Sales Manager

Sonja Hill

**.* Osborne Ave. Norwalk, CT. ***** ***************@*****.*** C: 203-***-****

PERSONAL OVERVIEW

Seeking a marketing/events coordinator position that will allow me to fully utilize my creative writing, organizational, and problem solving skills to achieve the company goals and objectives.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Aerotek Temporary -Stamford, CT March 2017 to Present

Eastern Accounts – Call Center Representative

North Mill Equipment Finance – Norwalk, CT March 2016 – November 2017

Broker Account Manager – Responsibilities include establishing and cultivating relationships with equipment finance referral sources (brokers) who procure financing from our company for their customers. The objective is to maximize those relationships by providing outstanding service, education, and guidance in order to increase broker satisfaction, deal flow, and bookings.

Additional Responsibilities include:

Achieve quarterly and annual sales and service goals

Cultivate relationships with existing equipment finance brokers to increase volume and capture voice of customer

Develop new equipment finance broker relationships by actively working leads and delivering the company’s value proposition

Provide regular feedback to marketing team to ensure the company’s products, guidelines, operations and services are in synch with broker needs and requirements

Monitor the equipment finance marketplace to help identify new market segment opportunities

Establish long-term business partnerships with key influencers and achieve designated call expectations with a focus on top tier brokers

Educate referral sources on the right type of deals that meet the company’s requirements

Utilize Salesforce CRM platform for prospecting and recruiting new brokers.

Clark Construction – Ridgefield, CT August 2015 – March 2016

Estimator – Responsibilities include analyzing information, developing budgets, maintaining vendor relationships, reporting, and some project estimating using CAD designs.

Additional Responsibilities include:

Prepare work to be accomplished by gathering client information and requirements; setting priorities.

Prepare construction budget by studying home plans; updating specifications; identifying and projecting costs for each elevation.

Obtain bids from vendors and subcontractors by specifying materials; identifying qualified subcontractors; negotiating price.

Maintain cost keys and price masters by updating information.

Sonja Hill

37.5 Osborne Ave. Norwalk, CT. 06855 ***************@*****.*** C: 203-***-****

Salvation Army – Bridgeport, CT March 2014 – August 2015

Disaster Case Manager – identify survivors’ needs and connect them to resources, working with the long-term recovery committee to do whatever is necessary to get them back in good standings.

Additional Responsibilities include:

Attend training sessions for continuing education.

Make calls on survivors as soon as possible, keeping in mind safety factors

involved in a disaster area. This usually requires a team approach with pairs

traveling together for all client interviews outside the office.

Help clients work through urgent needs first. Know where they can obtain

cleanup supplies, fresh water, and fuel for heating. Furnish forms and

information to start recovery.

Enable clients to take responsibility for their recovery, acting as an advocate and facilitator. Work in partnership with survivors.

Keep detailed records of every case, home visit, referral, and

contact with stores or other agencies on the client’s behalf.

Verify information provided by client, including FEMA and other agency

assistance, income and other assets, insurance, mortgage and other loans.

Help clients develop a recovery plan by jointly reviewing the assistance they

have received, identifying any unmet needs, and determining possible sources

for gaps in resources.

Stewart Staffing – Hartford, CT Oct. 2013 – Feb. 2014

Intake Counselor CDBG Block Grant – Under strict guidelines from the State of CT, helped survivors of Hurricane Sandy understand and apply for the Community Development Block Grant. Educated clients on the recent changes in FEMA compliance standards and assisted clients with obtaining and organizing documents needed to apply for the grant.

Community Partners in Action – Hartford, CT Sept. 2010 - May 2013

“Beyond Fear” Program Educator – With current and on-going training from the CT. Department of Health/Center for Disease Control, educate inmates in the CT. Penal System regarding all communicable diseases, sexually transmitted diseases, HIV and AIDS awareness and prevention, safe sex, the proper use of intimate barriers and giving proven examples of sexual activity that will create, inevitable and irreparable damage to the human body.

Sonja Hill

37.5 Osborne Ave. Norwalk, CT. 06855 ***************@*****.*** C: 203-***-****

Newsday - Melville, NY Dec. 1998-Nov. 2009

Marketing Promotion Project Manager/Copy Writer - Conceptualized and orchestrated marketing campaigns that effectively created and reinforced brand images. Created multi-media campaigns that utilized television, radio, internet and outdoor marketing mediums. Processes included research, creative direction to develop concepts, cohesive television and radio promotions, obtaining final approvals on creative art, print and radio copy, and story boards from the Senior Vice President of Marketing, insertion orders and trafficking.

Appleton & Lang - Stamford, CT June1995- Dec. 1998

Sales & Marketing Coordinator - Single handedly coordinated semi-annual national sales meetings. Successful sales meetings included site selections to ensure quality, arranging air and ground transportation for a team of twenty-six sales persons, team building activities and group outings. Acted as communications liaison between field sales force and home office. Attended weekly status meetings with the editorial department to insure effective internal communication. Monitored sales reps and sales manager’s travel and expense accounts. Coordinated book fairs and trade shows. Tracked sales reps commissions and bonuses.

EDUCATION

Norwalk Community Technical College; Norwalk, CT

Associates Degree, General Business

Charter Oak State College; Farmington, CT

Bachelor of Science Degree, Business Administration

TECHNOLOGY

Software: QuarkXPress, Photoshop, ImageReady,Viso, windows 7, MS Project, Crystal Reports, MS Office (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint)

AWARDS

Best on Long Award Long Island Advertisers Club (Newsday “Call me” promotional campaign), 2002

Best on Long Award Long Island Advertisers Club (Newsday "FutureCorps – Imagine What You Can Do" public service announcement), 2002

Gold Award Long Island Advertisers Club (Newsday "Strawberry Festival" promotional campaign), 2003

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