Brandon Crocker, CMP

Manufacturers Sales Representative at The Whittemore Co.
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Overland Park, Kansas, United States, US
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Credentials

  • Journeyman Tool & Die Maker
    U.S. Department of Labor
    May, 2001
    - Oct, 2024
  • Certified Metalcutting Professional
    Kennametal
  • Metal Cutting Technology
    Sandvik Coromant

Experience

  • The Whittemore Co.
    • United States
    • Machinery Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Manufacturers Sales Representative
      • Dec 2017 - Present

      Technical Sales Engineer working with The Whittemore Company covering the states of KS & MO for the following manufacturer's:Manufacturer's Represented:- Rohm Products- Riten Industries- Lyndex Nikken- Dormer Pramet (Dormer, Pramet, Precision Twist Drill, and Union Butterfield)- Kurt Industrial Products & Kurt Gauging- Speedgrip Chuck Co.- 3nine USA- Tool-Flo Manufacturing- Pratt Burnerdt America- Royal Working- Jorgensen Conveyors Inc.- Promax Tools & Design-Rite

  • Forkardt
    • United States
    • Machinery Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Regional Sales Manager
      • 2014 - 2017

      • Manage the Midwest Region consisting of NE, ND, SD, MN, WI, IL, IA, MO, KS, and Western Canada. • Manage two Independent Sales Representation Agencies. Consisting of 7 independent manufacturers sales reps.• Conduct ongoing product training for my sales team, project management, Annual Sales planning, help with marketing literature specifically for our market and sales goals. • Conduct product training at end users as well as distributors.• Give input for specially designed workholding.• Interview Distributors to gain insight into our Distributor’s needs, our competition, gain knowledge of our working relationship with distributors, as well as gaining local market knowledge to improve market share.• Make sales calls to end users as well as with Distributor partners.• Install workholding solutions, problem solve, diagnose workholding issues and solutions at the end user location.

  • BlackHawk Industrial
    • United States
    • Manufacturing
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Account Manager
      • 2012 - 2014

      • Negotiate purchasing agreements and contracts with manufacturers for products and services. Maintaining the highest possible profit margins and customer satisfaction. • Hired to cover Key accounts and grow capital equipment sales in the Eastern half of NE.• Awarded major integrated supply contract with a Nebraska hydraulic control manufacturer. • Negotiate purchasing agreements and contracts with manufacturers for products and services. Maintaining the highest possible profit margins and customer satisfaction. • Hired to cover Key accounts and grow capital equipment sales in the Eastern half of NE.• Awarded major integrated supply contract with a Nebraska hydraulic control manufacturer.

  • Tungaloy America
    • United States
    • Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Application Engineer
      • 2010 - 2012

      • Managed distribution channels along with direct business throughout the NE, IA, MO, & KS territory. • Conduct distributor training both on our product line and application of our products. • Managed distribution channels along with direct business throughout the NE, IA, MO, & KS territory. • Conduct distributor training both on our product line and application of our products.

  • Jewell Group
    • United States
    • Machinery Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Application Engineer
      • 2009 - 2010

      • Negotiate purchasing agreements and contracts with manufacturers for products and services. Maintaining the highest possible profit margins and customer satisfaction. • Brought on to Develop the Nebraska, Kansas, Northwest Missouri & Western Iowa area. Specifically looking for Special Cutting Tool applications. • Negotiate purchasing agreements and contracts with manufacturers for products and services. Maintaining the highest possible profit margins and customer satisfaction. • Brought on to Develop the Nebraska, Kansas, Northwest Missouri & Western Iowa area. Specifically looking for Special Cutting Tool applications.

  • Replenex, Inc.
    • United States
    • Wholesale
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Account Manager
      • 2005 - 2009

      • Negotiate purchasing agreements and contracts with manufacturers for products and services. Maintaining the highest possible profit margins and customer satisfaction. • Handpicked to develop a struggling NE Territory. Successfully accomplished this through maintaining existing customers, cold calling, email campaigns, trade shows and being consistent with customers. • Documented over $100K in cost savings for a Nebraska based irrigation manufacturer in 6 months helping Replenex become a preferred supplier.• Successful completion of distributor training for the Iscar, Ingersoll, Kyocera, Titex, Prototyp, Walter, Niagara, and Allied Machine and Engineering brands. • Converted one of the country’s largest abrasive belt users through process improvements, product knowledge, and customer service. Knowledge of coated abrasives, bonded abrasives, vitrified bonded abrasives, and electroplated abrasives.

  • John Day Company
    • United States
    • Wholesale
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Territory Manager
      • 2004 - 2005

      • Hired to re-develop the SE Nebraska Territory. Successfully accomplished this through cultivating new business, trade shows, and cold calling.• Successful completion of Dorner Conveyor Selection and Plant Layout Training. • Hired to re-develop the SE Nebraska Territory. Successfully accomplished this through cultivating new business, trade shows, and cold calling.• Successful completion of Dorner Conveyor Selection and Plant Layout Training.

  • Various Companies
    • Book and Periodical Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Toolmaker/Machinest
      • 1994 - 2004

      Journeyman Tool & Die Maker. Trained with Art Hedrick and Stuart Keeler on metal stamping fundamentals and problem solving. Worked with a team of other Toolmakers to build and maintain Stamping Dies, Injection Molds, Fixture, & Automation. Built parts to print as well as tool design. Programmed and operated CNC Mills, CNC Lathes, Wire EDM's, Sinker EDM's, CNC Grinders, as well as manual equipment. Journeyman Tool & Die Maker. Trained with Art Hedrick and Stuart Keeler on metal stamping fundamentals and problem solving. Worked with a team of other Toolmakers to build and maintain Stamping Dies, Injection Molds, Fixture, & Automation. Built parts to print as well as tool design. Programmed and operated CNC Mills, CNC Lathes, Wire EDM's, Sinker EDM's, CNC Grinders, as well as manual equipment.

Education

  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Mechanical Engineering
    2000 -
  • Southeast Community College
    AAS, Machine Tool CAD/CAM Technology
    1995 - 1996

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