Robin Ferguson
Email: ********@**************.***
Address:
City: Chesterfield
State: VA
Zip: 23832
Country: USA
Phone: 804-***-****
Skill Level: Any
Salary Range:
Primary Skills/Experience:
Highly organized Account Executive with 23 years in inside and outside sales. Innovative and attentive to details with outstanding follow-through. Enthusiastic Account Executive with expertise in new revenue streams, sales and marketing and corporate presentations. Outside Sales Representative skilled in building relationships. negotiating and closing sales. With experience instructing clients about new technologies. Expertise in distribution, retail and corporate environments.Dedicated Account Executive who is a detail-oriented self-starter and congenial salesperson. Background in inside sales and customer service.
Educational Background:
High School Dipolma from Reid High School, Long Beach CA 1/2001 to 6/1982 (Advanced Computer Certification)
Job History / Details:
Summary
Highly organized Account Executive with 23 years in inside and outside sales. Innovative and attentive to details with outstanding follow-through.
Enthusiastic Account Executive with expertise in new revenue streams, sales and marketing and corporate presentations.
Outside Sales Representative skilled in building relationships. negotiating and closing sales. With experience instructing clients about new technologies.
Expertise in distribution, retail and corporate environments.Dedicated Account Executive who is a detail-oriented self-starter and congenial salesperson. Background in inside sales and customer service.
Highlights
Trained in business development
National account management
Team building expert
Winner's Circle Award
Brand awareness development
Accomplished in relationship selling
Sales Associate of the Month Award
MS Office proficiency
Experience
January 2012 to Current
Sprint Glen Allen, Virginia
Public Sector & General Business Account Executive
Exceeded targeted sales goals by 17 percentage .
Surpassed annual quota by 26 percentage .
Answered customers' questions regarding products, prices and availability.
Emphasized product features based on analysis of customers' needs.
Attended trade shows and sales conferences.
Taught potential clients about products through seminars and other special events.
Responded to all customer inquiries in a timely manner.
Used networking opportunities to create successful, on-going business relationships.
Planned and organized routes within territory to maximize efficiency and time in the field.
Created strategies to develop and expand existing customer sales, which resulted in a 16 percentage increase in monthly sales.Created strategies to develop and expand existing customer sales, which resulted in a 26 percentage increase in monthly sales.
January 2004 to December 2011
USA Mobility Richmond, VA
Account Manager/Assistant Office Manager & Trainer
Negotiated services and equipment contracts for Sprint, TMobile wireless voice and data solutions.
Researched company backgrounds to prepare customized proposal of wireless office products needed.
Presented benefits and solution options to potential and current clients.
Initiated, organized and maintained account relationships with several Fortune 500 companies in Richmond. (I.e. MCV/VCU, HCA, Nabisco, Mead/Westvaco, Bon Secours)
Consistently at 100 percentage of quota in sales/revenue each month.
Ordered supplies, calculate sales standings and handle training & motivation for new employees.
Manage IT functions for the branch office.
Handle all customer complaints and issues for entire account base.
Researched all competitors networks and coverage.
Set up and facilitated team meetings, product training and industry knowledge.
Travel 60 percentage of the month within base territory.
Generate several reports using customer data to review with customer.
Work close with technical team to minimize impact to customers when outages occurred.
October 2002 to January 2004
Hello, Inc Richmond, VA
Account Executive / Trainer
Responsible for a territory that produced over $100,000 in net monthly revenue.
Conducted and demonstrated knowledge training of Sprint, Ntelos and TMobile services for all new accounts.
Administered presentations fort all products for customers and new employees.
Resolved customer service issues, maintained data base and generated status reports.
Monitored and corresponded with entire customer base on a consistent basis.
Worked closely with accounts payable to ensure no interruptions of service for all customers in my base.
Answered customers' questions regarding products, prices and availability.
Attended trade shows and sales conferences.
Planned and organized routes within territory to maximize efficiency and time in the field.
Maintained friendly and professional customer interactions.
October 1996 to October 2002
Raychem Corporation Earth City, MO
SAP Corporate Trainer/Field Sales Coordinator
Responsible for North America distributor training on SAP accelerated integrated systems.
Set up all my training schedule and trained over 10 major Raychem distributors over 30 branches.
Traveled 70 percentage of the month throughout North America, Canada.
Scheduled all travel arrangements, appointments, and tracked heavy client activity.
Created all training documents and handouts.
Set up quarterly regional meeting, activities and all travel arrangements for 9 employees.
Coordinated and distributed material safety specs for entire Mid Atlantic customer base.
On site product training and demonstrations.
Filled out monthly reports for all completed training.
October 1994 to October 1996
AE Petsche Company Irvine, CA
Inside Sales Coordinator
Grew sales more than 10 percentage over expected quota.
Handled both strategic and key accounts.
Worked closely with outside sales and corridinated cross reference and aSCD product selections.
Developed Bi-Weekly activity reports for quoting, processing and monitoring.
Attended and set up trade shows.
Ensured hig level of customer service by implementing a customer survey.
In depth training on wire and cable, heat exposure, soldering and compatible products.
Conducted all new hire training.
October 1989 to October 1994
Insulectro Lake Forest, VA
Inside Sales Coordinator/Purchasing Agent
Responsible for the largest territory on the West Coast for Aerospace and Defense.
Continually in the top 3 positions in sales company wide.
Received award for top profit margin.
Handled all cross-reference and specifications to meet customer requirements.
Completed and executed all technical training class requirements on all product lines.
Expedited and ordered all raw materials.
Worked closely with all vendors on pricing, new products and shipping rates.
Attended trade shows.
Education
Reid High School Long Beach, CA
GED Advanced Computer Certification