Vice President of Sales Sample

You should never use a creative resume

Many job seekers think that an eye-catching resume template will help them stand out to hiring managers and increase their chances of landing an interview. This is a myth put out by resume builders that value design over content.

The truth is that most hiring managers prefer a traditional resume format.

Creative resume templates, like the one pictured here, can actually hurt your chances of landing an interview. Instead, you should use a basic resume format that quickly communicates your basic information and qualifications–like the one included below.

Name

Title

City, State or Country if international

Phone | Email

LinkedIn URL

VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES PROFESSIONAL

Award-winning VP of Sales reflecting expertise in providing successful customer-specific solutions catering to a wide array of industries on a global scale.  Drive new business through providing excellent customer service and establishes strategic partnerships with stakeholders and executives to increase channel revenue.  Outstanding success in building and maintaining relationships with key decision-makers, establishing large volume accounts and ensuring client retention and loyalty. Able to succinctly articulate complex principles and to demonstrate product function to both business and technical users.  Well organized with a track record that demonstrates self-motivation, perseverance and the creativity to achieve both personal and corporate goals. Demonstrated leadership  with the ability to motivate staff members and turn under-producing teams into record-breaking units. Extensive face-to-face interaction with a focus on client relationships, as well as management of partnering account teams to identify opportunities, then architect, position, and close new projects to provide all customers with exceptional results.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Strategic Market Positioning

• Solution Selling

• Customer Service

• Account Management

• Business Development

• Territory Growth/ Development

• Contract Negotiations

• Project Management

• Brand Promotion

• High Impact Sales

• Training and Development

• Relationship Building

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

VP of Sales

Company | Location | Year to Year

Responsibilities

• Focused on results and increased revenues by over $xxx while leading the product development.

  • Spearheaded efforts to develop new products and continuously deliver profit driven revenue models.

  • Worked with cross collaborative teams to analyze complex projects and develop product requirements to successfully lead business development efforts.

  • Streamlined technical service and logistics aspects of new product lines which saved over $xxM annually.

  • Increased annual revenues by XX% annually and took a declining market to high levels of sales within one year

  • Initiated cost benefit analysis for existing product lines as well as newly introduced products to ensure top ROI.

  • Developed marketing and sales communication strategies – new marketing campaigns resulted in an increase of brand recognition by over XX%.

  • Chosen as the liaison for our key, large scale telecom providers both locally and abroad to ensure high service and client loyalty.

  • Managed SWOT analysis on product positions with focus on increasing ARPU while lowering costs.

  • Successfully introduced several new product lines with emphasis on reducing churn whilst increasing customer

  • brand loyalty

• Successfully managed xx major accounts through an acquisition / merger adding $XX in monthly revenue.

• Consistently achieved monthly sales quota by XX%

• Developed Managed a team of XX dedicated sales agents – grew territory revenues by over XX% in two years and crated a team focused on collaboration, teamwork and results

• Developed a new line of management/sales to capitalize on market penetration – created three different categories: Executive, Field and Direct phone groups to ensure maximum level of client support

• Expanded the Field agent team responsible for meeting our groups upon their arrival

• Created new strategic alliances in new markets resulting in greater market penetration

  • Developed lasting relationships with contacts at which prove to be an excellent referral source

Regional Sales Manager

Company | Location | Year to Year

Responsibilities

Oversaw all facets of 4 state division and maintained operations of six offices while reporting directly to the company principals, realizing substantial gains despite difficult market conditions. Used human resources and training skills to direct a team of 30 professionals handling for sales, marketing, production coordination, and implementation.

• Promoted to Regional Sales Manager, spearheaded programs to track/evaluate sales and marketing strategy; attained an XX% upsurge in sales and an X% increase in average sales per representative.

• Demonstrated diligence in preparing, monitoring, and optimizing annual budgets of up to $8.6M.

• Achieved prestigious top sales performer for medical devices, rising above quota by XX%.

Sales Consultant

Company | Location | Year to Year

Responsibilities

• Use best practices to assist diverse customers, negotiate tough deals, obtain financial information, and send information in to lenders; achieved an XX% increase in customer satisfaction ratings within only X months.

• Call previous/unsold customers, integrating superb product knowledge to elevate opportunity win rate by XX%.

• Demonstrate excellent communication skills in prospecting up to XX potential customers daily.

EDUCATION

Complete School Name, City, St/Country: List Graduation Years If Within the Last Ten Years
Complete Degree Name (Candidate) – Major (GPA: List if over 3.3)

• Relevant Coursework: List coursework taken (even include those you are planning on taking)

• Awards/Honors: List any awards, honors or big achievements

• Clubs/Activities: List clubs and activities in which you participated

• Relevant Projects: List 2-3 projects you have worked on

Always start with your most recent positions at the top of your resume. This is called reverse-chronological format, and keeps your most relevant information easy for hiring managers to review.