Thomas Ritchie

About Thomas Ritchie

Professional experience Peterson Company - Salt Lake City, UtahOutside Sales Rep./ Office ManagerFocus on building up Utah, Nevada, Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming areas. Meet with prospective and previous clients to generate new sales. Manage office inventory as well as day to day sales. Follow up on previous quoted materials to ensure market coverage. Assist all employees in making sure that personal and company goals are being met. Maintain a clean and safe working environment. Coordinate with corporate to make sure all office obligations are being met. Makau Corporation – Orem, Utah Sales ConsultantContacted and generated prospective and active clients to attain personal sales forecast. Identified and developed strategic new business partners and opportunities. Managed sales assistants to achieve sales goals and to create leads to follow up on. Secured State of Utah contract for State Agency training of state employees, successfully renewed end-of-year contracts for current book of business and increased sales to current customers.Modern Display - Salt Lake City, Utah Account Executive, Outdoor Event ServicesImplemented and directed customer outdoor shows including: state fairs, weddings, and large events. Improved sales and helped raise profit margin of each event. Lead many large crews to complete required tasks to customer requirements. Managed several large accounts and focusing on retention of each account. Directed major shows efficiently, and increasing profit margins by 15%. Buehner Marble & Granite-Salt Lake City, Utah SalesmanSold granite and marble products to contractors and developers for residential and commercial projects. Responsible for the success of all projects and enhancing contractor and customer relationships for large projects from sale to installation. Estimated projects for commercial and private housing increasing sales 30%.Served an LDS mission in Russia, Moscow Scout

Experience

1. Board Member

   Utah Steel Fabricators Association

   Oct 2010 — Present · Salt Lake City, UT, US

Education

• University of Utah

  Bachelor's degree, Political Science and Government

  2003 — 2007

Skills

• Event Management
• Contract Negotiation
• Trade Shows
• Budgets
• Purchasing
• Direct Sales
• Sales Management
• Grassroots Marketing
• Negotiation
• Sales
• Account Management
• Strategy
• Management
• Team Building
• Customer Service
• Training
• New Business Development