Sales Customer Service

Samantha A Holschuh

**** ****** ****** ** ******, WI 54601

Phone: 262-***-**** Email: ********.********@*****.***

Sales Professional

Summary

Recent college graduate with Sales and Customer Service Experience. Highly

motivated team player with a customer-centric focus desiring a challenging

and rewarding sales position in a growth-oriented organization which offers

diverse job responsibility. Personable, enthusiastic and proven ability to

build client base.

Education

University of Wisconsin La Crosse

Bachelor in Science December 2008

Major: Marketing Minor: Interpersonal Communication

GPA: 3.50/4.0 *Graduated with Honors

Senior Project: "The Influence and Ethics of Pharmaceutical Sales

Representatives" -conducted research through literature study and

interviews with medical professionals and pharmaceutical sales

representatives.

Experience

Marketing Intern, Goodwill Industries, Waukesha, WI Summers

2006-2007

. Responsible for Goodwill's Amazing Finds campaign with 94.5 WKTI.

Selected and interacted with winning customers and coordinated the

radio program taping.

. Worked with participating Goodwill store management to maintain

motivation for optimal customer contribution in the Amazing Finds

campaign.

. Contacted local colleges and universities to support promotional

activities focused on increasing store sales.

. Solicited local Haunted Houses to participate in Goodwill's Halloween

promotion resulting in 43% greater participation over prior year.

. Networked with area businesses for new store openings, to introduce

Goodwill to the community while soliciting give-a-ways for promotional

activities.

Sales Representative, Vector Marketing, Brookfield, WI May-

August 2006

. Generated leads by cold calling, profiling clients, and effectively

presenting marketing tools to schedule one-on-one customer meetings

for sales presentations and product samplings of Cutco products

producing 6th highest regional sales in the nation.

. Achieved $18,828 in personal sales of Cutco products in eight weeks by

building a personal client base of 84 customers with an average sale

of $224.

. Achieved 5 promotions through the attainment of targeted sales goals.

. Analyzed customer needs and developed sales strategies to meet their

personal needs.

. Negotiated customer pricing and discounts and processed orders to

close.

Other Related Experiences/Community Service

Server: Ciattis, Onalaska, WI; Champps Americana, Greenfield, WI June

2007- July 2010

. Won Valentine's Day 2010 Sales contest by generating over $600 in

sales of featured items.

. Provide high quality customer service to all restaurant patrons.

. Responsible for training new hire servers.

. Successfully promoted featured items to customers.

Consultant: Fusion Marketing& Promotions, La Crosse, WI April 2008

. Contacted 4 local Fitness Centers in order to set up posters promoting

MGD 64 within 48 hours.

Volunteer: Boys and Girls Club, La Crosse, WI Spring 2006

. Organized an Easter egg decorating activity and participated in other

activities with the kids.

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