Shaka Huggins

About Shaka Huggins

I am a dedicated, loyal manager/leader who has extensive experience in sales and account management with a tremendous acumen in business management that relates to marketing sales supervision of employees and meeting performance standards. I am an award-winning Branch Manager who is capable of cross-selling and managing projects that successfully enhance company revenue. I thrive in setting and achieving business goals, meeting deadlines, developing relationships and establishing procedures that increase business success and profit margins. My long-term business goal is to transition my sales experience into an Upper Management, Territorial Sales or Marketing Position in Pharmaceutical Sales. MY SALES PROJECT LEADERSHIP: I establish cross-agency relationships and builds bridges between the company and customers. I coach and mentor team members and peers, guiding sales skill development and project leadership. I emphasize direct communication, a strategic broad view, and linkage across multiple systems. I drive a multi-disciplinary, collaborative approach to product sales and marketing. MY SALES EXPERTISE: I negotiate sales elements such as pricing and product characteristics between the company and the customers. I lead in aspects of product and service Cost Control and Purchasing Purchasing, Payroll, Cost control, Marketing, Asset Management, Team Builder/Trainer. I generated 1.1 million revenue on 3 Million in assets and received customer service score of 85% over 12 months. The fleet grew 10% above corporation average during my tenure. I have obtained the highest market share in the company for three years running. My Sales Budget increased $3.8 million from the initial $2.1 million. I am a Multiple award winner for company sales. FY14 increased sales of 10.77% VS FY13 and FY13 increased sales of 15.66% VS FY12.

Experience

1. Senior Account Manager

   American Woodmark

   Jan 2011 — Present · Albuquerque, NM, US

   I am part of an organization of employees and shareholders who have combined their resources to pursue a common goal to provide each and every customer with a quality kitchen and bath at a great value. I am a territorial manager who is in charge of thirty different Lowes stores and builds a relationship with all designers by providing them with the knowledge to sell our product at an exceptional level. I am in charge of 30 Lowes stores that cover 3 states. I have obtained the highest market share in the company for three years running. My Sales Budget is now $3.8 million which increased from the initial $2.1 million when I took it on. I am a Multiple award winner for company sales. I am a Presidential award winner. FY14 increased sales of 10.77% VS FY13. FY13 increased sales of 15.66% VS FY12.

Education

• Abilene Christian University

  BBA

  1998 — 2002

Skills

• Sales Management
• Sales Process
• Retail
• B2b
• Outside Sales
• Cold Calling
• Sales Operations
• Customer Retention
• Customer Service
• Management
• Sales
• Account Management
• Project Management
• Marketing
• Direct Sales
• Negotiation