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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PITNEY BOWES * San Francisco, California * 2008-3/20/10
A $6 billion dollar provider of document technology, folder inserters, business
solutions, and shipping software.
District Sales Director
Provide senior-level leadership for a district of 2 managers and 24 sales repres
entatives, developing strategies, solutions, and plans to turnaround district pe
rformance and achieve aggressive revenue growth. Hold full P&L authority for ens
uring individual and team goals. Oversee solutions sales, transactional sales, a
nd technical/product/financial sales. Regularly update sales forecasts to ensure
an accurate representation of current market conditions. Personally maintain re
lationships with key customers at major corporations to consistently drive sales
. Provide ongoing training, coaching, and guidance for all sales representatives
and assist with field sales calls as needed.
Turned around negative revenue growth by partnering across departments to develo
p innovative customer solutions, transforming -28.8% growth in 2008 to +12% in 2
009.
Slashed negative project management revenue growth from -20% in 2008 to -6% in 2
009 despite having 3 fewer personnel to direct projects.
Stabilized turnover within sales and management teams from 56% in 2007 to less t
han 10% in 2009 by focusing on training/mentoring on products, professionalism,
and demonstration skills.
Optimized productivity, performance, and expense utilization by reorganizing the
district sales structure, staffing levels, and territory responsibilities.
Initiated a lead generation rotation that ensured equality among representatives
and significantly improved employee satisfaction.