Ashley Bennett
Aberdeen,SD
Summary
Results-driven professional provides clients with tailored solutions to meet needs. Successfully establishes relationships with clients and delivers quality service. Agile individual with excellent communication and customer service skills.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
District Sales Coordinator
Aflac
03.2008 - Current
- Devised innovative and successful sales strategies and focused on teaching these strategies to a team of associates.
- Coached and mentored associates to strengthen sales knowledge and abilities.
- Educated clients on benefit decisions with consultative approaches while also analyzing individual employee needs by guiding them to customized solutions.
- Pioneered an underdeveloped market into one that had exponential growth.
- Developed and implemented strategies to increase client base for the market.
Bartender
Minerva's Restaurant
09.2004 - 10.2010
- Served high customer volumes during special events, nights, and weekends.
- Performed opening and closing duties, printing sales reports, setting up for incoming shift, preparing cash drawers, and taking inventory.
- Kept bar presentable and well-stocked to meet customer needs.
- Recruited and trained new bartenders and barbacks to help maintain talented team.
Level II Collections Specialist
Wells Fargo Auto Finance
07.2007 - 03.2008
- Delivered exceptional customer service on collection calls and maintained calm and professional demeanor.
- Processed payments and applied to customer balances.
- Negotiated to collect balance in full.
- Worked in call center environment handling manual and automatically dialed outbound calls.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Spanish
Northern State University
Aberdeen, SD12.2005
Bachelor of Arts - International Business
Northern State University
Aberdeen, SD05.2005
Skills
- Promote Products
- Consultative Sales Strategies
- Sales Recruiting
- Client Retention
- Active Listening
- Business Partnerships
- Operational Processes
- Acquire New Business
- Health Insurance Industry Knowledge
- Resource Management
- Product and Service Knowledge
Accomplishments
Aflac Million Dollar Club Member
Aflac Diamond Pinnacle Member
Multiple Aflac FAME Award Winner
Multiple Aflac National & State Convention Qualifier
Affiliations
- President, Natural Abundance Food Co-op Board of Directors
- Society of Human Resource Management
- Home & Garden Show Committee Member, Aberdeen Area Home Builders Association
- Northern Night Planning Committee, Northern State University
Timeline
District Sales Coordinator
Aflac
03.2008 - Current
Level II Collections Specialist
Wells Fargo Auto Finance
07.2007 - 03.2008
Bartender
Minerva's Restaurant
09.2004 - 10.2010
Bachelor of Arts - Spanish
Northern State University
Bachelor of Arts - International Business
Northern State University