Sara Benjamin Email & Phone Number

Elgin, Il, Us

Austin, Texas, Us

Irvine, Ca, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Successfully collaborate with large CPG enterprise clients, providing data and analytics through SaaS tool, enabling them to gain insights into media mixed modeling and media performance. Drive revenue growth by booking, building, and closing significant enterprise deals, delivering valuable solutions to clients. Orchestrate the training and onboarding of a highly capable sales development representative, equipping them with the necessary skills and knowledge to excel in their role. Collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional global teams, leveraging diverse perspectives and fostering effective communication to drive collective success.

Luxembourg, Lu

Pooled resources with enterprise clients, delivering social listening tool that provided comprehensive insights to their marketing and public relations teams. Simultaneously, initiated the development of diverse solution offerings to support the growth of commercial team. • Led training sessions for the team, equipping them with in-depth knowledge of platform and effective techniques to drive client engagement during introductory calls, facilitating progress to the next stages of the sales process. • Strategically focused on upgrading and cross-selling different solutions to existing client base, leveraging strong relationship-building capabilities to maximize account potential and deliver comprehensive value. • Achieved significant milestones, including the successful negotiation of a contract worth over half a million dollars, underscoring the ability to cultivate lucrative partnerships and drive substantial business growth.

Chicago, Il, Us

Orchestrated business development efforts for enterprise-level food manufacturers, overseeing the organization and execution of product demonstrations and training sessions in various account meetings. Catered to a diverse client portfolio, encompassing companies with annual revenues ranging from $50M to over $1 billion, across Natural, Regional, and Multi-outlet industries.• Demonstrated consistent success in achieving quarterly revenue targets, consistently generating $325,000 in new business and incremental subscription sign-ups. • Secured victory in two highly competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) processes, prevailing over two key industry competitors. These successful wins brought in over half a million dollars in new revenue for the company. • Displayed leadership skills by training and mentoring new team members, contributing to their professional growth and fostering a high-performing sales team. • Demonstrated exceptional performance as the "2020 Enterprise Rep of the Year," exceeding quota by over 120% and consistently achieving quotas and targets throughout the year.

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Provided strategic direction for client development, sales strategies, and branding initiatives, collaborating closely with cross-functional departments. Played a pivotal role in acquiring new retailers, expanding the client portfolio and contributing to overall business growth. • Met 98% of yearly targets within the sales pipeline, diligently forecasting and tracking potential and planned revenue events.• Demonstrated exceptional performance by managing and nurturing a $3.2M book of business, achieving a remarkable 26% business footprint growth from October 2016 to December 2017. • Surpassed expectations by exceeding the second-half 2017 Annual Contract Value (ACV) goal by an impressive 42%; recognized as one of only two sales executives who met the targets during this period.• Consistently achieved quotas and yearly numbers, consistently meeting or surpassing set targets, reflecting a strong commitment to performance and results.

Chicago, Il, Us

In charge of directing all aspects of business development, sales strategies, client interaction and branding functions in close collaboration with different departments. Organize and conduct product demos and training for multiple account meetings. Client companies range between less than $1 million to over $50 million in yearly revenue. Build and maintain large pipelines; forecast and track potential and planned revenue events. Diverse knowledge of Natural, Specialty Gourmet and Multi-outlet industries.● Currently managing and maintaining a $2 million book of business and grew business footprint from $1 million to $2 million in most recent year.● Consistently attained quarterly revenue goal of $150,000 in incremental subscription sign-ups.● Grew a major accounts from one-time purchases of about $5,000 in yearly activity to over $80,000 in annual subscriptions. ● Confidently converted and retained a key client from a competitor to achieve data provider status.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Responsible managing over 70 employees, ages 16-65, in providing optimal store experiences and handling customer complaints at the $65 million store in Warrenville, IL. Tasked with overseeing all store operations for 2-3 days each week; met daily and weekly performance metrics.• Serve as a leader by strategically thinking about how to develop and accomplish goals, and properly delegate to team members the tasks necessary to implement those goals• Develop action plans on overall service for the store and Redcard conversion percentages; utilize guest survey data as a measure of success• Ensure each guest experiences a fast, friendly checkout; ensuring 1+1 service is delivered at the checklanes and all service areas• Evaluate performance results, and develop and implement action plans to achieve performance goals; hold team leaders accountable to do the same

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Used my pervious Target experience to gain more knowledge about the company while working in the Human Resources department• Hire new Target Team Members by going through the interview process and contacting them via Target’s employee database• Oversaw 300 Target Team Members with any concerns or questions they may have had, along with creating their upcoming working schedules• Created and implemented a new way for Team Leads to complete their by-weekly business walks

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Target Great Team Hero for the month of July, 2011• Managed a night team for the soft lines department to ensure departmental merchandising goals are met• Set Soft lines adjacencies• Work with the Planogram team to reset different areas throughout the store• Complete sales transactions and provide Guest service• Represent Target as a volunteer for urban schools and food pantries for United Way

Us

• Utilize my leadership skills and knowledge of sorority recruitment to write blogs and answer any questions that other students from different Universities may have about Greek unity and simplifying recruitment