Sarah Barker
Pullman,WA
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
OR-WA Area Sales Manager
Welcome Wagon
11.2014 - Current
- Responsible for a 2+ state territory region, and day to day management of 12 sales representatives
- Interviewing, hiring, 1 on 1 individual sales field training, daily assistance on customer appointments
- Digital, Print and media advertising, B2B accounts, outside sales and networking
- Sales Leadership club annually, for production of over a million dollar in sales and highest account retention.
Account Executive
Statesman Journal
03.2013 - 11.2013
- Print and Digital Media Advertising Sales. Managed New, and existing client accounts for the Automotive sections, cars.com trained representative, and responsible for all online and print accounts. Marketed seasonal and regular contracts, and handled all aspects of sales tracking in CRM systems daily.
Business Owner/Manager
Your Place Bar & Grill
12.2013 - 09.2013
- Hiring, Training, day to management of 10+ employees.
- Daily deposits, OR state lottery deposits, and bi-weekly payroll
- All marketing, promotions, live music bookings, and daily orders with kitchen manager and bar staff
Business Owner
Accommodations at the Beach
04.2011 - 01.2013
- Company Overview: Vacation Rental Company/property management
- Retention of existing guests, and tenants, marketing
- Overseeing all aspects of management throughout the departments in the company, and Resolve guest problems quickly and efficiently
- Meeting or exceeding sales, budget, and profit objectives
- Ensuring established quality control standards
- Awareness of business related trends, advances, and improvements
- Fostering and maintaining a superior work environment
- Ability to inspire and motivate others to produce at the highest level
Director of Sales
Vandelay Sales
08.2011 - 11.2012
- Orchestrated successful promotional sales campaigns, and special marketing offers that penetrated the safety & hardware manufacturing, and OEM market
- Represented our Company and interacted with existing clients, and potential clients to generate new sales at safety trade shows
- Improved sales policies and practices, developed standards for customer relationship management
- Extensive knowledge of industry trends, market, customer strategies, and major competitors.
- Developed a steady and competitive sales and marketing plan to excel and achieve targets and personal sales goals
- Negotiated sales agreements and contracts with all existing and new clients
- Responsible for all new business development and customer relationships to achieve excellent satisfaction and maintain positive communication
- Analyze safety retail sales, and prepare monthly reports tracking wholesales/retail sales and promotions of existing products
- Solicit and manage new business through referrals, and network contacts, and cold calling sales
Sales Representative
Wyndham Timeshare Resorts
04.2009 - 04.2011
- Performed all aspects of Timeshare sales, New sales, Owner upgrades
- Completion of all Sales contracts and pending sales
- Maintained a successful customer relationship with all owners regarding future sales and any concern personally
Independent Insurance Sales Representative
Primerica Financial Services
09.2008 - 03.2009
- Completion of all necessary insurance documents
- Completion of all necessary mortgage refinance documents
- Management of all monetary transactions
- Maintain accurate customer files and paperwork
Sales Manager/ Verification Loan Officer/Finance Manager
Leisure Industries Timeshare Resorts (PEC)
05.2000 - 08.2004
- Successfully managed all aspects of timeshare purchase agreements
- Performed on a daily basis all verification functions, including processing of sales contracts, administration of pending sale agreements, credit score evaluation and application, document error and omission corrections, resolution of customer complaints and satisfaction of delinquent accounts
- Maintained excellent communication between all departments
- Worked with guests to ensure customer satisfaction
- Consistently exceeded all goals in lowest rescission for sales contracts as top performer
Waitress/ Bartender
El Cazador Restaurant
08.1994 - 04.2000
- Over 5 years+ experience in a high volume, fast paced Restaurant and lounge.
- Responsible for all personal transactions: cash, check, and credit.
- Responsible for opening and closing shifts in both restaurant, lounge.
- Excellent customer service skills, and communication with staff, & customers
Education
Associate of Science -
Skagit Valley College
Mount Vernon, WASkills
- 17 years plus of excellent sales, management training and customer service skills
- Experienced in all major aspects of new business development, retention, and upselling
- Excellent organizational, analytical and decision making skills
- Extensive communications and interpersonal skills, and top presentation skills
- Efficient in a variety of computer sales software, CRM, and certified in sales force
Timeline
OR-WA Area Sales Manager
Welcome Wagon
11.2014 - Current
Business Owner/Manager
Your Place Bar & Grill
12.2013 - 09.2013
Account Executive
Statesman Journal
03.2013 - 11.2013
Director of Sales
Vandelay Sales
08.2011 - 11.2012
Business Owner
Accommodations at the Beach
04.2011 - 01.2013
Sales Representative
Wyndham Timeshare Resorts
04.2009 - 04.2011
Independent Insurance Sales Representative
Primerica Financial Services
09.2008 - 03.2009
Sales Manager/ Verification Loan Officer/Finance Manager
Leisure Industries Timeshare Resorts (PEC)
05.2000 - 08.2004
Waitress/ Bartender
El Cazador Restaurant
08.1994 - 04.2000
Associate of Science -
Skagit Valley College