SALES DEVELOPMENT, ANALYSIS, ETHUSIASTIC, HARDWORKING, POSITIVE,

KNOWLEDGE, PROFITABLE BUSINESS, INCREASE NEW BUSINESS, TO PLAN, KPI,S

Peter Smith

Manor Farm Cottage, Bingham Road, Tythby, Nottingham, NG13 8GR

Telephone Home: 019**-******, Mobile 077********

British, full driving license and HGV license

Skills and Experience

I believe that I am a very versatile person, who can identify and maximise profitable sales

opportunities, enthusiastic to learn and take on new challenges and responsibilities. I feel that

i can acquire develop and maintain relationships with new and also existing customers, can

work well under pressure either working within a team or without supervision using my own

initiative. I have excellent communication skills demonstrated through my success in sales

and staff supervision. I also have a good sense of humour.

Career and Employment History

Sales Experience

Vale Tree and Fencing

2008- Present

Self employed fence erector and gardener. I have to sell myself and my work to members of

the public to get repeat jobs and build a customer base and a good reputation.

Advantage Finance

2005-2008 Account Manager

Main duties: To cold call on motor dealers to identify and maximise profitable sales to

generate a working relationship and build up a dealership base in the East Midlands. To reach

agreed targets set each month by meeting customers face to face and signing finance deals

upon business premises whilst selling Payment protection, Gap and car warranties as well as

Prime and Sub Prime finance.

NWT Financial Services

Nov 2003 July 2005 Account Manager

Main duties: I was responsible for generating new business in the East Midlands by building

new relationships and maintaining key accounts with garage based sales managers. This

required excellent communication skills and the ability to work on my own initiative to

develop and maintain relationships with new and existing customers towards set targets.

Credit Connect Finance

1998-2003 Account Manager

Main duties: My role included business generation of car finance sales credit protection

insurance, through building and maintaining contacts with sales managers based in garage

premises throughout the East Midlands. I worked to and achieved targets set for my key

accounts by maximising profitable sales opportunities and developing and maintaining good

relationships.

Rushcliffe Borough Council

1988-November 1988

HGV DRIVER/ CHARGE HAND

Min duties: I was responsible for a team of six ensuring that collections, paperwork and

workloads were completed successfully and on target.

General Farm Worker

1985-1988

Education/ Training

CPI Training Course by GE Custom 2001

Grantham College Further Education

Certificate of Professional competence in Road Transport 1999

Customer Care Course 1996

Bingham Toothill Comprehensive 1978-1983

3 0 Levels 2 CSE’s

FSA training course

All References can be provided upon request

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