Rene Spatz Email & Phone Number

Shoreline, Washington, United States

Seattle, Washington, United States

Contract Manager in the EPromoter Division

Seattle, Washington

• Serve as North America Inside Sales Lead for leading premium expedition cruise line, Hurtigruten. Drive new sales and managed existing customer accounts. Support sales plans and strategies for accounts in following.
• Consistently top (top producer 9 out 12 months) or second-top revenue producer for each month in 2019 and 2020, averaging at least $500K in sales per month.
• Exceeded weekly and yearly sales calls goals for calling on territory accounts by 75%.
• Led entire (macro and micro levels) multi-day, multi-level North America (includes International component) inaugural event for new ship with overall budget of $200K.
• Led all sales events during time at Hurtigruten.
• Generated targeted marketing campaigns and newsletters for territory accounts on a weekly basis resulting in top of mind placement with over 4K travel agencies.

Greater Seattle Area

• Served as general manager for local Thriftway Grocery store. Owner of all store revenue targets and end-to-end operations for the entire store.
• Increased overall revenue on a weekly and yearly basis via means of store events and promotions, community involvement and outreach, and product development.
• Owner of all store product decisions - including new product selection and managing existing product performance.
• Reported directly to the store president and managed a team of 15 individuals.
• increased profits by double digits year over year by creating and developing department targets for both labor and gross.
• Implemented numbers accountability system set up per department to ensure profitability and success. Held each department head accountable to achieve set targets and goals. Guided department heads in achieving their.

Greater Seattle Area

• Owner of all sales and marketing activity for a fast-paced, start-up medical sales company. Determined all sales and marketing processes and team decisions in a dynamic and ambiguous environment.
• Director of 4 departments: Sales, Marketing, Onboarding, and Patient Choice.
• Re-created all marketing materials for 2 medical billing companies and developed websites.
• Handled company press releases and testimonials for website and social media.

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Served in various sales and account management roles increasing in responsibility during a ten-year tenure across the multi-million-dollar Holland America Line Cruise Line (HAL). Roles ranged in scope and included.
• Managed Sales Coordinator to meet team sales objectives and provide opportunities for training and career development.
• Planned and implemented all Sales team events including international Sales meetings occurring three-times per year.
• Planned annual Travel Agent Sales achievement event, including owning event budget.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Provided training to Travel Agents to promote HAL sales through agent presentations at corporate events, representing HAL Trade Shows, and making agency calls with BDM’sSelected to present at international corporate conferences in the form of both training and presentations.Directed marketing funds for assigned accounts to effectively promote HAL.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Analyzed performance by territory for domestic business development managers (BDM’s) and provided targeted marketing plans to improve performance, with efforts yielding up 20% increase in revenue per territory.Reviewed marketing pieces regularly to ensure Field Sales Team had current marketing pieces available to promote and drive new sales.Provided.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Managed Group Sales for the company and provided continual feedback to the Field Sales regarding their group sales performance.Selected to manage HAL’s Group Soft Sail Program and worked cross-department with Marketing to identify soft sail dates and Sales to determine incentives to promote group business on these sailings