Dynamic, articulate and ambitious Business Development Professional and entrepreneur, eager to contribute exceptional client relationship management, sales and marketing talents toward optimizing the goals of a progressive employer in an Sales Management role.  Experienced in staff selection, training and performance management strategies as well as financial management and P&L accountability. 

 

Core Competencies

 

   Persuasive and Effective Communicator

   Strategic Planning and Execution

   Create Sales Forecasts /Pipelines

   Create and Manage Budgets/P&

   Client Relationship Management

   Understand Competitive Landscape

   Identify Key Decision Makers

   Develop and Facilitate Sales Presentations

 

 

2004 to Present:  Source, Inc, New York, NY - Business Owner

   Lead tactical business development and planning strategies for this distribution company; secured rights to distribute Keebler, Sunshine, Famous Amos and Kellogg s products at supermarkets and retailers in the NYC area.

   Leverage exceptional client relationship, sales and marketing skills to secure new business opportunities; meet with key account decision makers to influence buying decisions, and grow annual sales and revenue results by over 10%.

   Optimize small business sales results by establishing a solid network of clients; maintain consistent presence, communicate new product introductions and consistently achieve sales targets.

   Recruit, hire and train a staff of key personnel including Office Assistants and Delivery Drivers; maintain oversight for performance management to ensure optimized customer service and timely deliveries.

   Maintain oversight for all financial management, AP/AR and bookkeeping; develop annual sales plans and track expenditures to budget.

 

2000 to 2004:  Bloomberg, New York, NY - Technical Support Associate

   Applied exceptional technical expertise and client relationship management to effectively address and resolve client network connection problems in large WAN/LAN environments; configured IP routs, resolved NAT, RIP, access-list, route distribution & translated IP issues.

   Installed and configured Cisco 1600, 1720 and Nortel routers; resolved multi-access and Point to Point T1 and T3 utilization issues.

   Tasked by management to train and mentor new staff members; authored technical manuals to support optimized functionality.

 

1996 to 1999:  Sleepy's,  Bethpage,  NY - Desktop Support Associate

   Began tenure in organization as a Purchasing Agent and achieved promotion to Desktop Support.

   Resolved issues onsite and remotely; provided ongoing end-user training for new team members, and contributed solid technical expertise toward enhancing operability and reducing downtime.

   Managed 600+ user group with sensitive rights information; troubleshot hardware, software, logins and password issues in an NT 4.0 environment.

 

Education:  Queensboro Community College, Rego Park, NY - Communications Studies

 

 

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Dear Mr./Ms. ____:

 

Are you seeking a dynamic, ambitious and broad based Business Development Executive with experience in organizational development, process improvement and client relations management to join your team?  As a progressive and proactive leader, I am well qualified to help you meet your business development, revenue and profitability goals.   

 

I am a well respected and successful professional because I have found a way to balance the needs of the business, while carefully enhancing the culture and positioning of the organization during growth periods.   I have a reputation for fairness and open-mindedness and a track record of supporting corporate accountability.

 

I have significant experience in leading aggressive sales and marketing campaigns resulting in increases in overall profits, revenue and sales margins.  As an entrepreneurial leader, it has always been my goal to develop long-term, sustainable growth by cultivating rich and long-lasting customer relationships.    This, along with my expertise in market development and strategic planning makes me an ideal candidate for the position of <position here>.   

 

The accompanying resume can give you an overview of my potential for making a worthwhile contribution to <firm or company name>.  I believe it would be beneficial to us both to further discuss your organization s goals and how I can help you meet them.  I will look forward to your call.

 

Thank you for your time and consideration.

 

Sincerely,