Target driven, commercially orientated sales professional with a degree in Economics. Over 20 years of sales and customer service experience in both business-to-business and business-to-consumer environments. A natural team player from an entrepreneurial background with a highly developed sense of personal responsibility and excellent organisational and communication skills. Currently looking for a challenging office based Account Manager or Telesales position.ACHIEVEMENTS• First year at Office Test (11 months) set an overall target of £210,000. Actually generated £234,000 in revenue.• At Euler Hermes managed to identify lucrative business opportunities that ultimately resulted in net premium revenues for the company of between £9,000 to £46,000 per Trade Credit policy sold.• Consistently amongst the top performing sales persons at YourFleet (vehicle finance brokerage), bringing in between £6,000 to £8,000 gross finance commission (credit approved) per month.• The top salesperson in the team for over a year at Yell Group. On several occasions topped the overall revenue target for the quarter. Also received recognition for having the lowest advertisement amendment rate on the sales floor, a clear indication of both a professional and conscientious approach to the role.KEY SALES SKILLS• Focused, articulate and above all persistent• Effective communicator – very much a people person who possess excellent listening skills and the ability to quickly build a rapport with many different types of people, from the general public and one person businesses to the directors of large companies• Clear well-spoken telephone manner• Negotiation – able to create win-win deals via a consultative sales process