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Justin Gregory

Suffolk

Summary

Accomplished and growth-oriented professional with extensive experience in sales operations management, revenue generation, and business opportunity development. Proven track record of setting sales targets, implementing strategies, monitoring performance, managing customer accounts, and reporting to senior management. Expert in assessing customer needs and optimizing resource utilization for high levels of satisfaction. Resourceful leader focused on achieving maximum profitability and growth aligned with company goals. Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a history of suggesting innovative methodologies to surpass sales targets.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Search Consultant (Remote)

GPAC
01.2023
  • Placing top-level, senior executive candidates with backgrounds matched specifically to key positions using a retained search approach
  • Providing services for the recruitment and placement of key highly-skilled professionals while also placing top-performers in critical mid-management positions also
  • Properly using the proven comprehensive strategy to secure the best talent in the search and selection process
  • Finding and efficiently addressing companies' needs within their company
  • Building long lasting and trustworthy relationships with key decision makers

Drummer

Fountain of Life Outreach Ministries
01.2006 - 05.2020
  • Generate original music beats while playing drums with confidence at Sunday services for the Praise Team
  • Encourage band players and musicians to give extremely high-level performance according to clients’ demands while serving as a musical leader
  • Leverage with demonstrated extraordinary knowledge of music genres and instruments
  • Improved performances of musicians by organizing practices and utilizing good musical skills along with preparing schedules to manage workflows

Customer Experience Consultant (Remote)

CarMax
01.2021 - 01.2023
  • Guiding customers towards vehicles that meet their needs while also ensuring that the transition from online to in store is a seamless process
  • Connecting with inbound customers online and over the phone to find out what they want and need from their next vehicle all while providing an unrivaled experience
  • Suggesting the best vehicles and services according to the customers demand, closing sales, addressing customers concerns, and processing financial applications
  • Acquired the Automotive Salesperson License for multiple states in the US

System Designer

Magnolia Design Center (Best Buy)
01.2019 - 01.2021
  • Direct multiple tasks, including ensuring the completion of work on time, developing pricing strategies, supervising dealings, negotiating with clients, generating reports, updating records, and liaising between managers and staff while serving as a commission specialist
  • Achieved promotion from Apple master to commission role on the best performance and working practices
  • Accelerated sales volume by 800K through strategic planning and implementation and developed long-term relationships with clients for business growth along with selling premium av/video equipment

Sales Consultant

Best Buy
01.2016 - 01.2021
  • Perform a broad range of operations, such as assessing customers’ needs, suggesting best products and services according to the customers’ demand, demonstrating product features, negotiating and closing sales, addressing customers’ concerns, and handling payments
  • Hit targeted goals, enhanced productivity, and maximized revenue growth while delivering exceptional and top-quality services in a professional fashion
  • Acquired award and earned appreciation in the result of accelerating sales volume by 2M and attained business objective as well as promoted to commission position
  • Achieved promotion into a different tier of the company on the basis of best performance along with attaining over $800K in sales in a short span of time through proven ability

Box Office & Cashier

Marquee Cinemas
01.2012 - 01.2015
  • Spearheaded a multitude of duties, including collecting payments, counting the expansive sum of money, operating cash registers, recording voids, processing exchanges/refunds, and exceeding customer expectations with top-notch service
  • Facilitated customers with the required information while responding to phone calls in a professional and efficient manner

Education

Bachelors of Science - Business Administration

American Intercontinental University
Schaumburg, IL
01.2022

Bachelors of Science - Business Administration

Kaplan University
Chicago, IL
01.2016

Associates - Business Communications

Louisburg College
Louisburg, NC
01.2013

Skills

  • Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
  • Account Management
  • B2B
  • Negotiation
  • Organizational Skills
  • Team Building

Qualifications Summary

  • Accomplished and growth-oriented professional with extensive experience in managing sales operations, driving sales revenue, and developing new business opportunities for accomplishing milestones and exceeding profits.
  • Proven track record of setting sales targets, creating and implementing sales strategies, monitoring sales performance, handling potential customer accounts, and reporting to senior management.
  • Expert in assessing customer needs and requirements and optimally utilizing all available resources to ensure top levels of customer satisfaction.
  • Resourceful individual with strong leadership skills to achieve maximum profitability and growth in conjunction with company goals.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills along with the proven history of suggesting innovative methodologies to reach and surpass sales targets.

Career Experience

  • Sales Consultant, Best Buy, Cary, NC, 01/01/16, 12/31/21, Perform a broad range of operations, such as assessing customers’ needs, suggesting best products and services according to the customers’ demand, demonstrating product features, negotiating and closing sales, addressing customers’ concerns, and handling payments., Hit targeted goals, enhanced productivity, and maximized revenue growth while delivering exceptional and top-quality services in a professional fashion., Acquired award and earned appreciation in the result of accelerating sales volume by 2M and attained business objective as well as promoted to commission position., Achieved promotion into a different tier of the company on the basis of best performance along with attaining over $800K in sales in a short span of time through proven ability.
  • System Designer, Magnolia Design Center (Best Buy), Cary, NC, 01/01/19, 12/31/21, Direct multiple tasks, including ensuring the completion of work on time, developing pricing strategies, supervising dealings, negotiating with clients, generating reports, updating records, and liaising between managers and staff while serving as a commission specialist., Achieved promotion from Apple master to commission role on the best performance and working practices., Accelerated sales volume by 800K through strategic planning and implementation and developed long-term relationships with clients for business growth along with selling premium av/video equipment.
  • Customer Experience Consultant (Remote), CarMax, Raleigh, NC, 01/01/21, 12/31/23, Guiding customers towards vehicles that meet their needs while also ensuring that the transition from online to in store is a seamless process., Connecting with inbound customers online and over the phone to find out what they want and need from their next vehicle all while providing an unrivaled experience., Suggesting the best vehicles and services according to the customers demand, closing sales, addressing customers concerns, and processing financial applications., Acquired the Automotive Salesperson License for multiple states in the US.
  • Search Consultant (Remote), GPAC, 01/01/23 Placing top-level, senior executive candidates with backgrounds matched specifically to key positions using a retained search approach., Providing services for the recruitment and placement of key highly-skilled professionals while also placing top-performers in critical mid-management positions., Properly using the proven comprehensive strategy to secure the best talent in the search and selection process., Finding and efficiently addressing companies' needs within their company., Building long lasting and trustworthy relationships with key decision makers.
  • Drummer, Fountain of Life Outreach Ministries, Stovall, NC, 01/01/06, Present, Generate original music beats while playing drums with confidence at Sunday services for the Praise Team., Encourage band players and musicians to give extremely high-level performance according to clients’ demands while serving as a musical leader., Leverage with demonstrated extraordinary knowledge of music genres and instruments., Improved performances of musicians by organizing practices and utilizing good musical skills along with preparing schedules to manage workflows.
  • Box Office & Cashier, Marquee Cinemas, Raleigh, NC, 01/01/12, 12/31/15, Spearheaded a multitude of duties, including collecting payments, counting the expansive sum of money, operating cash registers, recording voids, processing exchanges/refunds, and exceeding customer expectations with top-notch service., Facilitated customers with the required information while responding to phone calls in a professional and efficient manner.

Other Involvements

  • Flag Football Club
  • Part of Business Program
  • Remained a certified Apple Master for two years for Best Buy.

Professional Development

  • Recognized on the All-Star Board for outstanding selling performance several months in a row.
  • Inducted into the 'Million Dollar Club' for surpassing the one million dollar sales threshold by achieving sales of 1.3 million in the 2016 fiscal year.

Timeline

Search Consultant (Remote)

GPAC
01.2023

Customer Experience Consultant (Remote)

CarMax
01.2021 - 01.2023

System Designer

Magnolia Design Center (Best Buy)
01.2019 - 01.2021

Sales Consultant

Best Buy
01.2016 - 01.2021

Box Office & Cashier

Marquee Cinemas
01.2012 - 01.2015

Drummer

Fountain of Life Outreach Ministries
01.2006 - 05.2020

Bachelors of Science - Business Administration

Kaplan University

Associates - Business Communications

Louisburg College

Bachelors of Science - Business Administration

American Intercontinental University
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