Rita Dare

WORK HISTORY

ABOUT RITA DARE

Proven team sales leader, adaptable and excellent coach and communicator Experienced in group sales strategy for all size groups and markets Proven sales trainer, well versed in all ‘steps to a sale’ and coaches/trains team members to not only track sales progress but also grow their sales stats (upselling, increased ADR/IPS, etc.) Leader of daily/weekly sales training sessions and ongoing coaching with sales professionals to grow skills and help them achieve their personal targets (The Westin Edmonton, Coast Hotels, Ramada Edmonton Inn and Michael Hill) Consistently over achieves personal sales targets Strong understanding of contracts and strength in negotiating and closing to support and grow the sales team’s skills Proven ability to work with multiple stake holders to achieve market share growth and account penetration Strong understanding of the business to drive financial results (experience with the Rev Max, DBR and catering budgeting processes) Achieved positive market share growth in 2015 of 6.82% and projected growth of.11% in 2016 for the first time in three years at The Westin Edmonton Proven ability to follow procedures and implementation in new processes Strength in Starwood systems and adept in quickly learning new computer software Confident, poised and professional, makes a good first impression and represents the company