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Susan  (Sue) Weatherhead

Susan (Sue) Weatherhead

Cullingworth,West Yorkshire

Summary

Enthusiastic individual with passion for exceeding customer expectations and driving business growth. Excellent customer service skills and familiar with sales strategy development. Eager to develop and maintain relationships with clients.

Experienced Field Sales Executive with broad history in sales. Expert in negotiating deals to reach mutually beneficial agreements. and converting prospects into customers. Proven track record of meeting and exceeding sales goals.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work history

Field sales executive

Acosta Europe - Nestle
Yorkshire and Lancashire
2022.03 - 2025.08

Responsible for ensuring that Nestle brands including Cereals, Confectionery and Coffee together with Purina pet foods, SMA infant nutrition, Maggi food products and mineral water brands including Buxton and San Pellegrino were all available in major supermarket outlets. Building effective relationships with senior managers at store level to maintain display and pricing compliance and to negotiate additional space for displays without incurring additional costs.

Weight loss consultant

Slimming World
Bradford Area, West Yorkshire
2019.03 - 2021.10

I worked as a self-employed weight loss consultant after receiving training at Slimming World H.O. Through running several groups across West Yorkshire, I helped my members achieve their desired weight through sensible eating and exercise whilst offering support and empathy to each individual. I continued to run my groups remotely via Zoom during the Covid epidemic.

Area Manager/Sales Leader

Avon Cosmetics
Yorkshire and Lancashire
2009.09 - 2016.11

I began my career at Avon Cosmetics working as an Area Manager with responsibility for a large team of self-employed Avon Representatives and Sales Leaders across West Yorkshire and Lancashire. I was targeted on orders and sales. My duties included coaching my teams in selling skills and product knowledge to enable them to increase their sales and income. I also ran evening team meetings across my area to help keep my Reps motivated and promote a team atmosphere. I latterly became a self-employed Sales Leader with Avon myself as I wanted the freedom to recruit, train and coach my own team of Representatives and help them to build their own successful businesses.

Property Search

Carefree Crete - Self-employed
Chania, Crete
2004.02 - 2007.11
  • Conducted comprehensive property searches to identify suitable listings for clients.
  • Assisted clients in understanding market trends and property values to make informed decisions.
  • Developed tailored property portfolios based on individual client preferences and requirements.

Education

O Level English Literature. - CSE'S in English, French, German, Geography, Science

Ryburn Secondary School
Sowerby Bridge

Skills

  • networking excellence
  • cultural awareness in business
  • Sales cycle understanding
  • Adapting to different buyers
  • Time management proficiency
  • Solution-Oriented approach
  • Assertive negotiation
  • Strong empathy
  • Territory management expertise
  • Proactive prospecting
  • Regional sales knowledge
  • Flexible in approach
  • Maintaining client records
  • Empathic listening
  • Cold calling mastery
  • Product demonstrations
  • Territory management
  • PowerPoint presentation design
  • KPI management
  • Customer relationship management
  • Field sales
  • Target-driven
  • Persuasive communication
  • Good listener
  • Regulatory compliance understanding
  • Time efficiency

Timeline

Field sales executive

Acosta Europe - Nestle
2022.03 - 2025.08

Weight loss consultant

Slimming World
2019.03 - 2021.10

Area Manager/Sales Leader

Avon Cosmetics
2009.09 - 2016.11

Property Search

Carefree Crete - Self-employed
2004.02 - 2007.11

O Level English Literature. - CSE'S in English, French, German, Geography, Science

Ryburn Secondary School
Susan (Sue) Weatherhead