Saleslink
Jeff Peifer is the Chief Operating Officer at Saleslink since December 2022, previously holding the position of Executive Vice President at Rumage & Brown/Saleslink from January 2011 to December 2022, where responsibilities included serving as a manufacturer sales representative in the Midwest. Prior to this, Jeff Peifer worked at Ace Hardware from March 2002 to January 2011 as an Outdoor Living Merchant, overseeing the Outdoor Living category, and as a Buying Program Manager supporting L&G and Import merchandising teams. Jeff Peifer earned a Master’s degree in Business Administration with a focus on Finance from Illinois State University and a Bachelor’s degree in Management and Economics from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
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Saleslink
Our history begins with the incorporation of Rumage & Brown in 1948 by Ben Rumage & Jim Brown. Rumage & Brown has a proven record of success, always surpassing manufacturer’s goals and customers’ expectations. The company began as a Chicago based manufacturer’s representative organization and has continued to evolve with the industry and expand its’ footprint Nationally. It established a reputation of employing only top-level industry professionals. These professionals hail from key management roles at well-known companies such as: Ace Hardware, True Value Hardware, Orgill, Quill, Masco and Quickie Manufacturing. In 2005, recognizing the ever-evolving needs of the hardware industry, Saleslink was created. The Saleslink infrastructure was developed to provide regional key account management and field sales support leveraging the manufacturer and customer corporate initiatives. Saleslink has grown rapidly to an organization of over 50 people, representing some of the finest brands in retail. In 2013 we incorporated both Rumage & Brown and Saleslink under the Saleslink brand. Leveraging the best of both companies to create an all-encompassing sales and service solution.