Connie Grupe
GNI Services Product Manager at EESCO, div of WESCO Distribution- Claim this Profile
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Ruly Lopez
Connie's passion for "getting it right" gained her the respect of co-workers and associates because of her positive results. She succeeds because of her commitment to solve a customer's business problem. Whether it is helping a customer get the service the customer expects or helping her employer work out an efficient way to transact very complex service orders, Connie makes sure the details are correct.
Bill Dawson
Connie is a fantastic corporate trainer who brought a positive "can-do" attitude to our ERP implementation team. With boundless enthusiasm and tireless work ethic, she willingly assumed new tasks and roles as the project evolved. Motivated trainers of Connie's caliber are rare finds!
Ruly Lopez
Connie's passion for "getting it right" gained her the respect of co-workers and associates because of her positive results. She succeeds because of her commitment to solve a customer's business problem. Whether it is helping a customer get the service the customer expects or helping her employer work out an efficient way to transact very complex service orders, Connie makes sure the details are correct.
Bill Dawson
Connie is a fantastic corporate trainer who brought a positive "can-do" attitude to our ERP implementation team. With boundless enthusiasm and tireless work ethic, she willingly assumed new tasks and roles as the project evolved. Motivated trainers of Connie's caliber are rare finds!
Ruly Lopez
Connie's passion for "getting it right" gained her the respect of co-workers and associates because of her positive results. She succeeds because of her commitment to solve a customer's business problem. Whether it is helping a customer get the service the customer expects or helping her employer work out an efficient way to transact very complex service orders, Connie makes sure the details are correct.
Bill Dawson
Connie is a fantastic corporate trainer who brought a positive "can-do" attitude to our ERP implementation team. With boundless enthusiasm and tireless work ethic, she willingly assumed new tasks and roles as the project evolved. Motivated trainers of Connie's caliber are rare finds!
Ruly Lopez
Connie's passion for "getting it right" gained her the respect of co-workers and associates because of her positive results. She succeeds because of her commitment to solve a customer's business problem. Whether it is helping a customer get the service the customer expects or helping her employer work out an efficient way to transact very complex service orders, Connie makes sure the details are correct.
Bill Dawson
Connie is a fantastic corporate trainer who brought a positive "can-do" attitude to our ERP implementation team. With boundless enthusiasm and tireless work ethic, she willingly assumed new tasks and roles as the project evolved. Motivated trainers of Connie's caliber are rare finds!
Credentials
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Business Etiquette: Phone, Email, and Text
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Effective Listening
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Persuasive Selling
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Creating a Culture of Learning
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Influencing Others
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Sales Foundations
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Experience
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Wesco Industrial Automation Solutions
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United States
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Automation Machinery Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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GNI Services Product Manager
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Feb 2014 - Present
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GNI Services Team Lead
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May 2011 - Present
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Retired
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Jun 2023 - 2023
It has been an exciting and fulfilling career. So many friends along the way. God bless you all.
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Rexel
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France
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Wholesale
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700 & Above Employee
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Training and Implementation Specialist
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Feb 2007 - Jan 2010
Successfully planned and implemented business-critical training initiatives. Provided Train-the-Trainer coaching and mentoring. Designed effective and engaging standardized/custom technical training materials. Delivered classroom/virtual training across multiple disciplines (warehouse to management) on ERP systems to US branches of leading global electrical distributor.
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Global Manufacturing Solutions, Product Manager
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Apr 2002 - Feb 2007
Conceived and successfully developed the position of Services Product Manager resulting in double digit growth year after year taking annual statewide sales from $650k annually to nearly $4M.
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Inside AB Specialist
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Nov 1998 - Apr 2002
Supported industrial sales team for Central Florida in a $70M branch. Additional duties included training on Rockwell products and training new personnel on intra-company systems.
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Charles Rutenberg Realty Tampa Bay
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United States
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Real Estate
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400 - 500 Employee
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Residential Sales Professional
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2004 - 2010
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Rockwell Automation
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United States
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Automation Machinery Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Inside Sales
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Mar 1991 - Oct 1998
Front line sales support for Rockwell Automation representing 16 distributors in Florida, Georgia and the Caribbean with annual sales of $40M. Successfully developed first training manual and classroom training for distributors on the Rockwell Automation distributor system interface, Passport. Front line sales support for Rockwell Automation representing 16 distributors in Florida, Georgia and the Caribbean with annual sales of $40M. Successfully developed first training manual and classroom training for distributors on the Rockwell Automation distributor system interface, Passport.
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Kendall Electric
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United States
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Wholesale
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400 - 500 Employee
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Inside Sales
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Oct 1989 - Mar 1991
Primary contact for Upjohn Company and James River Paper in inside sales position. Primary contact for Upjohn Company and James River Paper in inside sales position.
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Rockwell Automation
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United States
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Automation Machinery Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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CSS Supervisor
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1987 - 1989
Customer Support Service Supervisor, Western Michigan District. Supervised customer service branch in Western Michigan to ensure increased uptime for industial customer base. Coordinated service calls, engineering services, parts procurement/warehouse management, and customer training. Responsible for annual budget and sales goals.
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Inside Sales
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1977 - 1987
Primary responsibilities include assisting customers in correctly sizing custom DC drives and motors for applications in the paper and extrusion industries. Working closely with Western Michigan District distributors to ensure correct product for application was ordered and received.
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Education
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2009 - 2010
Eckerd College
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1980 - 1984
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Business Management, Accounting
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