COVER LETTER: To Whom It May Concern: Please accept this letter as application for the sales position currently available you're your company. My resume is enclosed for your review and consideration. My qualifications for the position include: * Salesman, Vice President of Sales and over 20 years of sales management experience with industry leaders * fast learner and can be crossed trained in any environment * excellent track record in customer retention * account penetration * consistent quota achievement * experience working with CEOs, presidents, vice presidents of large corporations * strong communication skills * excellent sales instincts and closing abilities * establishing regional and branch offices * recruiting, training, and motivating national sales force * formulating yearly expenditure and general system budgets. * * I am organized and detailed-oriented, work well under pressure and deadlines, and adapt easily to new environments and challenges. In addition, I enjoy working with a variety of people, I am willing to travel and have traveled both nationally and internationally and willing to relocate. * * I look forward to hearing from you in the near future to schedule an interview at your convenience. My salary requirements are negotiable based on the responsibilities and opportunities presented. Thank you for your time and consideration. * * Sincerely, * * Joseph E. Newnam * * Joseph E. Newnam * * Enclosure Joseph E. Newnam 3032 HAZELHURST AVENUE PITTSBURGH, PA 15227 772-924-6776 * * * SENIOR SALES MANAGEMENT EXECUTIVE * A seasoned Salesman and Vice President of Sales and Senior Sales Management Executive with proven ability leveraging massive corporate change. Strong track record of dramatic achievement in sales and overall corporate performance. Extensive experience in training, recruiting and developing salesman into successful sales managers, assistant sales managers and sales representatives. * * SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS * Proven ability in training, mentoring and motivating Sales Managers and Sales Representatives to deliver results beyond all expectations. * Public speaking engagements including delivering dynamic, engaging presentations to large audiences (groups of 200 or more) at national sales conventions. * Excellent track record in customer retention and account penetration. * Excellent interpersonal skills, able to build a cohesive, multi-disciplinary team of experts to provide comprehensive management expertise. * Powerful, highly assertive negotiation and closing skills. * Consistently exceeding established sales quotas. * Formulating yearly expenditure and general system budgets. * Well versed in market development and evaluation of the industry to necessary to locate potential business and plan sales coverage, promotions, sales forecasting and long-range planning. * Hired, trained, and managed sales teams to sell diamonds, precious and semi-precious stones throughout the United States. Within a one year period, increased company's annual sales from $2.3 million to 4.8 million and personally increased sales by $1 million while expanding client base by 150 to 200 percent. * Coordinated and conducted nationwide trade-show presentations * Traveled to potential high-end industry customers to give individual jewelry presentations to corporate executives.

Highlights:

• Wholesale
• Advertising
• Infrastructure
• Platinum
• Database
• e-Commerce
• Evaluate
• Forecasting
• Inventory
• Management