Karl Palmer
Area Manager at Cummins Sales & Service - Central Region- Claim this Profile
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Tom Elder
Karl was a strong performer with excllent integrity and consultative skills. He was a reliable employee who always looked out for his customer. Karl will be an excellent addition to any organization.
LinkedIn User
I worked with Karl at Astleford International for two years. As the the truck sales manager I made joint sales calls on customers with Karl for our parts & service operation. I found Karl to be deligent, accurate, and focused on the customer when making a sales presentation. I would recommend Karl for future employment.
Tom Elder
Karl was a strong performer with excllent integrity and consultative skills. He was a reliable employee who always looked out for his customer. Karl will be an excellent addition to any organization.
LinkedIn User
I worked with Karl at Astleford International for two years. As the the truck sales manager I made joint sales calls on customers with Karl for our parts & service operation. I found Karl to be deligent, accurate, and focused on the customer when making a sales presentation. I would recommend Karl for future employment.
Tom Elder
Karl was a strong performer with excllent integrity and consultative skills. He was a reliable employee who always looked out for his customer. Karl will be an excellent addition to any organization.
LinkedIn User
I worked with Karl at Astleford International for two years. As the the truck sales manager I made joint sales calls on customers with Karl for our parts & service operation. I found Karl to be deligent, accurate, and focused on the customer when making a sales presentation. I would recommend Karl for future employment.
Tom Elder
Karl was a strong performer with excllent integrity and consultative skills. He was a reliable employee who always looked out for his customer. Karl will be an excellent addition to any organization.
LinkedIn User
I worked with Karl at Astleford International for two years. As the the truck sales manager I made joint sales calls on customers with Karl for our parts & service operation. I found Karl to be deligent, accurate, and focused on the customer when making a sales presentation. I would recommend Karl for future employment.
Experience
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Cummins Sales & Service - Central Region
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United States
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Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
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100 - 200 Employee
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Area Manager
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May 2011 - Present
• Assist end users with engine/equipment specifications• Develop plans to grow branch service business• Maintain networking and working relationships with current customer base• Strong planning, organization, and time management skills• Ability to manage multiple tasks, altering priorities as required to meet established deadlines• Excellent customer facing support skills and maintaining professional business relationships• Strong aptitude toward diesel engines and recognized for solid knowledge of Cummins products and services
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Outside Parts Sales Representative
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Jul 2008 - Jul 2010
• Managed territory of fleet and independent truck repair shops• Prospected and develop territory for new and existing accounts• Assessed customer needs and provided solutions to problems• Promoted parts and service department during sales calls• Acknowledged for providing excellent customer service and increasing parts sales • Managed territory of fleet and independent truck repair shops• Prospected and develop territory for new and existing accounts• Assessed customer needs and provided solutions to problems• Promoted parts and service department during sales calls• Acknowledged for providing excellent customer service and increasing parts sales
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Northern Tool + Equipment
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Account Manager
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May 2005 - Jun 2008
• Developed and implemented territory management strategies to attain established goals• Prospected and developed territory account base by generating cold calls of new leads• Conducted customer needs analysis and provided appropriate solutions or products• Acquired customer retention through repeat business to business sales• Organized and prioritize daily activities with emphasis on achieving sales goals• Achieved daily call goals, monthly sales goals and recognized for increasing territory account sales
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Education
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2016 - 2018
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Master of Arts - MA, Organizational Leadership -
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Texas Wesleyan University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Psychology
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