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Elected by members of the squad. Used excellent negotiation skills to secure a £300 sponsorship deal with major student venue 'The Lager Lounge'.Introduced awards for 'player of the month' to give members an incentive to improve their performance, demonstrating my ability to motivate a team.Planned training sessions, arranged fixtures and liaised with other universities. I also ordered the team kit, booked venues and transport and ensured all players knew the arrangements. Worked with the coach on team selection.

Set up and negotiated four client appointments through cold calling. Successfully persuaded a client who did not want to book a meeting to immediately place an order over the telephone. The Sales Director praised my ‘natural ability to sell products’. Promoted Remtech’s presence at an annual trade fair. Identified potential clients and successfully invited five buyers through cold calling. One of the businesses went on to place orders.Assisted sales reps in two meetings with key clients, providing data and answering questions about the trade fair. Developed excellent knowledge of advanced sales techniques and the principles of good account management. Researched and investigated five ‘pre-sale’ competitor products. Produced a 10-page report and wrote and delivered a presentation of my findings to the Sales Director and Marketing Team, taking questions from the group.

Led 20 tours of up to 30 visitors around the campus promoting university courses and facilities. Promoted to Group Leader on two occasions, briefing new tour guides on the routes and ensuring the tours ran efficiently.

Promoted to Team Leader after working for the company for ten months. Managed a team of five. Motivated them to meet individual sales targets by devising a graph which plotted the amount of bonuses they could earn through securing additional sales. Successfully trained two new members of staff to be able to perform well in all areas of the business.