SUSAN WILKINS
OBJECTIVE
To join a team with which I can utilize my clerical, teaching and customer service expertise.
EXPERIENCE
Wake County Public School Sysytem - 2019- present
Substitute Teacher
Teach K-6 grade students
Supervise classroom activity
Motivate, support and reward students’ behavior and performance
Ferris Hills Senior Living Community, Canandaigua, NY
Sales Director
Create and execute sales strategies to increase occupancy
Create and execute resident & family events to increase awareness and retention
Represent community at all association, social, & Health Care trade shows, Chamber, & Rotary events
Maintain aggressive follow up with potential and existing residents
Create and present monthly and quarterly forecast and production reports
Brookwood Inn, Pittsford, NY
Director of Sales & Marketing
Create and execute sales strategies to increase market share based on budget
Solicit new clients through presentation, site tours and networking events
Represent hotel at all association, social, & corporate trade shows, Chamber, CVB & Rotary events
Maintain aggressive follow up with potential and existing accounts
Train, motivate and manage staff of 3 sales managers
Create, place and distribute all advertising and collateral
Create monthly, quarterly and annual production reports to budget, and create forecasting reports on a weekly basis
Create and execute PR events and networking association events
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Rochester, NY
Senior Sales Manager
Research & solicit new business in market segments
Create quarterly sales plans & actions & execute sales campaigns accordingly
Responsible for all market advertising collateral and placement
Research, schedule & represent hotel at trade shows
Increased association market production by 33%
Create and present quarterly department forecast
Wentworth by the Sea Marriott Hotel & Spa, New Castle, NH
Director of Catering Sales & Convention Services - 1st employee – Opened Hotel
Opened hotel with $1.8 million in contracted bookings
Created & implemented standard operating procedures & trained staff members
Created sales campaigns to increase revenue in the social and corporate markets
Created departmental forecasting, performance and budget reports
Solicited new and existing corporate and association accounts through cold calls, site presentations and networking associations
Represent hotel at all association, social, & corporate trade shows, Chamber, CVB & Rotary events
Created competitive menus, packages and pricing
Organize and execute high profile social and corporate events
Maintain aggressive follow up with potential and existing accounts
Le Meridien Hotel, Boston, MA.
Director of Catering Sales & Conventions
Increased dept. sales in social, corporate & association markets by 30%
Implemented new outside sales campaigns for catering sales managers
Organized and executed high profile corporate and social events
Trained and managed staff of 7
Presented at trade shows, chamber and CVB events
Boston Park Plaza Hotel, Boston, MA.
Senior Sales Manager
Increased holiday, corporate and technology market sales by 40%
Organized and executed social, corporate, vendor and internal events
Executed outside sales blitz campaigns and inside sales marketing strategies
Westin Galleria & Oaks Hotels, Houston, TX.
Sales Manager/Senior Sales Manager/Catering Sales Manager
Increased sales in association and sports markets by 20%
Promoted to corporate sales manager, then Sr. Sales Manager
Strengthened hotel’s reputation and presence in local and regional community by concentrated sales efforts
Represented hotel in trade shows throughout the country
EDUCATION
Syracuse University/University of St.Thomas Houston, TX
B.A., Communications.
Graduated Magna Cum Laude.
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