Results-focused Executive Sales Leader eager to offer 22+ years of experience in driving recreational business growth, developing key marketing plans, managing international territories, providing world-

class client relations, and cultivating a strong brand image toward maximizing an employer s bottom-line.

 

 

         Integral leader who excels at analyzing recreational industry markets, identifying lucrative sales opportunities, defining strategies for capturing new business and developing existing clientele, and attaining leveraging in competitive territories.

         Top performer who conceptualizes, creates, and delivers highly effective sales plans and product / services presentations.

         Excellent communicator who builds solid relationships with senior-level staff, sales teams, and business professionals.

         Out-of-the-box thinker who offers up-to-date knowledge of scuba products, industry trends, and client requirements.

 

 

 

Utilize broad scope of industry knowledge and business acumen toward managing a top-performing outside and inside sales team covering North America, Central / South America, Caribbean, and Pacific region territories, including handling all strategy development, revenue goals, forecasting, budgeting, and competitive acquisition.

 

• Exceeded sales goals by $800,000 annually.
• Consistently grew a distribution network each year for 10 consecutive years.
• Developed business education programs and best practices to support distribution network growth.
• Proactively co-created and co-developed innovative new products, including working with marketing teams to develop and execute campaigns to increase sales and distribution networks.
• Initiated Business Development Specialist positions to provide prescriptive resources to networks.

 

 

Played a vital role in building and sustaining profitable operations by overseeing all facets of dive charter and professional scuba operations, including developing and executing targeted companywide sales and marketing strategies, as well as effectively training, coordinating, and managing a staff of 25 team members.

 

• Increased revenue by a minimum of 10% each year.

 

 

Drove bottom-line results by developing and managing comprehensive dive training programs within a competitive market.

 

• Increased training revenues by 20% for each year throughout tenure.

 

 

Met and / or exceeded goals by coordinating, developing, and directing multifaceted dive training programs, along with recruiting, training, managing, and mentoring a credentialed team of 8 scuba instructors.

 

• Increased training revenues by 10% each consecutive year of operations.

 

 

Bachelor of Science in Business Management                                                                University of Phoenix

Extensive Industrial Engineering Coursework                                                               University of Michigan

 

Certified Course Director (Since 1992)                                     Professional Association of Diving Instructors

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dear__________________:

 

I am currently seeking a challenging [ Insert Job Title ] role, and am submitting my resume for your review.

 

I am excited to build a rewarding career with your company, and am confident that my broad range of professional skills can help to achieve your objectives.  I can offer 22+ years of solid experience in High-Volume Sales, Territory Development, New Business Growth, Trends Tracking / Analysis, and Client Relations, and am well-versed in all facets of Team Building / Training, Sales Forecasting, Budget / Expense Control, and Regulatory Compliance.

 

To complement my background, please note that I hold a B.S. in Business Management from the University of Phoenix.  I have also been a Professional Association of Diving Instructors-certified Course Director since 1992.

 

Currently, as a Director of Sales & Business Development for PADI Americas, Inc., I apply my dynamic leadership talents toward managing a top-performing outside and inside sales team covering North America, Central / South America, Caribbean, and Pacific region territories, including handling strategy development, revenue goals, forecasting, budgeting, and competitive acquisition.  Within this role, I successfully exceeded sales goals by $800,000 annually.  I also spearheaded the substantial growth of a distribution network each year for 10 consecutive years.  As this is just a sampling of my job history, please kindly refer to my enclosed resume for additional experience and career highlights.

 

You will find me to be a results-focused professional who can contribute a track record of organizing complex business initiatives, defining key priorities, and meeting targeted goals.  In addition, I can plan, coordinate, and manage individual- and group-based sales-driven tasks within fast-paced, high-pressure environments while streamlining business processes to increase profitability, staff productivity, operations efficiency, and quality of services provided.  For the sum of these aforementioned reasons, I believe I will prove to be an incredible asset to your team.

 

I look forward to hearing from you, and thank you in advance for your consideration.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

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