Group Vice President Business Development
Led a sales team of five leasing agents and managed Business Development department within 15 California shopping centers. Responsible for hiring, coaching and evaluating sales performance of Business Development sales team and meeting personal and team goals through team-building, developing selling strategies and creatively packaging deals. Key Achievements:* Generated $138 million from 2003 – 2007 through personal and team sales, representing 27% growth of the Specialty Leasing Program from 2003. * Personally negotiated and produced $13 million over the last 3 years including one regional deal consisting of $3.5 million and including all 60 properties in the General Growth western region.* Surpassed annual Specialty Leasing program goals every year including producing $1.8 million over the 2006 goal for my region.* Successfully trained and managed over 11 Group Business Development Representatives (GBDR’s). Two GBDR’s promoted to Group Vice Presidents.* Managed Business Development program for 16 centers including assisting and managing center management teams in their leasing efforts.* Completed due diligence on three different properties prior to considering and acquiring the assets.* Assisted in the renovation (planning, coordination and implementation of plans) for two shopping centers outside my region, in addition to developing a new program for a ground up development.* Developed training manuals for Group Business Development and Group Vice President Positions. * Developed an inventory and license agreement tracking system still in use today.* Assisted in development and implementation of new layer of sales/management position (Group Vice President Business Development)* Personally developed multiple center deal making and extended terms as a standard process utilized today within the General Growth West Region.* Personally developed rate cards for company and developed market rates for California region