SodexoVice President of Sales and Operations
Jan. 2019 - Jan. 2020Responsible for all sales planning, sales operations, and sales enablement efforts for New Business Development & Strategic Retention Accounts within the Universities NorAm landscape. • Responsible for leading a national team that delivers long term sales strategies through execution, business analytics, & measurement based on key trends. Create value by setting the strategic approach to long term pipeline development (3-5 years out), collaborating with Field Based Sales & key internal functions (Offer Development, Marketing, MSDC, Creative Services, Finance, Service Ops) to develop & deploy best in class solutions to accelerate sales growth by converting that pipeline while differentiating Sodexo in the marketplace. • In addition to deploying processes for new business Pipeline Development & Cross Sales, I manage 2 key positions supporting Must Retain Strategic Accounts representing $950MM in revenue. • Leading the proposal architects & technical solutions developers, with link to the MSDC, prioritizing across key activities of high complexity to drive the most significant business impact. Utilizing high focus & understanding of both new business across a 3+ year pipeline & Client Lifecycle Management sales efforts, and owning how we need to evolve our Sales capabilities for the future pipeline. • Build and demonstrate strategic and organizational agility, plus effective negotiation bringing data, insights, and strong interpersonal skills to influence a wide range of decisions in a fast-paced environment. • Lead the organization within Sales that provides Field Sales the tools & support to concentrate on upstream, longer term business development activities and minimize churn during proposal development process. • Develop talent for key sales leadership roles. Own sales on boarding and new seller development efforts.