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Laurie Books

Geneva,Ohio

Summary

Highly-motivated Senior Sales Representative with reputation for meeting and exceeding sales goals. Offering 15 plus years of sales industry experience and aptitude for training and mentorship. Skilled in marketing .

Driven Senior Sales Representative with outstanding client service and strategic planning skills. Offering years of experience in promoting network expansion and revenue growth.

Overview

12
years of professional experience

Work History

Gazette Newspapers

Senior Sales Representative
07.2017 - 09.2021

Job overview

Gazette Newspaper as a Senior Advertising Representative. I am responsible for sales in my territory and also building current and new relationships with local advertisers. I am required to meet and exceed sales goals every week and year(7% increase every year)

  • Collaborated with internal teams and suppliers to evaluate costs against expected market price points and set structures to achieve profit targets.
  • Reached out to prospective leads through cold calling, applying variety of established selling methods.
  • Overcame various obstacles and closed sales on several deals that had fallen through by using creative thinking and design of advertising.

Home Health Care, Home Instead

Health Care Aide
10.2016 - 06.2017

Job overview

  • Monitor and manage adult daily living skills for maximum independence Companionship and conversation, encourage outings, events, and appointments as needed by client Light housekeeping, meal preparation and planning, monitor diet and eating along with medication reminders.
  • Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.

Family Dollar

Store Manager
08.2013 - 03.2014

Job overview

  • Opening and Closing reports of the stores daily sales Managed and scheduled a team of five employees Store set up, designed and managed Plan-a-grams for the store.

Charter One Bank, RBS Citizens

Personal Banker/Line Teller
04.2011 - 08.2013

Job overview

  • Mortgages and Home Equity loan applications Front, , handling daily customer transactions and any banking issues that arrived.
  • Outbound calls and warm call leads along with customer prospecting.
  • Assisted customers with setting up or closing accounts, completing loan applications and signing up for new services.

Clearwater Homes, INC

House Manager/Team Leader
10.2021 - Current

Job overview

  • Lead in a House of Developmental Needs and helping them navigate through their daily life skills such as eating properly basic hygiene skills, setting up and transporting them to doctor appointments, taking them grocery shopping and more.
  • Monitor and manage adult daily living skills for maximum independence Companionship and conversation, encourage outings, events, and appointments as needed by client Light housekeeping, meal preparation and planning, monitor diet and eating along with medication reminders.
  • Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.Led employee relations through effective communication, coaching, training and development.
  • Led a team of 4 house employees to help and prepare the ladies with their daily life journey.
  • Stayed calm, collected and logical during stressful moments to identify and implement optimal. Led employee relations through effective communication, coaching, training and development.

Education

Ohio State University

Associates Degree from Early Childhood Education

Skills

  • Cross-selling and upselling
  • Product and service knowledge
  • Network development
  • Client relationship building
  • Cold Calling
  • Meeting sales goals
  • Sales pitching
  • Customer Needs Assessment
  • Team Management Understanding
  • Team Relationships
  • Supporting Daily Living Needs

Timeline

House Manager/Team Leader

Clearwater Homes, INC
10.2021 - Current

Senior Sales Representative

Gazette Newspapers
07.2017 - 09.2021

Health Care Aide

Home Health Care, Home Instead
10.2016 - 06.2017

Store Manager

Family Dollar
08.2013 - 03.2014

Personal Banker/Line Teller

Charter One Bank, RBS Citizens
04.2011 - 08.2013

Ohio State University

Associates Degree from Early Childhood Education
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