Sales Manager

Christopher J. Winters[pic]*** Saluda Street, Chester, SC 29706 . (704) 763-

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Director / Senior Sales Manager / Product Marketing Manager

P&L Responsibility / Sales and Marketing Management / Strategic Planning /

Product Management / Market Expansion / Key Client Retention and

Development

Sales and Marketing Leader: Extensive experience in sales, marketing and

operations management. Consistently generating quantitative above budget

performance year over year leading national teams in excess of 100

personnel, resulting in rapidly progressive roles supporting leaders in the

telecommunications industry for over 7 years. Career Track: Rapidly

advanced in leadership positions from Territory Sales Manager to Director

in less than 5 years. Selected for the 2008 inaugural Sales Champion Circle

Award.

Proven Record - Across All Major Corporate Functions: Skilled in all

aspects of management including operational development throughout the

U.S., financial ownership, key account development and channel management.

Was instrumental in the client's attainment of Wal-Mart's national

accolades of 'Supplier of the Quarter' Q1 2006 and Q2 2008 as well as the

coveted 'Supplier of the Year 2008'.

BS Marketing - Clemson University. MBA - University of Phoenix

[pic]Selected Achievements and Skills[pic]

< Consistently exceeded all divisional and client goals. Subjugated all

performance and financial metrics presented. Additionally, through

surpassing client metrics was able to yield one of the top profit

margins in the organization exceeding 38%.

< Turnaround Management. Upon assuming program control, initiated a

client satisfaction survey regarding expectations and deliverable

successes. The unsatisfactory results perpetuated an immediate

execution on both positive and negative feedback. Within the first six

months with this client, not only was satisfaction increased

exponentially, but expansion negotiations had commenced. This drastic

transformation became a model other internal divisions were imitating

to cultivate similar developments within respective clients.

< Responsible for highest business unit year over year growth.

Demonstrated progressive leadership, yielding consistent client

quarterly sales growth ranging from 21% to 57% over prior results.

Further, perpetuated the only organizational growth for the two

consecutive years under direct program management.

< Strategic Planning. Key member of corporate strategy and

implementation team. Charged with responsibility of communicating

program and corporate directives to all levels of regional employees.

These responsibilities include serving as Area Town Captain and Summit

Cascade Leader to act as regional liaison for all remote employees.

< Skills. Exceptionally strong written and verbal communications skills

including corporate and client executive level presentations. Superior

strategic product positioning and market planning and execution while

fostering personnel development. Excellent technical prowess and

computer capabilities. Proficient in multimillion dollar negotiations

and problem solving.

[pic]Career Overview[pic]

< MarketSource Inc.

o Program Director 2008 - 2009

o Senior Sales Manager 2006 - 2008

o Regional Sales Manager 2003 - 2006

o Territory Sales Manager 2003 - 2003

< CA Specialties Ltd.

o Territory Sales Representative 2001 - 2003

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