Jay Whitson
SW Region Tapered Design Manager at Roofing Supply Group (RSG)- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Roofing Supply Group (RSG)
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United States
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Wholesale Building Materials
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300 - 400 Employee
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SW Region Tapered Design Manager
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Apr 2013 - Present
• Purchased customer orders for direct shipment to job sites and coordinated the deliveries with deliveries from our yard. • Provided pricing and material quotes to outside sales people and customers. • Designed and quoted taper insulation projects for the Southwest Region of Roofing Supply Group (Texas, Oklahoma) Provided sales people and contractors material quotes, field and submittal drawings. • Successful at strengthening relationships with contractors by providing quality, “on time” designs and offering value engineering whenever possible. Moved customer relationships to “Trusted Partner” relationship by reducing the required material and/or the labor costs and by providing solutions to possible installation problems before work started. • Increased the quantity of taper design projects 20% the first year and15% each subsequent year. Achieved multi-million dollar year over year increases in insulation sales each year. • Participated in joint sales calls in several markets for customer education and to generate more taper design activity. Consulted with General Contractors, Building Owners and Architects to find solutions to building design flaws. Show less
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Sales Manager
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Jan 2012 - Jan 2013
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Project Manager / Estimator / Sales Manager
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Jul 2003 - Jan 2013
Worked to identify future projects and develop relationships with contractors, architects, consultants and property managers. Developed marketing tools and brochures to help drive the business. Identified opportunities and positioned our organization to participate in competitive bidding of projects with government agencies, military and municipal buying cooperatives. Determined project costs, developed the correct pricing and presented proposal or bid to prospective clients. Managed projects throughout the entire process to completion: contract negotiation, submittal process, purchasing, scheduling, managing construction and the close out of the contract. Show less
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Sales Consultant
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2001 - 2003
Consulted with small business owners to increase the return on their investment in human capital while reducing employee based liabilities and managing benefit costs. Built a client base through prospecting, cold calling and referrals. Consulted with small business owners to increase the return on their investment in human capital while reducing employee based liabilities and managing benefit costs. Built a client base through prospecting, cold calling and referrals.
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Vice President
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1998 - 2001
Developed and managed a book of business consisting of bonds, equities and mutual funds in both individual accounts and IRA accounts. Managed option and speculative trading for high-risk clients as well as other duties for the firm. Received both Series 7 and Series 63 licenses. Developed and managed a book of business consisting of bonds, equities and mutual funds in both individual accounts and IRA accounts. Managed option and speculative trading for high-risk clients as well as other duties for the firm. Received both Series 7 and Series 63 licenses.
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Director of Marketing
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1997 - 1998
Developed a new product launch: “Adventure Dinnerware”. Preformed due diligence on an acquisition of a manufacturing facility in Mexico. Developed a sales forecasting model as well as a production forecasting model to aid in planning and inventory control. Launched a marketing plan for insulated travel mugs. Developed a new product launch: “Adventure Dinnerware”. Preformed due diligence on an acquisition of a manufacturing facility in Mexico. Developed a sales forecasting model as well as a production forecasting model to aid in planning and inventory control. Launched a marketing plan for insulated travel mugs.
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Corporate Executive Vice President – Member of Board of Directors and Corporate Secretary
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1982 - 1997
Managed the largest grocery customer in the market. Generating sales volumes that consistently out preformed the customers market share. Effectively managed several manufacturers and their local marketing efforts, winning several “Broker of the Year” awards including awards from Reckitt and Coleman, Ball Products and Tony Cachere’s Creole Foods. Spearheaded the development of a national convenience store brokerage company. Assisted in the transition of business following the sale of Tower Marketing to Marketing Specialist. Show less
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Education
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Southern Methodist University - Cox School of Business
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Maketing / Finance -
Fort Worth Country Day School