Sales Manager

Professional Summary

Skills

Experience

Education

Accomplishments

ERIC PLUEGER

** * ********* **, *** Woodlands, TX 77381 (H) 832-***-**** (C) 832-***-**** ***************@*****.*** Sales professional offering more than 18 years in offsite, outside, and inside sales experience. Responsible for hiring, training, maintaining, and directing sales teams across the country. Also responsible for opening start up resorts. Positive and upbeat

Goal-oriented

Empowers high-performing sales teams

Highly competitive

Self-motivated

Sales training

Researched sales leads

National accounts

Management collaboration

Customer service

Sales Rep, Sales Manager, Senior Sales Manager, Sales Trainer, Sales Director 01/1998 to 07/2011 Silverleaf Resorts – Dallas, TX

Reinvented how team interacts with prospective clients by developing innovative and creative sales pitch that was implemented into sales team strategy in 2003.

Directed sales team of 40+ reps

As a sales director exceeded 18 million in annual net sales which was highest ever for an outside sales track in 2006 (Up 4 million from the year before)

Trained all incoming sales team members.

Opened a start up offsite sales center in Chicago 2008 Hired & trained over 15 sales reps over a 2 week period in Chicago, IL Opened a start up outside sales resort in Galeveston 2009 Hired & trained over 20 sales reps in a 3 week period in Galveston, TX As a sales director exceeded 25 million in annual net sales in 2010 (which was highest ever for inside sales track) Present at national sales conference about sales performance at the invitation of executive leadership. Maintained friendly and professional customer interactions at all times. Sales rep, Sales Manager, Sales Director 08/2011 to Current RCI Points – The Woodlands, TX

Recruiting, Hiring, Training, & Maintaining RCI Points based Teams & Vacation Clubs Responsible for travel arrangements for teams

Front to Back sales

All sales & follow up responsibilities across the U.S. BBA: Transportation & Logistics

Iowa State University - Ames, IA

Won Piney Shores Outside Sales Rep of Year Award 1999-2003 Won Silverleaf Outside Sales Director of Year Award 2005 Won Silverleaf Inside Sales Director of Year 2009,2010

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