About Earl Ward Consulting
Mission
To effectively use my experiences, skills and talents to accentuate the value of my clients businessses by working one-on-one with the owners, managers and team members in a constructive, beneficial and discreet atmosphere focused on achieving all corporate visions.
Experience
- 37 years experience in the Consutruction Industry
- Primary focus on Distribution of roofing, siding and exterior product distribution
- Past Managing Partner of Roof Depot--a successful roofing and siding distributor located in Minneapolis
- Led successful sale and transition to a division of Beacon Roofing Supply (2007)
- Past President and CEO of Nemeon, Inc--the largest roofing and siding coopereative in the United States
- Expanded the business three-fold during the most depressed construction market ever experienced (2007-2013)
- Past VP of SRS Distribution (national roofing distributor) and Continental Materials (national supplier of asphalt, insulation, underlayment and fastener products).
Skills and Talents
- Thorough understanding of all aspects of successful exteror building products distribution
- Sales and Marketing
- Inventory Management
- Risk Management
- Enterprise System/I.T. Management
- Warehouse operations and delivery Management
- All aspects of purchasing including product selection, incentive negotiating and product procurement
- Merger and Acquisitions
- Successful transactions from both sides of the table (buyer and seller)
- Seller prepardness
- Negotiations and relationship building
- post-acquisition transition
- Driven to Succeed
- Competitive and highly focused on the needs of clients
- High-level understanding of the RSD industry and successful track record delivering results above and beyond expectations