Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Professional Accomplishments
Professional Proficiency
Key Areas of Expertise
Timeline
Generic

Julia K. Lumm

Liberty

Summary

Accomplished sales professional with over seven years of experience in driving profitability through strategic growth, leadership, and quality control. Meticulous attention to detail combined with outstanding analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills. Proven track record as an experienced leader, adept at guiding teams, managing complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Recognized for collaborative approach and unwavering commitment to excellence.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Sales Manager

Marine Specialties
03.2022 - 01.2025
  • Company Overview: Marine Specialties is a family- owned and operated business based in Gainesville, GA
  • Specializes in providing a wide range of products and services to lakefront property owners such as, boat docks, boat lifts, erosion control and repairs
  • Cultivated relationships with new customers to achieve sales objectives and provide insight into new projects, features, and options
  • Worked closely with ownership to successfully develop new market opportunities in South Carolina
  • Qualify and follow up on leads regarding product availability, price, and options
  • Strategically negotiate with customers to close on deals and increase sales: personally work on deals and calculate financial requirements
  • Guided and assisted customers through the permitting process through effective communication with The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
  • ERP and Project Manager to tract and maintain customer base via email, phone calls and social media
  • Specializes in providing a wide range of products and services to lakefront property owners such as, boat docks, boat lifts, erosion control and repairs
  • Attended industry events and conventions to expand sales opportunities.
  • Handled customer relations issues, enabling quick resolution, and client satisfaction.
  • Attended industry events and conventions to expand sales opportunities.
  • Attended industry events and conventions to expand sales opportunities.
  • Maintained relationships with customers and found new ones by identifying needs and offering appropriate services.
  • Engaged in product training, demonstrations, consumer awareness, branding, and acquisition initiatives to raise awareness and revenues.

Sales Associate

Kroeger Marine Construction
08.2019 - 03.2022
  • Company Overview: Kroeger Marine is a family- owned and operated business that has excelled for over 35 years, offering unmatched experience and quality in dock building, dock accessories, and erosion control
  • Cultivated relationships with new customers to achieve sales objectives and provide insight into new projects, features, and options
  • Qualify and follow up on leads regarding product availability, price, and options
  • Strategically negotiate with customers to close on deals and increase sales: personally work on deals and calculate financial requirements
  • Guided and assisted customers through the permitting process through effective communication with The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
  • ERP and Project Manager to tract and maintain customer base via email, phone calls and social media
  • Provided positive first impressions to welcome existing, new, and potential customers.
  • Developed strong rapport with customers and created positive impression of business.
  • Engaged in friendly conversation with customer to better uncover individual needs.

Tradeshow/ Production Coordinator

Nova Biomedical
01.2016 - 01.2019
  • Company Overview: Nova Biomedical is the largest privately owned in vitro diagnostic company in the United States with service operations in 100 different countries
  • Coordinated and executed over 50 domestic and international Tradeshows
  • Project manager, overseeing production content from the sales, marketing, and design departments
  • Manages workflow for hundreds of printed materials and web-based projects
  • Coordinates all multi-lingual translation of Nova materials for international distribution, overseeing the proofing and approval processes
  • Owns monthly advertising budget for publications, placing orders for all artwork
  • Creates processes to track and order printed material by formulating spreadsheets and communicating with various departments using the project management software, InMotion Now
  • Worked with supervisors and team members to understand supply needs and bring levels within desired tolerances.
  • Coordinated with production team to support productivity targets and deadline management.
  • Developed and maintained efficient production processes and procedures.
  • Assisted with budgeting and accounting of production-related tasks.
  • Liaised with production manager, suppliers and vendors to support production needs.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Communications

University of Massachusetts
Boston, MA
01.2017

No Degree -

Metropolitan School of Real Estate
Summerville. MA
01-2017

Skills

  • Verbal & Written Communication
  • Process Improvement
  • Cost Accounting
  • Attention to Detail
  • Negotiation Tactics
  • Administrative ERP Systems
  • Financial Statement & Reporting
  • Key account development
  • Sales operation
  • Sales presentation
  • Sales forecasting
  • Marketing strategy
  • Market intelligence

Professional Accomplishments

  • Developed and implemented processes to produce sales through a pre-owned trade in program that generated over $550,000 in the first 6 months
  • Lead team in sales of $330,000 in one day, resulting in largest amount of return for a single day in history of company
  • Assisted in the design, enhancement, and integration of marketing for the sales department
  • Reduced AR aging from $700,000 over 90 days to $30,000 over 60 days
  • Located and proposed potential business partnerships by contacting contractors and attending networking events which resulted in 3 new strategic partnerships

Professional Proficiency

  • Managed customer accounts by communicating with both prospects and current customers to understand their needs, address concerns, and close deals with the extensive knowledge of the business's value proposition
  • Qualified leads by determining a customer budget, identifying key decision-makers, verifying the needs for our product, and understanding project timeline.
  • Assisted the customer through buying process to find a solution to best fit their needs by understanding their situation, facilitating permits through the correct agencies, and managing coordination with multiple contractors to ensure satisfaction that increases the likelihood of earning customer loyalty
  • Prepared quotes and payment plans to analyze cost control
  • Developed, implemented, and maintained company policies and procedures including development of relationships with potential customers
  • Collaborated with the Marketing department to use social media to interact with prospects. Oftentimes, includes providing advice, or answers to simple questions to help prospects better understand the solution our product offers
  • Tracked proper execution and timely accomplishment of daily tasks of Operation and Production departments and communicated corrective action recommendations to management to improve workflow and processes
  • Analyzed customer acquisition cost as an indicator for profitability ensuring productivity
  • Experience in ERP, CRM and SAP Modules Systems, QuickBooks, Salesforce, and Microsoft Office products

Key Areas of Expertise

  • Verbal & Written Communication
  • Cost & Benefit Analysis
  • Process Improvement
  • Cost Accounting
  • Attention to Detail
  • Negotiation Tactics
  • Administrative ERP Systems
  • SAP & Sales Force Modules
  • AR & AP
  • Inventory Management & Valuation
  • Financial Statement & Reporting

Timeline

Sales Manager

Marine Specialties
03.2022 - 01.2025

Sales Associate

Kroeger Marine Construction
08.2019 - 03.2022

Tradeshow/ Production Coordinator

Nova Biomedical
01.2016 - 01.2019

Bachelor of Arts - Communications

University of Massachusetts

No Degree -

Metropolitan School of Real Estate
Julia K. Lumm