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Location:
Pittsburgh, PA, 15228
Posted:
October 15, 2010

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Jennifer Beveridge

*** ***** ***** ***** *******, PA 15228

abjgha@r.postjobfree.com

724-***-****

Skills and Area of Expertise:

• Experience in B2B sales within the following industries: financial/investment, manufacturing, education, and IT

• Business Development; Highly skilled closer with strong emphasis on consultative techniques and solutions

based, service-oriented business

• Knowledge of sales techniques including SWOT analysis of competitive environment, cold-calling, networking,

lead generation, and ability to execute with results

• Proven ability to apply a systematic and disciplined approach to account management and market penetration

• Experience selling to C- level decision makers

• Excellent time management, organizational and presentation skills

• Self driven, goal oriented sales professional dedicated to business results and client solutions

• Highly competitive, with strong work ethic and ability to work autonomously or in a team environment; thrives in

a reward-based environment

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal

Professional Experience:

12/2009 – 09/2010

ColdCypress LLC Bridgeville, PA

Senior Account Manager – Technology Staffing and Solutions

• Develop business through a multitude of methods including research, lead generation, prospecting,

networking and cold calling

• Maintain active participation and membership in networking organizations

• Partner with recruiting manager to ensure delivery to customer requisitions

• Develop existing customer relationships to identify opportunities for business growth within the account

• Work closely with client hiring managers to develop talent acquisition plans and forecast for team growth

• Document required sales activity and results, maintaining consistency and integrity of data

10/2004 – 05/2009

TEKsystems Pittsburgh, PA

05/2007 - 05/2009

Account Manager

• Manage assigned sales territory in addition to assigned accounts including Fortune 500 Bank of New York

Mellon and PPG Industries.

• Develop productive business relationships with key decision makers, utilizing a consultative sales approach

and managing the full sales process, to generate new and grow existing business

• Prospecting for new business including active and continual networking, client research, cold calling, and lead

generation

• Identify opportunities for project based staff augmentation as well as potential for additional services including

training, applications development, workforce planning and managed services

• Continuously involved in the networking process to gain new account knowledge, maximize opportunities to

drive sales and strategically grow market share within the account

• Identify and implement an action plan to drive growth within sales territory

• Negotiate bill rates with client managers for technical consultants across a wide range of skills sets and

experience levels

• Manage client inquiries regarding existing contracts, SLA’s and invoicing

• Prepare RFI and RFP for existing and prospective clients as needed

• Actively participate in the management of consultant team within client site to ensure client and consultant

satisfaction; work closely with consultants throughout the project life cycle to identify additional business

opportunities

• Account planning and forecasting on a quarterly as well as annual basis

• Meet minimum requirements for weekly, monthly, and quarterly appointment activity and revenue growth

• Complete all required sales reports and documentation by weekly deadlines utilizing the CRM software Siebel;

build and maintain accurate prospect list in Siebel

• Track performance and growth within client accounts on a weekly, quarterly, and annual basis to evaluate

progress and redirect strategy when needed

• Meet with Director of Branch Operations and Technical Recruiters twice daily to communicate client

requirements and sales opportunities

• Manage, train and actively participate in the professional development of technical recruiters within the

following areas: sales and negotiation skills, sourcing strategies and screening ability, networking and

relationship building, managing a consultant base

• Hold team of technical recruiters accountable for delivery on client needs and requirements, adhering strictly to

the sourcing and screening process, and closely managing their consultant base

05/ 2006 - 05/2007

National Accounts Administrator

• Manage the national account, Deloitte Consulting, for TEKsystems

• Work closely with the Director of National Accounts to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and

threats within the account on a national level

• Work closely with TEKsystems' National Recruiting Center, managing a team of 3 technical recruiters, to

identify prospective consultants with skill sets specific to the needs of Deloitte Consulting and to build and

maintain a pipeline of technical resources

• Work closely with recruiters and account managers across 90+ TEKsystems offices to ensure SLA's are met

within the field offices

• Generate leads through research, cold calling and networking to pass along to field offices

• Track weekly, monthly and quarterly performance statistics including the following ratios: submittal to interview;

interview to start; start to project completion

• Work closely with and manage relationship of Deloitte's internal vendor management team to ensure SLA's are

consistently met and all areas of growth are identified

10/2004 – 05/2006

Technical Recruiter

• Work with Account Manager to develop and execute sourcing strategies to identify qualified candidates

through various recruiting tools including networking

• Evaluate candidates’ strengths compared with clients’ requirements by evaluating, screening, and interviewing

the candidate

• Negotiate wage rates and other terms of employment with candidates, and gain commitment for current and

future projects

• Complete necessary pre-employment processes including reference checks, background/drug tests, and

technical assessments.

• Manage consultants while on assignment, assessing and resolving any issues that arise

• Work with Account Managers to identify top accounts, target skill sets, key market segments to drive new

business and grow market share

• Continuous involvement in the networking process to build a pipeline of top notch candidates aligned with

client needs and target skill sets

• Meet or exceed weekly, quarterly and annual activity and business results goals

• Generate leads through continuous networking with current and prospective consultant base

• Maintain relationships with industry contacts to gain industry knowledge, and obtain referrals and sales leads

• Active and ongoing participation in the training and professional development of new recruiters

2/2004 – 10/2004

Career Training Academy Pittsburgh, PA

Admissions Representative

• Managed full student recruitment process: lead generation and tracking to presentation and closing to

enrollment and start

• Doubled campus population with 100+ enrollments in 6 months and started school’s largest class in its history

• Exceeded all sales goals consistently based on ratio of lead to enrollment to start, maintaining an 87% close

rate

• Supervised efforts to retain and graduate students as chairperson of retention committee

• Prepared students for post graduation interview process and assisted in job search

4/2002 – 10/2002

Pennsylvania Culinary Institute Pittsburgh, PA

Admissions Representative/Educational Recruiter

• Prepared and delivered presentations regarding the school’s programs to prospective students and their

families

• Generated and followed up on leads to schedule appointments, conduct interviews and present to prospective

students

• Consistently met or exceeded monthly sales goals with a closing rate between 10 and 30% above school goal

• Trained newer reps on sales/closing techniques and developing personal presentation skills as well as lead

generation and conversion to close

7/2000 – 4/2002

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Pittsburgh, PA

Client Services Representative

• Sold benefits of fleet management, educating clients on fleet services to increase existing business

• Managed process from acquisition to disposal for 20 fleet accounts, supervised all administrative details

• Worked closely with Account Managers to service clients, grow existing business and generate new business

• Trained new employees on department procedures, best practices in fleet management

Operations Administrator

• Managed daily operations for 22 branch region, negotiated vendor contracts, responsible for all branch

procurement and start to finish process for opening all new branches

• Implemented branch marketing initiatives, building relationships with local dealers and body shops

• Trained new employees on branch procedures, loss recovery, marketing strategies, lead generation

Management Trainee

• Assisted in the management of daily branch operations including fleet management, customer service, sales

and corporate accounts

• Consistently met or exceeded goals for selling collision damage waiver at the 40% level

• Provided customer service and problem resolution while learning fleet management/marketing, branch

profit/loss, accounts receivables, and meeting fleet growth quotas

• Responsible for managing relationship within all national accounts for the branch's territory

7/1995 – 7/2000

PNC Bank Pittsburgh, PA

Personal Banking Representative

• Sold benefits and features of financial products while providing top notch customer service and problem

resolution

• Consistently met or exceeded monthly sales goals for new accounts, loans, and investment referrals

• Trained new employees on vault management, lead generation, operational efficiency, product knowledge,

referral building

Technical Experience:

• MS Office Suite including Outlook, Access, Word, Excel, Power point

• CRM Software: Siebel, Bullhorn, Connectwise

Education:

MBA, Business Management, Magna Cum Laude Point Park University, Pittsburgh, PA

B.A. Environmental Studies, Cum Laude University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA



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