Sr. Account Manager
•Responsible for the entire “Life Cycle” of the sales process, from sourcing, cold calling, following up on leads, building new relationships, presentations and proposal development to assisting with pre-implementation process •Additionally responsible for account management, renewals and expansion of existing relationships for clients ranging from small to Fortune 500 companies•Constantly maintaining an up to date understanding of Industry related advancements, new regulations, and current events that aid in building new relationships and maintaining current ones via subject matter expertise •Utilized a highly consultative sales method with a strong emphasis on truly understating the customers need in order to execute the most appropriate sales strategy, subsequently increasing the win rate•Religiously perform in-depth due diligence on each client prior to meetings and always ask the tough questions necessary to qualify out non-buyers and maintain a short sales cycle with strong prospects•Constantly maintaining a high level of activity via cold/warm calls, following up on daily leads, presentations, developing proposals, and negotiating strategic offers and contract terms to consistently close new and maintain/expand existing business •Continuously trained new staff/team members on client presentation skills and sales strategy’s•Worked closely with management and marketing on strategic messaging and positioning for new product/service releases•Secured a number of large clients to include: Travelers Insurance, Primerica, Commerce Bank, etc. •Overall maintained a 94% renewal rate with existing customers and consistently ranked amongst the top two producers in my respective division during my tenor