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Lincolnshire, Illinois, United States

Managing large sales contracts and agreements with buying groups, cooperatives and associations including the negotiation, activation, SLA delivery, and marketing of each contract

Lincolnshire, Illinois, United States

Transitioned to build a new membership team from ground-up, including shaping and execution of sales strategy, commission, KPIs, training material, and coaching a team of 5 inside sales account managers.Highlight: Earned Top Manager Award for the highest Quota attainment at 113% for FY19

Lincolnshire, Illinois, United States

Effectively identified and drove strategies to increase sales and improve profitability for a public sector book of business at $50M+ in annual net sales while coaching & developing a team of 10 inside sales account managers. Highlight: Earned Top Manager Award for the highest Quota attainment at 101% for FY18

Oak Brook, Il

Developing and leading top-performing sales teams by establishing strong and nurturing relationships with direct reports and various internal/external customers. Known as a leader who continuously creates top revenue and unit generating teams, averaging 1.4M in annual sales, balanced with sales effectiveness in multiple KPIs. Recognized for innovative and high-quality coaching strategies based on the Pro Coach techniques and earned the Outstanding Pro Coach Achievement Award in 2015.Collaborated with a leadership team on piloting, developing and implementing the Leadership Development Program for the site, providing a high-quality leadership pipeline for the department.Collaborated with a New Hire group responsible for new talent acquisition and on-boardingCollaborated with sales management to develop, evaluate and implement selling strategies and enhanced customer service experiences. Served as a subject matter expert implementing various sales training initiatives for 200+ agents.

Hillside, Il

Combined business and technology acumen to create innovative, interactive and relevant business education curriculum for grades 9 through 12. Collaborated with the Business Department group and helped spearhead a new work study program for high school seniors by engaging in extensive local business networking to ensure partnership and commitment to hire our high school juniors/seniors via the work program or permanently.DECA membership and involvement.

Greater Chicago Area

Combined sales and business acumen to establish a successful furniture retail business. Increased annual revenue from $100K to $700K and expanded from one to three locations during a five-year span. Engaged in extensive networking to create and maintain relationships with industry vendors, local small business community and marketing partners. Maintained a comprehensive product and industry knowledge to successfully negotiate contracts for various product channels and to provide a comprehensive training for the sales associate. Hired, trained and managed a team of 5 associates.