John Fehr

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About John Fehr

Successful Manager in a competitive high end audio industry. Reliable motivated leader with proven record of achieving sales goals and managing teams. Core competencies include: • Sales and lead development • Customer support • New technology research • Technical support • Personnel recruitment and management • Whole home integration • New store openings/Store expansions • Acoustic room design • New product development • Theater design • Inventory control • B2B cross promotions • Employee relations Professional Experience September 2017 -Present Tasked with re-branding the company after consolidation of stores. Responsible for all digital marketing, in-store events, re-merchandising of store, cross promotions and in-store marketing. Revamped billing system to reduce the time from installation to invoice to payment. Also maintained relationships with customers and continued with sales. Branch Manager January 2006 – September 2017 Audio Consultants Libertyville, IL For 10 years, managed the Libertyville branch of Audio Consultants, recognized by many high-end audio manufacturers for the past forty years as the industry standard in business ethics and customer satisfaction. • Provided sales, system design, pre and post-sale technical support of: audio, video, and whole home automation. • Increased sales: 59% first year and 33% the second year and an average of 55% subsequent years through new initiatives: diversifying product line, adding showrooms, selling new products and partnerships with local establishments. • Transformed previously unprofitable location into a profitable location which has remained profitable during entire 8 year tenure as the branch manager. • Five year sales goal was reached in two years as a manager through product line diversification, market expansion and business to business cross promotions. • Sales associates recruited and trained by under my purview, generated increased sales resulting in increased annual revenue of 7%.