ERIK ROBINSON
DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL SALES RESULTS THROUGH PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE AND HIGH VALUE
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Top-ranked, tech-savvy, sales and business management professional who achieves and exceeds stretch targets in highly competitive market spaces. A consistent producer, adept at building relationships that convert prospects into clients and negotiating high margin/high profit deals. Recognized for exceptional communication skills that engage, inspire, and motivate others. Blends creativity, technical proficiency, strategic thinking and natural leadership with proactive approach, agility, and infectious energy to deliver results. Relationship Building - Consistently engages high value prospects to create ongoing customer relationships. Leadership - Motivates colleagues and teams to reach higher and wider to achieve goals, resulting in bonuses and incentives for all, and increased customer satisfaction scores to company high of 95%. Tenacity - Approaches every sales opportunity with methodical discipline and fact-based selling. In one case pivoted strategy during slow month by redoubling cold calls, follow up activity and presentation impact, consistently finishing in top 75% of sales.
Agility - Transitioned from retail business management to sales and in first year finished 3rd of 10 salespeople in revenue and 4th in profit margins; continued to refine sales skills to become top performer. Skills for Driving Top and Bottom-line Growth
Pipeline Development - Negotiations - Closing - Lead Generation - Customer Satisfaction - Profit Optimization – CRM - Customer Service - Sales Process - Team Building - Marketing - Project Management - Cold Calling - Hiring, Training, and Firing Converting Prospects and Engaging Customers to Meet and Exceed Aggressive Quotas 2023 – NOV 2023
SALES, STARLING BUICK GMC VENICE, FL
AUTOMOTIVE SALES CONSULTANT
Rehired for my infectious positive energy and proven results; high volume high gross closing, effective problem solving, team building/mentor with CRM and GM systems, expert product knowledge, fact based selling, negotiations and customer retention. Successfully marketed myself and autos online to drive customers in on product using social media. Designed and implemented effective cold/warm calling campaigns. Consistently ranked in the top 4 of 10 salesman
2022 – 2023
SALES, SUNSET KIA OF VENICE
AUTOMOTIVE SALES CONSULTANT
High gross closing. Effective problem solving, team building/mentor with CRM and KIA systems. Expert in product knowledge, fact based selling, negotiations, and customer retention. Successfully marketed myself and autos online to drive customers in on product using social media. Designed and implemented effective cold/warm calling campaigns. During this period, there was extremely limited new car inventory and preowned inventory was at a premium. We sold incoming units sight unseen with addendums as high as $7500 over sticker. Consistently ranked in the top 4 of 9 salesman.
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2021 – 2022
CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANT / TEAM LEADER, RJ CUSTOM CONSTRUCTORS INSTALLATION OF NEW MODULAR/MANUFACTURED HOMES
Responsibilities included project management from demolition to COA. Scheduling employees, materials, material removal, and equipment. Precise measurements including the use of laser levels. Equipment operation from skid- steers to excavators. Concrete work included pouring piers, driveways, and pads for entryways. 2020 – 2021
SALES, STARLING BUICK GMC
AUTOMOTIVE SALES CONSULTANT
Please see responsibilities above.
2019 – 2020
SALES, PLATTNER AUTOMOTIVE
AUTOMOTIVE SALES CONSULTANT
Please see responsibilities above.
2014 – 2019
MANAGING PARTNER / SALES, GIVN
OVERALL OPERATIONS, BEVERAGE PRODUCTION, MARKETING, AND SALES Developed and proved the concept of “one to one”. A single bottle sale provides a day’s worth of drinking water for a person in need. Sourced water, bottles and distribution. Created marketing and sales materials. Developed and perfected marketing campaigns. Implemented inside and outside sales materials. Identified and penetrated target markets.
2014 – 2019
RESTAURANT / FRANCHISE CONSULTING, SELF EMPLOYED
SALES, ADMIN, BRAND MANAGEMENT, AD PURCHASING
2011 – 2014
OWNER OPERATOR, DOSSER WORKS
SALES, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, PURCHASING, HIRING, FIRING, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, CONSTRUCTION 2010 – 2011
CONSTRUCTION CONSULTANT / TEAM LEADER, MAXECON
INSTALLATION OF NEW MODULAR/MANUFACTURED HOMES
Please see responsibilities above.
2010 – 2011
KDK FARMS, FARM MANAGER
IRRIGATION, PLANTING, HARVESTING, LAND MANAGEMENT, EQUIPMENT UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE 2009 – 2010
KELLERWILLIAMS REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE CONSULTANT SALES, ADMIN
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2008 – 2009
SLYMAN REAL ESTATE, REAL ESTATE CONSULTANT
SALES, DEVELOPED AND MANAGED BPO DEPARTMENT, ADMIN 2000 – 2008
GOOD SPIRITS, GENERAL MANAGER
MANAGEMENT, HIRING/FIRING, SALES, PLACEMENT/DISPLAY, ORDERING, RECEIVING, THEFT PREVENTION, MAINTAINED NETWORK/POS, OPENING/CLOSING
EDUCATION
2008
GEORGIA REAL ESTATE SALES LICENSE
2000
DEKALB TECH
Graphic Arts Design and Prepress Assembly
1996
CHAMBLEE HIGHSCHOOL
Graduate Degree
SKILLS
• Sales
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Detail Oriented
• Team Player
• Microsoft, Mac Operating systems, and CRM’s
• Construction Management
• Inventory Management
• Mechanically Inclined
• Love boats and being on the water
REFERENCES
Clark H. 404-***-****
Charles S. 941-***-****
Don R. 678-***-****
Robert W. 605-***-****