John C. Sutton
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Proactive Sales and Operations Manager with more than ten years’ experience. Analytical and detail oriented professional with management experience in small start-ups to large corporations. Ability to train and manage a large workforce while ensuring deadlines and corporate goals are met.
● Excellent Communication Skills ● Advanced Excel Power User
● Training and Development ● Results Oriented
● Strong Interpersonal Skills ● Sales Strategies
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BeRanked – Operations/Quality Assurance Manager, 11/2015 – Present
●Direct a team of nine Customer Success representatives who manage 2400 clients per month
●Develop and implement standardized procedures and best practices for the Customer Success Department
●Design and execute the Quality Assurance strategy for the Sales and Customer Service departments
●Work directly with the CEO to ensure strategic goals are met
●Averaged a 50% increase in sales after training sales representatives
●Designed and implemented recruiting strategies and initiatives for recruiting diverse talent
BeRanked - Sales Manager, 3/2015 - 11/2015
●Trained team members in sales best practices, improving overall sales
●Established sales strategies and projected sales goals
●Created daily reports of call center operations
●Increased average deals per rep by 60% in the first 3 months
BeRanked - Sales Representative, 12/2014 - 3/2015
●Source new sales opportunities through inbound calls and outbound cold calls and emails
●Opened and closed sales and achieved established quotas
●Understanding of the sales cycle and ability to close small and large deals
●Worked directly with the CEO to improve quality of leads and training of our future sales representatives
Hawaiian Gardens Casino - Surveillance Operator, 1/2014 - 12/2014
●Assure the integrity of gaming and monitor money flow on the floor.
●Investigate injury claims using surveillance footage.
●Work side by side with local Sheriff's Department documenting suspicious activity.
S3 Management Corporation - Director of Sales, 8/2012 - 1/2014
●Identify prospective customers by using business directories, following leads from existing clients, participating in organizations and clubs, and attending trade shows and conferences.
●Recommend products to customers, based on customers’ needs and interests.
●Provide customers’ with product samples and catalogs.
●Answer customers’ questions about products, prices, availability, product uses, and credit terms
Maddie Kate’s Soy Candles - Owner, 6/2008 - 8/2012
●Manufactured approximately 250-500 soy candles a week to fill required orders.
●Developed marketing strategies to sell product in bulk without overhead or advertising costs
●Managed 4 candle fundraisers at a time ensuring that there was adequate inventory
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - Poker Room Supervisor, 1/2007 - 6/2008
●Ensured all gaming was conducted professionally and ethically
●Managed more than 80 dealers on 50 gaming tables
●Paid out jackpots ensuring integrity of the jackpot and files appropriate paperwork for the gaming commission
MILITARY
United States Navy - Parachute Rigger, 9/1997 - 4/2001
Trained for Special Forces.
Was a part of many successful operations including Operation Desert Fox
Awarded a Presidential Unit Citation for Distinguished and Exemplary Operations in the Military which hadn’t been awarded to a serviceman since the Vietnam War.