career objective                              

results-driven pharmaceutical sales representative eager to contribute strong business development, communication, and relationship building skills toward actively supporting the employer in optimizing sales and profits

profile                                                

ø  offer eight years of progressive pharmaceutical sales experience, with expertise in strategic planning, creative product promotion, and interpersonal relations

ø  provide excellent service for existing customers while expanding sales pipeline; prospect, secure, and retain diverse client base by providing client education

ø  apply depth of industry knowledge towards training field staff on new products and effective sales techniques

ø  manage key accounts, develop niche markets, administer major contracts resulting in high-revenue transactions, and monitor trends and developments, including competitive services and marketing activities

ø  facilitate client-focused, service-oriented environment vital to maximizing customer satisfaction and retention; cultivate long-term business relationships that generate referrals and new leads

ø  successfully  identify and capitalize on opportunities to penetrate and develop highly competitive markets

ø  dynamic communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship management skills

ø  proactive team player equally effective in independent and collaborative environments

 

~ key achievements ~

• in recognition of outstanding performance, quickly progressed within boehringer ingelheim to attain advanced sales position and entrusted with serving as a field sales trainer
• consistently ranked in top 10% throughout tenure at boehringer ingelheim and repeatedly cited for exceptional solidarity, customer focus, creativity, and teamwork
• placed third in division in annual sales achievement (2005) at boehringer ingelheim
• named aventis pasteur rookie of the year (2002) for superior call frequency and sales

professional experience                

boehringer ingelheim, insert location                                                                              8/03 c present

certified field sales trainer (insert date c present)

professional sales representative ii (insert date c insert date)

professional sales representative i (8/03 - insert date)

 

aventis pasteur, swiftwater, pa                                                                                                 9/01 c 7/03

biological products specialist (6/02 c 7/03)

biological products associate (9/01 c 6/02)

education                                           

university of scranton, scranton, pa                                                                             insert year
bachelor of science in social sciences

 

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dear__________________:

 

i am currently seeking a challenging career opportunity in a pharmaceutical sales capacity and am submitting my resume for your review.  in advance, thank you for your time and consideration.

 

as demonstrated in the accompanying resume, my professional qualifications include solid sales, business development, and staff training experience in the pharmaceutical arena, with a solid record of continually increasing revenue.  i excel at providing outstanding service to existing customers while growing my client base; additionally, i am adept at identifying and addressing client-specific needs.  i have effectively applied my knowledge toward educating customers on product and trend development.  my dynamic communication and sales skills have consistently proven instrumental in presenting, negotiating and closing high-revenue transactions.  to complement this background, i offer a bs in social sciences. 

 

as an employee, you will find me to be a driven team player committed to supporting you in achieving your objectives through superior performance.  i am confident that i could be a valuable asset to your company, and look forward to interviewing with you in the near future.

 

sincerely,

 

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