SUMMARY
Sales . Marketing . Goal Setting . Operations . Planning . Communication . Leadership . Team Work Analysis . Trouble Shooting . Complex & Creative Problem Solving
Motivation . Logical Decision Making . Supervision. Strategy . Negotiation
PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE:
Sales and Sales Management
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Agent / Owner
Steve Spath Agency A Farmers Insurance Agency
2015-Present
Created office from scratch
Hire staff
Budget
Sales and Marketing
Territory Sales Manager
ALLDATA an AUTOZONE Company
2015-Present
• Cold Called to supplement marketing and AutoZone Leads.
• Successfully Demonstrated software and its benefits to a shop.
• Sold and serviced hardware and management solutions.
• Constantly in upper 10% of stack reports
Account Executive
TransFirst Holdings
2011- 2014
Supported MainSource Bank in Southern Indiana and Northern Kentucky.
Cold Called to supplement bank leads.
Negotiated Merchant Service agreements.
Sold and serviced processing equipment.
Exceeded quota, some as much as 250%
Sales Manager
ePayment Consultants
Louisville, KY 40299
2008-2011
Lead a sales team of seasoned professionals and new hires in the electronic transaction business. Also ran the daily operation of the main office. Worked closely in all aspects of the operation of the business.
Prepared and Executed Business Plans
Established a Telesales Group.
Created and Prepared Reports for Executive Management.
Negotiated with Vendors.
Supported Outside Sales Entities.
Handled Customer and Technical Support.
Established and Maintained Referral Agreements with Partners.
Hired, Supervised, Evaluated, and Took Corrective Actions on Employees at all levels and Responsibilities.
Assistant Vice President
District Sales Manager
National Processing Company
National City Merchant Services
Bank of America Merchant Services
Louisville, Kentucky
1999 to 2008
Started with company as an account executive calling on current and potential customers in electronic funds transfer business. Follow-up and close sales resulting from cold calls and company-supplied leads. Sold in a consulting way. Customers range from smallest flea market operator to large, multi-location companies and banking institutions. Solve customer problems in the making of non-cash payments. Rose to the position of District Manager. Supervised a sales staff of 12 and 2 office support people.
Quickly became number two Louisville Account Executive during first month in field. Consistently one of the top producers in the country (top five producer) out of a sales force of 150 plus.
Maintained highest sales average for Louisville office.
Set up office up from nothing with basic guidelines for profitability from management.
Prepared sales books and sales presentations.
Successfully trained new account executives to become producers.
Direct new sales reps in their daily activity during their start up period..
Champions Club Member
Performed at the top during trying periods of change.
Recruited, hired and discharged employees
Exceeded quota both a Sales Rep and a District Manager.
District boarded over 1000 new merchants in 2004.
Dealt with customers at all levels regardless of their satisfaction.
Managed the Visa MasterCard interchange
P&L responsibilities for a district with a portfolio.
Managed the need for change in an ever-changing work environment.
District Office exceeded monthly quotas
EDUCATION
Marketing
Bachelor of Science, 1992
University of Louisville
Prepared to provide immediate and long-term contributions
Licenses
Kentucky and Indiana Insurance License
Health Life Property Casualty