Darragh Dunne Email & Phone Number

County Cork, Ireland

• Provide excellent customer service and sales support to existing client base.
• Accountable for identifying new business opportunities in both the Irish and UK markets by conducting daily phone and internet research.
• Maintain an extensive database of both existing and prospective new customers.
• Personally charged with a large project to develop a market and geographic territory for a new product line.
• Increase company revenues by bringing new customers to the business in addition to up-selling current clients with product line extensions.
• Analyze important industry intelligence by staying in regular contact with key clients in relation to market trends.

Chicago, IL.

• As a Brand Ambassador for Beam Suntory's Irish Whiskey portfolio in Chicago, America I was heavily involved in the organizing and the launch of a new product to the market.
• I was one of 28 out of 1300 applicants selected for this position through Irish Business Employer Confederation (IBEC) Export Orientation Graduate Program (EOP). This is Ireland's longest-running and most successful.
• Brand Education – mentoring and educating Southern Wine & Spirits sales teams and industry opinion leaders on ensuring comprehensive understanding of Kilbeggan Distilleries' craft, history and production. Conduct.
• Brand Development – constantly seeking new opportunities for brand development through building relationships with bartenders and target outlets and recruiting and converting target consumers to the brand. Examples.
• Relationship Building/Networking – maintain and optimize key relationships with influential people in the trade such as bartenders and key consumer groups.
• Support Local Team – my territory spans the full state of Illinois but my key focus is the city of Chicago. However, I support the implementation, tracking and evaluation of planned promotional activity state-wide.

County Dublin, Ireland

MSC International Business: Second Class Honours (2:1)Key Modules: International Business Management, Researching International Business, Economics of Entrepreneurship, Global Competitive Strategies, International Financial Management.

Cork

Bachelor of Commerce Degree: First Class Honours (1.1)Major: Management Minor: Food BusinessKey Modules: Operations & Project Management, Contemporary Issues In HRM, Management/Marketing Research Project, Entrepreneurship & Business Start Ups, Food Choice Analysis, Food Management & Marketing, Business Systems Analysis & Design.

London, United Kingdom

• I completed a 6 month work placement as a Management Trainee in Enterprise Rent a Car's flagship European Branch in London Heathrow Airport (aka: The Crawford Centre).
• As the company places a massive emphasis on 'excellent' customer service I quickly refined my people skills in dealing with numerous rental agreements, queries and complaints daily.
• I established myself as one of the branches top sellers and was in the top 5 for for four months of the placement period.
• Considering the nature of the industry and the high frequency of rentals in an Airport location my problem solving and time management abilities were greatly improved as competing priorities were a regular occurrence.
• My commitment and continuous improvement was showcased in me earning 96% in my skills test.

Msc International Business, International Business, 2:1

Bachelor Of Commerce (Bcom), Management / Food Business, 1:1

Leaving Certificate, General Studies, Received Academic Scholarship, 490 Points.