Highly motivated sales professional with over 18 years experience in the funeral industry eager to apply dynamic business development and client management skills toward actively supporting the employer in optimizing sales and profits

 

 

Ø  Customer Relationship Management

Ø  Product Selection & Merchandizing

Ø  Growth and Revenue Enhancement

Ø  Planning & Negotiating

Ø  Financial Analysis & Report Documentation

Ø  Cold-Calling and Sales Presentations

Ø  Inventory Management

Ø  Personnel Management

 

 

Manager / Funeral Director / Embalmer, Delhomme Funeral Home, Lafayette, LA            2000 C Present

  Drive sales while assisting families with making funeral arrangements for their loved ones, including helping with pre-planning and arranging payments for funeral expenses through insurance policies

  Provide seamless service by coordinating with clergy, florist, cemeteries, and all other local agencies for burial and cremation arrangements

  Steer service excellence while managing day-to-day operations and overseeing 12 full time employees and 13 part time employees

  Play an instrumental role in coordinating cremation packages as well as product selection for all burial and cremation products for all four locations

  Ensure company profitability by establishing and maintaining an up-to-date pricelist

  Source products and design the casket and cremation selection room

  Track earnings by generating monthly reports on burial and cremation product profits and market share reports

  Represent the company s share interest as a board member for Limousine Ltd.

  Developed and maintained value added services, including Meaningful Memories Planner and Lasting Memories Photo Slideshow

 

Funeral Director / Embalmer, Martin & Castille Funeral Home, Lafayette, LA                         1998 C 2000

  Provided exceptional service while assisting families with all of their funeral arrangements and helped with pre-planning and arranging payments for funeral expenses through insurance policies

  Coordinated with clergy, florist, cemeteries, and all other local agencies involved with the burial or cremation

  Ensured a safe work environment by establishing and maintaining the OSHA program for the company; oversaw annual training and updating of the program

  Updated management on earnings by generating monthly casket and cremation sales reports

 

Owner / Operator Outside Sales Consultant, F.S. Prep Co, Lafayette, LA                            1997 C 2001

  Drove revenue gains while selling safety supplies to funeral homes and oilfield companies in Louisiana; ensured timely delivery of product to customers

  Controlled overhead costs while sourcing, selecting, ordering and maintaining product inventory

 

Funeral Director / Embalmer, Vincent Funeral Home, Abbeville, LA                                      1996 C 1998

 

Outside Sales Consultant, The Champion Company, Springfield, OH                                              1996

  Increased sales and revenue while representing the company in a four state region; promoted embalming chemicals and embalming room supplies

  Developed strong business relationships with companies and clients while attending state conventions

 

Outside Sales Consultant, Mobile Comm., Lafayette, LA                                                     1995 C 1996

  Broadened customer base and secured contracts for large accounts through effective cold-call sales

  Ensured customer loyalty while maintaining pager contracts for clients

  Tracked sales success by generating weekly sales and cold call reports

 

Funeral Director / Embalmer, Martin & Castille Funeral Home, Lafayette, LA                         1992 C 1995

           

 

Funeral Service Education Certificate, Delgado Community College                                               1993

 

Funeral Director / Embalmer License and Insurance License, current

 

 

Ø  SWLFDA and LFDA (funeral member association), past President and current member C 17 years

Ø  St. Genevieve Catholic School Advisory Council, President C member for 6 years

Ø  Limousines Ltd., past President and current board member C 5 years

Ø  2009 Supporter of the Year C St. Genevieve Catholic School

Ø  Youth activities coach for son s select travel baseball team

Ø  5 years coaching community and school youth athletics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dear__________________:

 

I am currently seeking a challenging career opportunity in a (INSERT TITLE OF ACTUAL TARGET POSITION) capacity and am submitting my resume for your review.  In advance, thank you for your time and consideration.

 

As demonstrated in the accompanying resume, my professional qualifications include over 18 years of sales success in the funeral industry. In my current position as Manager and Funeral Director at Delhomme Funeral Home, I am responsible for sourcing and merchandizing all the caskets and burial products in the casket and cremation selection room. I am very familiar with all the current burial product options. I am an innovative thinker and have created value added services that drive sales such as the Meaningful Memories Planner and Lasting Memories Photo Slideshow . I offer exceptional communication and interpersonal relationship skills and am highly effective in planning and coordinating workflow while managing my time to maximize productivity and efficiency.

 

As an employee, you will find me to be a driven team player committed to supporting you in achieving your objectives through superior performance.  I am confident that I could be a valuable asset to your firm, and look forward to interviewing with you in the near future.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

 

Stephen Boudreau