production manager and senior managers to use in decision-making

40613  SALES REPRESENTATIVE – Candidate is an outside sales/account manager with sales volume of $18 million in high profile accounts in barrels, drums, buckets, pails, HDPE and rigid containers in the Northwest.  He is strong in the fruit growers market.

This person is a seasoned sales professional with proven success in driving sales growth within competitive markets.  He is known for an outgoing, people-oriented personality and a gift for developing and maintaining strong client relationships.  He has an outstanding account retention record, and is known for providing superior customer service.  He has a proven track record in new business development, and extensive experience in training, coaching and supporting distributors’ sales representatives in achieving sales goals.  He has over 13 years of experience in dealing and negotiating with senior level executives and business owners.

37389  SALES REPRESENTATIVE – Candidate is experienced in varied industries including flexible packaging, poly bags and roll stock with previous sales in paper, plastic fiber, glass and plastic containers.  Additional experience is with industrial chemicals in the institutional/hospitality markets in the Seattle/Portland region.

• Sales accomplishments include:

• Improved customer relations by consistently making sales calls

• Increased sales with current accounts

• Brought back old accounts that have not bought in two or more years

• Increased plastic and paper fiber volume into the plant by 60 tons monthly

• Improved customer relations by prompt follow-up action

• Expanded profit margins 15%

• Increased customer relations by prompt contact and by being price competitive

• Introduced pails and drums to established and new customers

• Built a new sales territory from zero to sales of over $100,000 monthly