Erin Renee Willard
*******@*****.***
Current Address: **** ********* **, ******, **** 44514 Mobile:
EDUCATION: Pennsylvania State University State College, PA
-Relevant Coursework included Music Education and General
Education
ACTIVITES/ LEADERSHIP:
Penn State University Marching Blue Band, Section Leader 2007-2008
Penn State University Pride of the Lions Basketball Pep Band, Section
Leader 2005-2008
EXPERIENCE:
Vector Marketing Corporation/CUTCO Cutlery (250M annual sales) Boardman,
OH District Manager 4/1/10 - Present
. Negotiated an office lease after viewing 8 possible locations
. Developed and implemented a yearly business plan, focused on growth
from the year before
. Responsible for advertising, managing revenues, expenses, and
contracts
. Recruited, interviewed, hired, trained and developed 467 employees
. Planned and ran 120+ sales and team meetings
. Grew sales 112% over previous year
. Currently up 7.9% over best year ever (2010) with 13 weeks left to go
. Finished #20 in the Mid West Region out of 100+ offices for summer
campaign
. Responsible for $1.07M in cutlery sales
. Developed skills in how to motivate, inspire, and direct a sales team
toward a shared vision
. Selected by management to deliver talks state and region wide in front
of groups of 50-600 people
Vector Marketing Corporation/CUTCO Cutlery Lewisburg,
PA Branch Manager 4/1/09 - 9/1/09
. Learned to develop an entrepreneurial mindset for starting a business
from the ground up
. Improved marketing, management, and sales skills through continuous on
the job training
. Improved during the process and adapted business plan to finish 6th
out of 42 office in Midwest Region
. Utilized the experience of being a branch manager to grow both
personally and professionally
. Realized the value of hard work
Vector Marketing Corporation/CUTCO Cutlery State
College, PA Sales Representative 5/11/08 -
Present
. Within first
three months
earned four
promotions
. Achieved senior
field sales
manager status
. Finished as the
#25 new sales
representative
in Pennsylvania
out of 500+
representatives
in overall
cutlery sales
. Demonstrated sales proficiency by maintaining a 80% closing ration
compared to the company average of 60%, accumulating more than $50,000
in personal cutlery sales
. Developed sales, interpersonal, and self-motivation skills by
scheduling and completing more than 200 in-home sales presentations,
establishing a client base of 150+
. Attended management trainings once a week throughout school year as
well as four 2 day business conferences for further knowledge and
growth
INTERESTS:
. College
Football,
Playing the
French Horn,
Hiking,
Kayaking,
Spending time
with family