Chad Kuipers

About Chad Kuipers

My 28 years of experience with the military, manufacturing and non-profit industries, in…

Experience

1. Sales Representative

   Superior Industrial Solutions, Inc

   May 2024 — Present · Elkhart, IN, US

   Cultivate business relationships with new and existing customers to increase sales revenue within assigned geographic territory.Meet Territory Budget Goals, including Sales, Gross Profit Margin (GPM) and others, as set by Sales Manager.Prepare action plans and schedules to identify specific targets and to project the number of contacts to be made.Monitor and maintain customer satisfaction, inventory needs and cross-selling opportunities.Communicate with customers, suppliers and internal team on all key business aspects, including pricing, inventory, product quality, financial stability, competition, etc.Communicate new product and service opportunities, special developments, information or feedback gathered through field activity to appropriate internal staff and customers.Build and maintain strategic relationships with customers, suppliers and internal team by adding value as a technical resource and solutions provider.Uncover new opportunities within assigned sales territory; convert competitive business and strategic targets, as set by Sales Manager; increase product group share at existing accounts.Organize, grow and protect sales in assigned sales territory; effectively manages resources and expenses to maximize ROI.

Skills

• Fmea
• Operations Management
• Materials
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Jit
• Automotive
• Product Development
• Quality Control
• Quality Management
• Software Documentation
• Manufacturing Operations
• Root Cause Analysis
• Continuous Improvement
• Process Engineering
• Spc
• Ts16949
• Lean Manufacturing
• Supply Chain
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Kanban
• 5s
• Manufacturing
• Value Stream Mapping
• Composites
• Process Improvement
• Iso
• Tqm
• Quality Assurance
• Team Leadership
• Industrial Engineering
• Dmaic
• Operational Excellence
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Leadership
• Inventory Management
• Energy
• Coaching
• Kaizen
• Management