Skilled Business Development leader with confidence in gaining product knowledge and a passion for over-achieving goals. Expertise in client acquisition and contract negotiation, along with excellent interpersonal communication, relationship-building and team leadership abilities. Results-driven, proactive and proven success in building and maintaining long-term business relationships.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Development Manager
Southern Vacation Rentals
09.2021 - Current
Reach out to potential customers via telephone, email, and in-person inquiries.
Negotiate and close agreements with new clients in assigned territory.
Identify and pursue valuable business opportunities to generate new company revenue and improve bottom line profit.
Develop and maintain sales pipeline and manage sales process from lead generation to closing deals.
Build relationships with customers and community to establish long-term business growth.
Attend industry events and conferences to network with potential clients and partners.
Track competitors.
Work with cross-functional teams to aid in driving growth, targeting market and growing business in new channels.
Property Manager
Resort Collection/ Southern Vacation Rentals
04.2020 - 09.2021
Grow and develop property owner relationships.
Act as liaison between owner, internal departments, HOA and vendors for over 300 properties.
Conduct regular property inspections in person and take appropriate actions to ensure that physical aspects property, grounds, buildings, and amenities meet established standards for safety, cleanliness, and general appearance.
Manage monthly budget.
Actively involved in all day-to-day property functions that directly impact guests and owners.
Provide support to team with escalated guest and owner concerns responding to emails, calls, and texts.
Train Property Manager Assistants.
Provide cross-coverage with other property managers.
Coordinate services including housekeeping, maintenance, annual preventive maintenance, property reviews, and owner follow-up.
Actively listen and appropriately respond to owner's inquiries and complaints, always remaining composed and courteous showing genuine empathy and sincerity.
Sales & Marketing Coordinator
Resort Collection
03.2019 - 04.2020
Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge and skills.
Assist inside sales team to establish and exceed their goals and targets.
Help to identify, define, and create standardized workflow procedures, ensuring smooth interactions with other departments.
Assist team in problem solving escalated customer issues.
Handle all types of correspondence including contracts, rooming lists, banquet requests and letters to clients
Epic Analyst
Eskenazi Health
06.2012 - 06.2018
Maintained strong customer relationships and met service level expectations for supported services.
Identified, tested and implemented changes to customer specific needs and configurations to support overall application availability.
Defined IT process workflows through meetings with stakeholders.
Analyzed technical problems with high accuracy and attention to detail.
Assessed available technologies to create development specifications and detailed test cases.
Communicated and explained business requirements to team members to understand and implement functional demands.
Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Adhere to departmental documentation and data migration standards.
Work with multi-disciplinary team to accomplish deliverables and ensure system configuration.