Samih Alameddine
Sales
Seattle,WA
Summary
Profit-minded Sales Professional with demonstrated success driving sustained revenue by working and connecting with customers. Industrious sales professional with solid history of surpassing objectives by promoting products while demonstrating enhanced people skills. Talented at generating leads and closing high-volume sales. Results-oriented sales consultant with over 10 years of experience producing outstanding results and strong revenue growth for busy automotive industry. Successful closing sales quickly and securing repeat business. Motivated and respected professional with excellent communication and negotiation skills.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Sales Representative
AutoNation
Bellevue, WA
09.2020 - Current
- Developed and delivered engaging sales presentations to convey product benefits.
- Created professional sales presentations to effectively demonstrate product features and competitive advantages.
- Met with existing customers and prospects to discuss business needs and recommend optimal solutions.
- Collaborated with sales team members to stay current on inventory levels, complete accurate orders and resolve item issues.
- Recommended products to customers, thoroughly explaining details.
- Attended advanced training sessions and conferences to increase product knowledge and productivity.
- Increased sales by offering advice on purchases and promoting additional products.
- Executed direct sales from manufacturers to customers to improve profitability within retail environment.
- Increased sales by offering consultation on products and services and applying customer service and upselling techniques.
Owner
Bamboo Thai Cuisine
Seattle, WA
06.2019 - Current
- Managed day-to-day business operations.
- Performed statistical analyses to gather data for operational and forecast team needs.
- Prepared annual budgets with controls to prevent overages.
- Implemented process improvement to shape organizational culture, optimize procedures for higher efficiency and help company evolve and grow.
- Reduced personnel turnover and promoted employee development by recruiting team-oriented candidates and implementing new training practices.
- Generated revenues yearly and effectively capitalized on industry growth.
- Established foundational processes for business operations.
- Trained and motivated employees to perform daily business functions.
Sales Manager
Lexus Of Bellevue
Bellevue , WA
09.2018 - 11.2019
- Met with clients, delivering presentations and educating on product and service features and offerings.
- Utilized metrics to modify low-performing sales and marketing programs and plans to increase effectiveness.
- Established and cultivated solid business relationships with new or existing customers.
- Interpreted sales and pricing policies to departmental personnel and customers.
- Recruited and hired top-level talent to add value and expertise to sales department.
- Reviewed customer service agreements for terms and conditions pricing and accuracy.
- Conducted team meetings to reinforce goals and objectives and set clear expectations about policies and procedures.
- Used vendor expertise to deliver educational content to sales team.
- Maintained ethical and positive working environment to reduce turnover and promote high retention rates.
- Tracked pipeline data, won vs. lost opportunities and lead response times with Salesforce CRM.
Territory Sales Executive
Softchoice
Seattle , WA
07.2017 - 09.2018
- Managed over Northern California accounts within western territory.
- Devised and deployed optimized sales management and revenue development strategies, boosting western territory 88%.
- Communicated regularly with territory, regional and strategic managers for daily support and strategic planning for accounts.
- Met existing customers to review current services and expand sales opportunities.
- Identified new business opportunities through cold calling, networking, marketing and prospective database leads.
- Built diverse and consistent sales portfolio.
- Collaborated with managers to provide customer feedback and recommend operational changes to meet emerging trends.
- Increased sales with execution of full sales cycle processing from initial lead processing through conversion and closing.
Sales Representative
Honda Of Bellevue
Bellevue, WA
08.2016 - 06.2017
- Retained excellent client satisfaction ratings through outstanding service delivery.
- Reached out to customers after completed sales to evaluate satisfaction and determine immediate service requirements.
- Organized sales paperwork, presented proposals and finalized contracts.
- Evaluated inventory and delivery needs and optimized strategies to meet customer demands.
- Expanded customer base and boosted profit within product line.
Project Assistant
University Of Virginia, School Of Engineering
Charlottesville, VA
04.2014 - 06.2016
- Produced letters and memoranda to inform stakeholders of business decisions.
- Created and updated records and files to maintain document compliance.
- Tackled array of tasks under watchful eye of project manager.
- Completed multiple tasks simultaneously to optimize project completion.
- Managed social media strategy, boosting website traffic by %100, and growing constant contact list by 88%, evaluated ROI of campaigns and overall impact of email channel
- Supported managing directors in the form of program development
- Planned and aided in the growth of cap website for search engine marketing and SEO.
- Implemented Salesforce CRM to compile data under one user platform increasing team efficiency and accessibility
- Oversaw all aspects of the project during the planning phase including the budget, time, scope, communication, human resources and integration plans
- Drove analysis of campaign performance at a campaign and program level
- Collaborated with extended teams to identify new methods to effectively measure CRM performance
Education
Associate of Science - Marketing Management And Research
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA 03.2004 - 06.2008
Skills
Interpersonal communication skills
undefinedTimeline
Sales Representative
AutoNation
09.2020 - Current
Owner
Bamboo Thai Cuisine
06.2019 - Current
Sales Manager
Lexus Of Bellevue
09.2018 - 11.2019
Territory Sales Executive
Softchoice
07.2017 - 09.2018
Sales Representative
Honda Of Bellevue
08.2016 - 06.2017
Project Assistant
University Of Virginia, School Of Engineering
04.2014 - 06.2016
Associate of Science - Marketing Management And Research
San Francisco State University
03.2004 - 06.2008
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