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Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation has been serving the automotive industry since 1953. Located in Emporia, Kan., the company manufactures towing accessory products, vehicle and trailer wiring products, such as electronic taillight converters, adapters, brake control products, and connectors and accessories. It also offers a complete range of fluid handling, auto cleaning and headlight aimers. Its storage and organization products include consoles and cup holders. The company provides various winter care products, including ice scrapers, snowbrushes, snow brooms and shovels. Its fluid handling products include funnels, spouts, wrenches, and lawn and garden and display accessories. Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation also sells the Carrand brand of cleaning products.

I have led and managed sales and marketing teams successfully for over 20 years. I initiated, developed and closed impactful deals and relationships with diverse clients from Ace Hardware to Walmart, State Farm to Caterpillar, Amazon to Walgreens’s, plus many smaller yet important clients. Multiple vertical markets including retail, commercial manufacturing, automotive, healthcare, clean tech, food/grocery, food service/QSR, construction, and e-commerce, with reps both fixed and variable cost structure. P&L responsibilities both small and large. Contact me today with questions and opportunities and let’s find a win/win! My professional specialties include: Sales Team Building | C-Suite Presentation | Closing Win/Win Deals | Brand Development | Budgeting | Sourcing | Sustainability | Pricing | Promotion | Placement | Sales and Marketing Management | B2B Lead Gen | Coaching | Family | Long-Term Vision | Stability | Manufacturing | Distribution | Branding | Consumer Products | Plastic | Injection | Molding | Profit | E-Commerce | Retail | Mass | Hardware | OEM | Grocery | QSR | International | Tier II | Ag | Category Management | Analysis | Data | Retail Link | KPI | OTIF | Sustainability | SIOC Mandate | GMROI | Automotive | Differentiation | Trade | Channel | Strategic | Innovation | Monetize | Revenue | Forecast | ERP | CRM | Android | Windows | Pricing | Digital | Marketing | Creative | Effective | Relevant | Upscale | WMS | WES | Optimization | AGV | Merchandising | Analytics | OOBE | Display | Logistics | Innovative | Ergonomic | Seasonal | Branding | Solar | Renewables | Licensing | Integrity | Leadership | Enthusiastic | Effective | Communicator | PPA | Rationalize | Closer | Continuous Improvement | Six Sigma | Optimization | Warehouse Automation | Private Label | Financial Wellness | Employee Engagement