Manager, Business Development Resume
Connie M. Rhodes
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Proven talent for increasing market share through new customer acquisition, successful product launches and opening new sales territories. Gifted communicator committed to supporting company and employee success by demonstrating integrity and finely tuned sales skills that develop trusting long-term relationships. Established record of accomplishment when working with C-level executives.
ACCOMPLISHMENT EXAMPLES:
Established Track Record with new product launches in multiple industries
Sales Achievement Award: Highest Profit Margin Growth Leader through effective prospecting, qualification of client needs, and creating value from Gartner research & consulting service
Exceeded sales goal by $M by being the first to sell outsourcing business model with software application in the history of McGettigan to Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences industry clients
Increased revenue by $M by creating new business model that expedited new client acquisition in pharmaceutical, biotech and medical products industries for Meetings & Events
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
AMERICAN PRODUCTIVITY & QUALITY CENTER Dallas, Texas
Global Senior Relationship Manager - to/
Non-profit organization providing its corporate members performance improvement research, benchmarking
Responsible for the development and maintenance of long-term relationships with key process owners
throughout the enterprise. Accounts included: Abbott Labs, Motorola Inc, Harley-Davidson, Shell, Halliburton,
Hewlett-Packard, Merck & Co, Marathon Oil, and Centerpoint Energy
• Retained Global Accounts and generated half million dollars of revenue
• Expanded Global Account base with new Motorola business
• Identified more custom business solutions then counterparts
RSM MCGLADREY Dallas, Texas
Business Development Director – Technology Risk Management Practice - to -
Responsible for creating new customer base in State of Texas with Fortune companies
• Opened new sales territory and generated $, in new revenues within months
• Led sales force with highest successful closing rate
• Closed highest-priced proposals on average
FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION Dallas, Texas
Sales & Marketing Consultant - to -
• Created Brand recognition for tax valuation services division resulting in new client acquisitions
• Developed new contract relationships with clients ranging from $K to several million dollars
in property holdings. Increased target market share by %
GARTNER, INC.
Dallas, Texas
Account Executive - to -
Responsible for new business development in Dallas territory. Accounts included: Pepsico, First American Corporation,
Childens Hospital, UT-Southwestern Medical Center, Zale Lipsky Hospital, Perot Systems, Sabre, Dr Pepper, and EDS
• Expanded market share with new clients and expanded solutions to existing clients reaching a new revenue goal of $. million
• Achieved % customer retention rate through effective communications and consistent articulation of value proposition
• Ranked in top % of sales achievers
• Sold more service contracts to hospital clients then peers in the state of Texas
MCGETTIGAN PARTNERS (acquired by Martiz) Dallas, Texas
Regional Sales Director – Global Business Solutions - to -
Responsible for business development in the in the Midwest. Major contracts were established
with Searle Pharmaceuticals, Monsanto, Motorola and Abbott Labs
Established new Pharmaceutical and Life Science clients with long-term contracts within months in a newly created sales territory
• Generated new clients in a new market that resulted in opening a regional operations office that staffed full-time employees
• First to sell new cost containment “outsourcing solution” that included on-site staff and software program for increased efficiencies to “first-time clients” yielding over $million
MEETINGS & EVENTS INTERNATIONAL (Start-up Company) Dallas, Texas
National Sales & Marketing Manager - to -
Developed new business with Searle Pharmaceuticals, Tap and Johnson & Johnson Medical Products
• Developed and implemented a sales and marketing plan to achieve entrepreneur’s vision of company growth through an expanded customer base in both Midwest and Southwest regions
• Expanded client base with long-term projects that required hiring an additional full-time employees
• Increased sales volume by one million dollars in less than one year and expanded capabilities of company through creative marketing solutions to Johnson & Johnson Medical Products division, Searle, Abbott and Tap Pharmaceuticals
• Developed and managed a sales and client services professional staff, which resulted in increased efficiencies and greater customer retention
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Certified trainer in sales, management, and customer service training programs
Pharmaceutical sales expertise and knowledge of cardiovascular, gastroenterology and allergy treatments
EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & MEMBERSHIPS:
• Dean’s List, University of Wisconsin, Bachelor of Science Degree
• Certified trainer(sales, customer service, leadership and management development)
• Proficient in MS Word, ACT, Microsoft Office and Power Point
• Member of HIMSS, Dallas Chapter
• Board of Directors, Exceptional Women, Dallas Chapter
Board of Directors, Preston Trail Fairways Homeowners Association
