Outside sales
Resume:
CLAUDIA KREITENBERG
Los Angeles, CA
*******@*****.***
CORE COMPETENCIES
- 25 years of experience in sales, account management, and product development.
- Effective salesperson skilled in quick thinking troubleshooting and effective closing.
- Strong written and verbal skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Self-motivated, organized, fast learner.
EDUCATION
BS: visual and performing arts; communications minor
Syracuse University-Syracuse, NY
EXPERIENCE
Sales (remote)
Every Promotional Product – Agoura, CA 2011 - present
- Successfully maintain large-scale accounts throughout the years including securing
purchase orders over half a million dollars
- Supervise all aspects of the business from concept to final product
- Manage overseas and domestic product production through vendor relations
- Partner with the company in signing new clients
- International and domestic product sourcing
- Maintain collections and keep accounts in good standing
Account Executive
Incentive Innovations, Inc. – Sherman Oaks, CA 1996 – 2011
Generate sales and service corporate clients with their promotional product gifts needs
- Product development through domestic and overseas production
- Source products through computer database programs
- Intermediary between client and factory to ensure all customer needs are met
- Administer accounts, purchase orders, art proofing, product shipments, and collections
- Establish company store programs including client proposal, website creation, order
processing, maintaining correct inventory levels
- Signing and maintaining diverse clients including entertainment, technology, retail and
wholesale, education, non-profit, medical, legal, hotel and restaurant, food service
- Grew an entry-level client to a million-dollar account
Assistant Manager, Promotions
LA Gear, Inc. - Marina Del Rey, CA 1993-1996
Assisted the Promotions Manager with a $5 million-dollar inventory
- Tracked sales and inventory levels daily through reports and spreadsheets
- Maintained correct inventory level of domestic and internationally sourced products
- Created new promotional items to match celebrity endorsements
- Created point-of-purchase high-visibility displays and standees for retailers
- Designed gift with purchase, point of purchase, and promotional items
Promotions Assistant
E! Entertainment Television / Movietime, Inc. - Hollywood, CA 1991-1993
-Assisted studio promotions with a start-up cable network that became the E!
Entertainment Network acquired by HBO
- Managed movie studio relationships to show current movie trailers on network
- Idea generation with clients for local promotions to match the movie trailer theme
- Coordinated with talent on shooting promotional footage
- Traveled to locations to execute promotions
Sales Assistant
Williams Gerard Productions - New York, NY 1989-1991
- Assisted in the sale and production of corporate events for large off-site sales meetings
- Assisted in securing celebrity talent, including contract negotiations
- Worked with producers and editors in the creation of corporate movie presentations
- Arranged logistics with hotels for conferences and catering
- Worked with diverse vendors such as florists, airlines, security, and transportation
- Traveled to assist and oversee production
INTERESTS
healthy living, fitness, and international travel
CHARITY
8 years event chair all aspects of annual women’s weekend retreat with 100 plus attendees including venue contract, hotel room block negotiations, weekend agenda, speakers, activities, A/V, menu, security, outside vendors, accommodation contracts, etc.
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