Sukhdeep Sidhu, Corporate Sales Executive

Sukhdeep Sidhu

Corporate Sales Executive

THG Sports

Location
United Kingdom - London
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business Management
Experience
14 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :14 years, 8 Months

Corporate Sales Executive at THG Sports
  • United Kingdom - London
  • My current job since December 2013

Key Achievements:

• Securing my position in the organisation after a mandatory probation period
• Integrating into 2013 best performing team (worldwide) and establishing my own niche market
• Accumulating a database of C-Level decision makers from a variety of sectors/demographics
• Utilising my sales and account management capabilities to build a pipeline of future business

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring that I meet and exceed the expected level of KPI’s
• Using my communication and networking skills in order to source potential new clients across the world
• Building on existing relationships with clients, seeking referrals and exploring new client demographics
• Representing THG with integrity and following the unique sales process

Banking Hall Officer at NATWEST
  • United Kingdom - London
  • April 2012 to February 2013

Key Achievements:

• Effectively mixing into a high-pressure environment and gaining a NVQ in Customer Service.

• Playing an integral role in the increase of customer service levels. Since joining the company in April, in branch customer satisfaction levels have increased by 9%

Responsibilities:

• Ensuring the smooth flow of customer traffic within the branch and ensuring queuing times are kept to a minimum. For example encouraging the use of alternative banking methods.

• Utilising my sales skills to recognise potential leads, to pass onto Customers advisor’s to ensure the branch hits target.

Intern at KE - TEC LTD
  • United Kingdom - London
  • January 2011 to February 2012

Key Achievements:

• Successfully integrating within the company and learning about business practices from the bottom up

• Being involved in projects from start to completion in order to strengthen my knowledge of the construction/renovation business

Responsibilities:

• Shadowing key individuals within the business and representing the brand at all times

• Ensuring that all work, whether in office or on site was conducted to a high standard

Business Development Consultant at QUANTUM MARKETING GROUP
  • United Kingdom
  • March 2010 to June 2010

Key Achievements:

• Successfully achieving 6 leads in my first week, exceeding the company’s expectations
• Initiating communication with the TATA Group and after following a succession of conference calls/meetings with CMOs of each division in EMEA, America and Asia Pacific, an Account Director was able to secure a deal with TATA to run telemarketing campaigns for their IT division

Responsibilities:

• Proactively engaging with Heads of Marketing to promote the telemarketing services provided by Quantum Marketing

• Successfully converting initial cold calls into meetings or conference calls to facilitate the development of relationships with prospective clients

• Additionally responsible for building upon previous business relationships that had come to an end with a view to regaining their confidence

• Playing a key role in the preparation and delivery of presentations and marketing material to effectively communicate Quantum ideas to clients

Lead Telemarketing Consultant at QUANTUM MARKETING GROUP
  • United Kingdom
  • December 2009 to March 2010

Key Achievements:

• Deputising in the absence of the Team Leader and helping to improve performance and KPIs whilst consistently increasing results

• Improving motivation levels within the team by assigning more responsibility, embedding a desire to work harder and ensuring that each individual is valued

Responsibilities:

• Working in close conjunction with the Team Leader to ensure that individual and team KPIs and targets are achieved

• Providing on-going training and mentoring to team members to improve their performance against target

• Personally responsible for engaging with Symantec Marketing Executives / Managers, providing them with daily information relating to the number of leads generated

• Assisting with monitoring team attendance and ensuring the appropriate allocation of staff to particular campaigns

Telemarketing Consultant at QUANTUM MARKETING GROUP
  • United Kingdom
  • August 2009 to December 2009

Key Achievements:

• Delivering an average performance of 137% against the 100% daily target. Thus receiving a financial bonus for exceeding targets in the first quarter

• Consistently delivering KPIs far in excess of the expected 80 calls and 100 minutes a day

• Gaining promotion to Lead Telemarketing Consultant after just three months of this university placement

Responsibilities:

• Tasked with generating leads for the Symantec US team involving extensive interaction with Network Administrators, Heads of IT and C Level contacts such as CTOs

Sales Assistant at SPORTS DIRECT
  • United Kingdom - London
  • May 2008 to August 2009

Achievements:

• Building upon existing sales skills, and knowledge of various sales methods, to maximise the potential of closing sales

Responsibilities:

• Playing a key role in ensuring that the highest standards of customer service are delivered at all times whilst contributing to the efficient running of the store on a daily basis
• Maintaining high levels of morale and motivation amongst the team and optimising their performance in a continually busy environment

Further Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business Management
  • at Greenwich School of Management (Degree awarded by University of Plymouth)
  • February 2013

BSc Business Management - 2.1 with Hons

Diploma, Business Management
  • at University of Surrey
  • January 2010

Higher National Diploma in Business Management

High school or equivalent, Business Studies (Double Award) & Theatre Studies
  • at Barnhill Community High School 6th Form
  • January 2007

A Levels: Business Studies Double Award (BB), Theatre Studies (C) AS Level: Law (D)

Specialties & Skills

Lead Generation
Account Management
Teamwork
Business Development
RETAIL BANKING
CLOSING SALES
CUSTOMER SERVICE
LEAD GENERATION
TELEMARKETING

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Intermediate