jennifer plesa

business development assistant

About

* Proven ability to work in stressful situations while maintaining excellent organization, time-management, and problem resolution skills. * Superior listening skills to identify customer opportunities. * Highly skilled in communicating effectively with peers, clients, and management. Specialties: Track record of success in cultivating strategic relationships, increasing customer base, and maximizing account sales in competitive markets.

Country

united states

City

buffalo

Industry

medical devices

Skill

time management, management, leadership, organization, inventory management, marketing, sales, customer service, team building, retail, negotiation, public speaking, budgets, sales operations, microsoft excel, event planning, microsoft office, hospitality, restaurants, customer satisfaction, training, teamwork, sales management, budgeting, business development, business strategy, hospitality industry, restaurant management, medical devices, account management, product development

Experience

business development assistant

conmed corporation

2018-4 - Present · 8 yrs 6 mos

Buffalo Filter was acquired by ConMed Corporation February 2019

community support manager

food services of america

2009-4 - 2011-12 · 2 yrs 9 mos

sales associate

great skate

2001-3 - 2006-5 · 5 yrs 3 mos

* · Ensured customer satisfaction rates by received outstanding service by providing a friendly environment * · Maintained outstanding standards and solid product knowledge * · Accommodated high-profile clients by making them feel comfortable in an opening setting * · Up selling to whole teams head to toe equipment.

inside sales representative

winters instruments

2011-12 - 2014-3 · 2 yrs 4 mos

* · Ensured customer satisfaction rates by providing outstanding service and maintained ongoing relations with customers * · Communication skills mastered by noting suggestions made by the customers and reporting them to management * · Maintained outstanding standards and solid product knowledge * · Accommodated high-profile clients by making them feel comfortable in an open setting * · Raised company profit through up-selling techniques to clients by identifying and finding solutions to their underlying needs * · Proficient in learning the terminology of the pressure gauge and thermometer industry * · Exceeded expectations by grasping knowledge of Lotus Notes and Great Plains 10

key employee, office manager, corporate trainer

carrabba's italian grill

2004-3 - 2012-2 · 8 yrs

* Administrator, Assistant Manager, Corporate Trainer, Bartender, Waitress * While holding the various positions, continuously proving to be a team player while learning what it takes to move up to the next higher level. * Interpersonal skills as the human resource manager for 100 employees; payroll, processing invoices * Expertly running the shift with 40 or more employees at a time, handling customer requests and making sure the shift runs smoothly with crisis management training * Displays effective communication skills, uncommon ability to help people * Able to understand and identify the speech of customers, management skills, ability to train fellow employees as lead trainer, organizational skills, order management, meticulous observation, selling * Recognized as the Employee of the Year, #1 in Sales for two years, Corporate Trainer

senior account representative and medical device sales

buffalo filter llc

2014-2 - 2018-3 · 4 yrs 2 mos

Buffalo Filter is a world leading medical device manufacturer and supplier of surgical smoke evacuation equipment. Our products are used to evacuate and filter hazardous smoke plume and/or aerosols created during over 95% of all surgical procedures. Proven to contain toxic gases, live cellular material (including blood fragments) and viruses, this plume may also cause respiratory and eye irritation or nausea in healthcare professionals and may create visual problems for the surgeon.

membership representative

new york state restaurant association

2011-1 - 2018-4 · 7 yrs 4 mos

* Learn & Memorize Benefits of how the New York Restaurant Association can save Restaurateurs money by joining the Association * Keep up to date with current legislative issues pertaining to restaurant business * Volunteering for ProStart & Taste of Education in Western New York * Constant contact with businesses in the restaurant community * Prove -- MEMBERSHIP DOESN'T COST IT PAYS!