Regional Sales Manager, Tennessee & Alabama
Vernon Hills, Il, Us
Leadership roles consisted of managing teams of up to 35 direct reports with revenue responsibilities up to $160M per year. Focused management responsibilities on sales training andon-boarding account managers, leadership and development oftop producing account managers,career development, territory ownership and vendor engagement with face to face in market sales.Key Accomplishments:• Achieved growth in the Tennessee & Alabama sales district with revenues of $104M in 2006 & $103M in 2005.o Integrated district strategy, onsite & in-district vendor engagements and customer interactions.o Created program to increase profitability and vendor engagement with in-district seminars for co-branded solutions with EMC, Cisco, Microsoft and VMware. • Achieved yr/yr growth with an enterprise sales team of 13 direct reports to revenues of over $134M in 2004 to over $141M in 2005.• Grew the Financial, Insurance and Real Estate (FIRE) vertical pilot team by $28M. o AM Development: Held team building off-sites, individual development and career planning forecast sessions. Results included revenue growth from $74M in 2003 to over $102M in 2004, with profits exceeding $9.8M.o Vendor Development: Worked with technology vendors to implement new FIRE solutions with emerging industry standards (Example Check 21 solutions)• Proven success in building & maintaining relationships with direct reports resulting in excellent levels of retention and loyalty.• Achieved 2004 President’s Achievement award for team results of target goal initiative.• Named Accounts Manager Liaison; participated in building the program to realign resources to top enterprise accounts.• Declining Accounts Manager Liaison; Facilitated in transitioning Millions in declining out of district accounts to maximize resources and align within district with enterprise account managers.