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Vision. Decision. Precision. 

Executive level sales leadership for the new, dynamic action sports, and sporting goods environment. Wholesale sales experience, with GM sensibilities.

Action sports & sporting goods sales specialist with expertise in...
-Managed, healthy, sustainable growth
-Sales & marketing synergies
-Omni-channel strategies
-Outside the box thinking
-Market evolutions and foresight
-Segmentation strategies
-Evolving a team
-Strategic planning
-Product/brand development
-Creative problem solving
-Market trends
-Identifying new opportunities
-Strategic partnership building
-Merchandising
-Negotiation
-Risk analysis
-+20yrs retail experience

Specialties: A vast amount of experience, across a wide array of distribution channels--from single door core specialty, to nationwide chains, and all channels in between. A powerful, proven track record of success in wholesale sales.

•	Managed all sales functions for the US Sporting Goods Channel, Family Footwear, and Teen Chain.
•	Presented powerfully merchandised directed assortments: a balance of sell-through analytics, GTM initiatives, brand-right assortments--regionally & and nationally focused.
•	Acting Key Account Manager for Dick’s Sporting Goods, Sports Authority, REI, West Marine, & Sport Chalet.
•	Provided management oversight of 4 Key Account Managers, and 1 Jr. Sales Representative. 
•	Consistently exceeded sales targets in both futures and at-once on a trend of +18% on YOY average.
•	Fundamentally changed the working dynamic with these retailers; delivered a new era of trust, predictability, credibility, and partnership building.


Strategic Account Manager/VP of Sales (Hybrid)

Sporting Goods Channel Vice President overseeing footwear & apparel sales, for Quiksilver, Waterman, DC Shoes, Roxy, and Roxy Outdoor Fitness.

Vice President of Sales--Quiksilver, DC Shoes, & Roxy

Managing Vice President over Action Sports Lifestyle, Specialty, Skateboarding, & Closeout divisions.

Vice President of Footwear Sales

Conceptualized, designed, and built one of the premier indoor skateparks on the planet from the ground up. Launched krushskateshop.com in 2008.

President

Managing Vice President for both footwear and apparel sales within Mid-Tier, Action Sports Lifestyle, Family Channel, Specialty, & Skateboarding account base.

Vice President of Sales

Manage domestic footwear business, mid-major through specialty channel via the independent sales network.

Director of Footwear Sales

Provided oversight for both C1RCA and Axion footwear and apparel for the entire U.S.
Managed all outside sales reps, as well as maintained position as account executive for the Journeys account.


Director of Domestic Sales

Promoted to Director
-Managed sales force for the eastern US.
-Also served as the active account executive for Genesco (Journeys) account.

Eastern US Sales Director

-Managed sales force for the eastern US.
-Also served as the active account executive for Genesco (Journeys) account.

Eastern Region Sales Manager

Key Account Executive managing sales for a cross section of the company's largest, and most influential accounts. Managed footwear & apparel business through multiple  channels of distribution-- department store, national chain, sporting goods, core specialty, ecomm, regional chain, etc.

Sr. Account Executive

Principal Partner and Managing Director of the dominant action sports sales agency in the Midwest. Acting agents for the brands DC Shoes, Clive, Alphanumeric, Electric, Elwood, Aesthetics, Four Square Outerwear, Special Blend Outerwear, Forum Snowboards, Jeenyus Snowboards, Capix Protective Gear.

Principal Partner

Derek Miller is a Strategic Account Manager/VP of Sales (Hybrid) at Quiksilver in Mokena, IL.

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