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Alex O Regan

Alex O Regan

Cork

Summary

Highly driven and energetic Sales & Business Development professional with excellent achievement and experience across a range of industries including outsourced services, financial technology, and utilities. Exceptional sales capabilities with a natural gift for rapidly building rapport with potential and existing customers, delivering exceptional service to not only ensure that sales opportunities can be maximized but the reputation of the company is maximized. Excellent interpersonal capabilities, able to build strong professional relationships with colleagues and customers alike. Now seeking a part-time role in a customer-facing setting to work alongside university studies beginning in September.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Business Development Representative

Zevas Communications
Cork, Ireland
09.2022 - 02.2024
  • Accountable for multiple business development initiatives as part of the PayPal campaign for an industry-leading outsourcing company
  • Conducting industry research to identify business development
    pipeline opportunities and potential new leads
  • Working across three different sales campaigns for both the UK and the US, selling various products on behalf of major financial
    technology company PayPal, including Payin3, PayPal Commerce
    Platform and Zettle
  • Contacting merchants across diverse industries to deliver proposals on acquiring these products, providing them with information relating to each product, and tailoring approaches to suit the recipient
  • Promoting the benefits of each product to the respective merchant
    and consistently ensuring that agreement to integrate the product into their business is secured over the phone
  • Overcoming objections to sales pitches through effective handling of pain points, building rapport, and upholding professionalism
  • Utilizing Salesforce to maintain a record of new and existing leads and customers to enable accessibility and an audit trail
  • Tracking data relating to each potential sales opportunity to ensure that each lead can be followed up regularly

Key Achievements

  • Surpassed sales quote each month since starting in the role, with the highest sales performance achieved at 312% of target
  • Demonstrated unparalleled standards of productivity, achieving 100% KPIs and exceeding daily dial targets by at least 10 – 20 per day
  • Reached the “200%” club for two out of four months
  • Achieved a 5-star call quality rating during the first call conducted

Bartender

The Briar Rose
Douglas, Ireland
02.2022 - 07.2022
  • Greeted customers and provided excellent customer service.
  • Prepared alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages according to recipe standards.
  • Ensured proper sanitation of bar area, glassware, utensils, and equipment.
  • Maintained inventory of liquor, beer, wine, and other beverage items.
  • Processed payments accurately and efficiently with POS system.
  • Provided drink suggestions to customers based on their preferences.
  • Stocked ice bins and coolers as needed throughout shift.
  • Performed opening and closing duties including restocking supplies.

Sales Development Representative

PMF Ventures
Cork, Ireland
11.2020 - 11.2021
  • Provided exceptional sales performance for leading sales and
    marketing company delivering customer solutions for one of the
    world’s largest utilities
  • Worked door-to-door to visit households across Ireland to sell utility
    products directly to consumers
  • Developed advanced knowledge of all products to best advocate
    potential customers, respond to queries, and navigate any objections
  • Consistently exceeded all sales targets to drive the commercial
    viability of the organization
  • Built strong professional relationships with customers and potential
    customers to uphold the reputational value of the organization
  • Maintained a record of all sales data in transit using a tablet

Sales Development Representative

PrePayPower
Cork, Ireland
07.2020 - 11.2020
  • Worked on behalf of a leading Irish utility services company to
    undertake door-to-door sales
  • Operated in a field sales setting, visiting areas across and utilizing
    proven, industry-leading sales tactics across homes in Ireland to sell utility services
  • Rapidly built a strong rapport with potential customers to maximize all sales opportunities and uphold the company's reputation
  • Accountable for tracking all sales data using a tablet
  • Maintained advanced knowledge of the industry, products, and
    competitors to best respond to queries and advocate for the
    company’s product offering
  • Effectively handled objections to maintain professionalism and
    overcome obstacles to selling
  • Lent significant sales expertise to train and shape the performance of a team of Sales Representatives, ensuring they were equipped to
    consistently hit targets

Education

BBA - International Business Management

Hanze University of Applied Sciences
The Netherlands
03-2020

Bachelor of Science - International Business

The Open University
The United Kingdom

Skills

  • Sales strategy
  • B2B background
  • Sales
  • Customer Service
  • Business Relationship Management
  • Lead prospecting
  • Lead Generation
  • Salesforce

Certification

  • Google IT Support Specialization

Timeline

Business Development Representative

Zevas Communications
09.2022 - 02.2024

Bartender

The Briar Rose
02.2022 - 07.2022

Sales Development Representative

PMF Ventures
11.2020 - 11.2021

Sales Development Representative

PrePayPower
07.2020 - 11.2020

BBA - International Business Management

Hanze University of Applied Sciences

Bachelor of Science - International Business

The Open University
Alex O Regan