Jacob Perron

Experience

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  Atlantic Cotton Company

  May 2005 - Aug 2006

  Store Manager

  Responsible for driving sales in a resort retail environment. As the store manager I hired and trained employees for a high level of customer engagement. Responsible for the day to day operations of the location including timely opening and closing, inventory control, and store cleanliness.

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  Into The Blue

  Nov 2005 - Apr 2006

  Sales Associate

  Sales Associate for Into the Blue on the island of St John, USVI. Responsible for selling art and jewelry made locally. Had location opening and closing responsibilities.

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  Verizon Wireless

  Nov 2006 - Jul 2010

  Building, developing and mentoring your sales team.Providing ongoing sales training and support for your team to exceed sales, retention, quality and service objectives.Engaging in sales strategy development to ensure our products and services are effectively showcased throughout the store.Developing and implementing sales tools and initiatives.Maintaining the performance of your store by running retail inventory compliance.Engaging in business operations including budgeting, forecasting, analyzing and providing sales reports. Show less Leading your team by resolving customer issues and assisting with customer transactions.Encouraging your team with training and mentoring to deliver an outstanding customer experience by handling customer flow and store traffic.Identifying any selling skill gaps, then building and implementing development plans to help the team meet and exceed sales metrics and quota assignments.Running store operations – analyzing staffing needs, reporting financial and sales data, handling cash, meeting compliance, opening trouble tickets with Facilities/Network/IT as needed to ensure store up-time and functionality.Monitoring inventory by restocking shelves with product, maintaining device security and managing the cleanliness of the store.Leading store merchandising and planogram compliance in accordance with company expectations. Show less

  • Store Manager

    May 2008 - Jul 2010

  • Assistant Store Manager

    Nov 2006 - Apr 2008
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  Verizon

  Nov 2010 - Feb 2024

  Performance Management: Responsible for driving team to achieve all key performance objectives. Responsible for financial, budget, and sales reporting. Maintains knowledge of company and market promotional elements. Develop, assign and monitor sales goals and provide ongoing training to keep employees informed of new products, services and procedures. Attend customer meetings with team and train on effective selling strategies by demonstrating sales techniques. Develop strategies for acquiring new business, perform territory analysis and planning. Reporting and Analysis: Includes generating and analyzing sales, forecast and funnel-management reporting. Evaluate and provide input in the development of training and competitive information, as well as Verizon Wireless’s strategic and tactical plans for the Business channel. Analyze sales reports and provide recommendations for increased sales productivity and operational efficiencies during strategic / tactical planning sessions.Market and Industry Knowledge: Train sales team on new products, services and selling skills to ensure team is fully versed in Verizon Wireless products and services and ready to represent Verizon Wireless in the highest professional manner. Participate in networking activities and perform research to generate lead development. Represent company at trade association meetings to promote Verizon Wireless and increase presence in the community by developing relationships through chambers of commerce.Staffing / Employee Relations: Prospect for new talent. Develop, train and coach sales team to produce desired high performance results. Make decisions regarding hiring, promotion, and disciplinary actions. Assess individuals and team performance and initiate developmental plans to narrow competency gaps. Customer Retention: Ensure that customers and prospective customers are treated with the highest levels of courtesy and professionalism See less Show less This position partners with various B2B sales groups to drive sales efforts to achieve data activations wide and deep within assigned accounts. Meet or exceed assigned performance goals and metrics, service and quotas through development of regional sales efforts. Accountable for achieving quotas, driving growth and promoting/selling data products and services across into whitespace accounts. Responsible for ongoing data training initiatives across channels in support of new product launches to ensure sales channels have knowledge of data products and can effectively sell and demonstrate products and services. Conducts sales meetings with potential and existing customers to establish strong working relationships and promote the quality of Verizon Wireless data products and services. Manage complex data presentations for team. Show less

  • Managing Partner - Business Sales

    Feb 2016 - Feb 2024

  • Solutions Architect

    Feb 2015 - Feb 2016

  • Data Solutions Consultant

    Nov 2010 - Feb 2015
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  GoNetspeed

  Feb 2024 - now

  Commercial Sales Director

  Leading the sales team to sell SMB, Enterprise businesses, and MDU properties on our fiber network within the assigned region. Responsible for the strategy and execution of the sales team to drive commercial sales growth. Manage the financials and ROI of all sales opportunities to ensure they are meeting profitability goals. Guide the sales team with a comprehensive prospecting strategy, building community relationships, presenting compelling proposals, and establishing GoNetspeed’s value. Accountable for budgets, forecasts, reporting, and the overall performance of the team. Show less