Results-driven business professional with proven track record in driving growth and fostering strong client relationships. Skilled in strategic planning, market analysis, and negotiation, consistently delivering impactful solutions. Known for strong focus on team collaboration, adaptability, and achieving targets, ensuring reliable performance in dynamic environments. Proficient in CRM software, sales forecasting, and project management.
Demonstrated respect, friendliness, and willingness to help wherever needed.
Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
Skills
SPIN sales methodology
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
Proficient in Oracle Siebel CRM
Proficient in Salesforce CRM
Proficient in Microsoft Dynamics CRM
DocuSign Electronic signature management
Virtual & remote communication tools - Zoom
Teams
LinkedIn Recruiter Licence Proficiency
Work History
Retail Sales Assistant
10 Months
Kings 4WD Supacentre | 12.2025 - Current
Identified available position during return trip from Europe.
Handled point-of-sale sales and product recommendations for lithium batteries, camping equipment, electronics, and outdoor equipment.
Built customer relationships and sustained trust through consistent service.
Demonstrated valued, professional customer service skills consistently.
Co - operative team member, committed to achieving overall team satisfaction.
Consistently exceeded daily targets while maintaining top sales performance above all team members, to assist with hitting overall team target.
Prepared images of strong sales results plus positive Google reviews as proof, for availability to see upon discussions & interviews
"I had an outstanding experience at Kings 4WD Supacentre and wanted to give a special mention to Marina for her exceptional customer service.
From the moment I walked in, Marina was friendly, professional, knowledgeable, and genuinely interested in helping me find exactly what I needed. She took the time to answer all my questions, explain the different options available, and made the whole process easy and stress-free. It's rare these days to come across someone who provides such a high level of customer care while still making you feel welcome and valued as a customer."
Google Review - Cheatday Foods
Sabbatical Europe & Teaching English Online
1 Year 10 Months
Native Camp Online | 01.2024 - 11.2025
Managed family obligations abroad that needed attention
Explored various countries in Europe and lived there
Taught English part - time Online
Senior Recruitment Consultant
6 Months
Advanced Human Solutions | 06.2023 - 12.2023
Assisted in financial services and technology sectors.
Candidate Placements & Executed new business development initiatives in the Tech/IT sectors.
Acquiring new business meetings with new contacts such as Mark Bouris - Yellow Brick Road.
Managed end-to-end recruitment cycles across permanent and contract vacancies.
Sourced qualified candidates through job boards, LinkedIn, referrals, and talent pools.
Screened applicants against role requirements, culture fit, and client expectations.
Maintained accurate candidate records and pipeline data in JobAdder CRM
Achievement - Consistency contacting Mark Bouris to have his PA contact me to arrange a meeting to fill placements as a new client , against all competitors
Recruitment Consultant
1 Year 9 Months
Carter Murray Recruitment | 08.2021 - 05.2023
360-degree New Business Development, Client Relationship Management & Candidate Placement position.
Conducted targeted prospecting, prospecting new business client list of leads
Account Managing relationships & growth of existing clients
Acquiring new clients & candidates - virtual presentations, F2F meetings, email communication, using professional questioning techniques.
Discussing & Negotiating candidate suitability, contractual terms & agreements with HR, Management, MD's, CFO, CEO, C level staff.
Strategically approached desired candidates based on client requests. profiles from competitors.
Liaising across clients & candidates - TVSN, Microsoft Agency, LinkedIn, Google, Westpac.
Achievement - New to Recruitment on Cold – Desk. Acquiring Senior Positions as New Business & hitting target of $100,000 budget quarterly @ 1st year on job.
Senior Strategic Account Manager
11 Months
OPTUS Pty Ltd. | 09.2020 - 08.2021
Managed key client relationships for mid-market tier accounts, overseeing each client account with 150–1,000 active services.
Owned mid-market client portfolio management for 400 existing accounts.
Executed targeted upselling and structured mid-market, corporate, and enterprise recontact workflows to advance sales opportunities.
Negotiated and signed contractual agreements aligned to business KPI objectives.
Hitting target $90,000 per month revenue.
Generating $435,000 worth of New Account Revenue @ first 4 months.
Attending daily - 4 new business F2F client appointments.
F2F appointments both scheduled & self - generated.
Exceeding Revenue Target
Target: $80,000 a month signed New Business Revenue.
Actual: $170,000 a month signed New Business Revenue.
Cold Calling, prospecting new leads / hitting new business KPI's & additionally generating 8 new leads a month
Preparing / pro-positioning proposals to directors
Establishing clear, quick F2F client rapport; building trust with KPI timeframe limited to 1.5 hours, from start of sales cycle to agreement signature.
Pricing & initiating finance agreement signature sign off - terms from 24 - 60 months.
Using various finance vendors most suitable to clients needs.
Ensuring strict ethical & legal standards at agreement sign off.
Pitching & securing new business deals via email and telephone also.
Conducting Zoom/ Microsoft Teams/ Google meetings.
Successfully finalizing Sales Cycles from 1.5 hours up to 24 months.
Achievement - 2019 'Performance & Revenue ' Award
Achievement - Completing average of 668 face to face new client meetings & appointments that year, negotiating & securing sales exclusively from ASIC registered signatories
C – Level Company Owners, CEO's, CFO's, Managing Directors.
Achievement - Exceeding $80,000 monthly target consistently, up to $170,000.00 total revenue – month of October 2019.
Achievement – Won tender of Global Korean Bank, Woori Bank, against competitors Telstra.
PR Key Account New Business Development
1 Year
King Media Pty, Ltd. | 10.2016 - 10.2017
Drove new client acquisition for commercial and enterprise customers to support business growth.
Focus Sydney City Central.
Built business pipeline through attendance at public relations events, networking events, product launches, shows, and exhibits; generated new business client opportunities and advertising revenue leads.
Meeting & making deals with Key Business Decision Makers – CEOS', National & International Marketing Directors, PR Firms , Global Marketing Managers example Nestle, CEO of Pfizer.
Led efforts to secure new business commitments through signed agreements from key business decision makers.
Negotiated international agreements via virtual meetings, calls, texts, and emails.
Presenting product face to face / pitching solution-based campaigns.
Outbound Cold Calling, securing new business clients & agreements on phone also.
Structured results-driven advertising campaigns from planning through execution.
Achievement – Securing New Business Agreements with Commercial/Enterprise Clients, F45 Gym, Priceline Chemist, Paddy's Markets, Pfizer. Nestle Pty Ltd - yearly advertising campaign pitched cold F2F, negotiated & signed directly with Nestles Global Head of Marketing for example
Wholesale & Agency New Business Development Manager
10 Months
Designcrowd.com.au | 03.2014 - 01.2015
Employed at Start – Up Stage as referral from Groupon CEO Patrick Oliver Schmidt
Liaising & selling to national & international clients
Managing effective pipeline.
Exemplifying strong written/verbal communication skills.
Reporting direct to Chief Operations Officer (COO).
Assisting with the development of Internally created CRM.
Achievement- 114% of revenue retained. Highest amount of all BDM's.
Achievement- WIN. Secured large packaging design agreement with Hong Kong client cold, met at CeBIT F2F. Providing products to Coles/Woolworths.
Senior Business Development Manager
2 Years
GROUPON AU, Groupon.com.au | 02.2012 - 02.2014
Employed at company start - up phase, 4th hired employee of 256 employees nationally.
Teams Objective - Groupon's IPO Listing.
Introducing New Groupon Platform to Australian Marketplace.
Researching market data, understanding most popular trends.
Structuring popular sellable consumer deals with merchants.
Identifying / securing new business development opportunities.
Negotiating percentage / terms of deals to sign merchants.
Account managing, generating additional deal opportunities, live frequency.
Liaising with management, creating new platform categories – both “Medical” & “Luxury” – first BDM category, Botox.
Communicating Across Local & Global Prospective Business Partnerships.
Attending Daily Meetings; Reporting Directly to Sales Director & Seniors
Achievement- Maintaining Australia's 2nd - 4th position, out of 250 BDMs.
Achievement- over 148% to target
Achievement- Securing Hilton Hotel, Swissotel on Groupon ‘Luxury' Category.
Achievement - First Groupon AU Representative to work on ‘Medical' Category.
Achievement - Created first Groupon Face & Lip Botox deal with reputable international plastic surgeons.
Advertising Account Manager
4 Years 4 Months
News Corp Australia | 09.2007 - 01.2012
Achieving Promotion
Face to Face client acquisition & retention
Statewide & National Accounts
Growing Advertising Revenue Portfolio (City Sydney CBD) Haymarket to George St
Account Managing existing clients, pitching new product promotion campaigns / account growth or reactivation
New Business Development, acquiring new business clients
Meeting Key Business Decision Owners F2F
Creating Solutions / presenting proposals / Neg. / Sign off
Securing yearly agreements
Working to daily deadlines
Recording data with Oracle Siebel CRM
Achievement - Reactivation of Tier 1 Agency Client Account - Rebel Sport AU.
Achievement- Turned $900 revenue client, Universal Hotels, to 1-year advertising campaign, combining 3 venues at the time, on a $77,000 agreement price.
True Local Business Development Manager
News Corp Australia
Achieving Promotion
Only 1 staff member of 300 staff members chosen to work on News Corp Australia's new digital asset (Business Directory truelocal.com.au) at the time. Against established competitors
Acquiring New Clients
Driving Advertising Revenue
Building Digital Asset
Exceeding KPI's & Revenue Targets
Recording data on Oracle Siebel CRM
Achievement Chosen to conduct 'Sales Training' to staff and colleagues at several regional News Corp Australia sites
Achievement – hitting target of 8 new business sales a day outbound cold calling
Key Account Manager
News Corp Australia
Achieving Promotion
Managing advertising portfolio of highest 10% revenue client accounts in division, responsible for highest levels of client satisfaction, client relationship management, portfolio growth & overall client retention
Achieving targets and KPIs, via effective development & accurate implementation of Key Account Management Plans driving substantial portfolio growth
Liaising Across Internal Creative & Administration Teams
Worked at News Corporation as part of a dynamic team
Recording data on Oracle Siebel CRM
Achievement - Awarded Title of Champions 2009 'Key Account Management Portfolio - "Greatest Portfolio Revenue Growth"'.
Outbound Acquisition Marketing Manager
News Corp Australia
Outbound Cold Calling - sourcing own leads & prospecting new business clients via phone
Creating New Marketing Campaigns, attracting new clients from initial concept with graphics & design teams
Focusing on New Business Acquisition via these marketing campaigns. Completing new business sales cycle end to end including neg. agreement & new client sign off
Meeting product deadlines
Exceeding Revenue Targets
Excel Spreadsheets to track activity
Achievement – Awarded ‘Certificate of Recognition' for most Outbound New Business Revenue generated of 300 staff @ News Limited Australia, Q4 Dec 08.
Education
Master of Teaching - Secondary Edu.
Monash University | 01-2007
Bachelor of Arts - BA Social & Cultural Analysis (Journalism)
UWS | 01-2005
Real Estate Certificate of Attainment
Moss Vale TAFE NSW | 01-2002
Year 12 HSC
Bowral High School | 01-2001
Timeline
Retail Sales Assistant
Kings 4WD Supacentre
12.2025 - CurrentRead More
Sabbatical Europe & Teaching English Online
Native Camp Online
01.2024 - 11.2025Read More
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Advanced Human Solutions
06.2023 - 12.2023Read More
Recruitment Consultant
Carter Murray Recruitment
08.2021 - 05.2023Read More
Senior Strategic Account Manager
OPTUS Pty Ltd.
09.2020 - 08.2021Read More
Senior Business Development Manager
Nexgen Australia & Spirit Technology PtyLt.
06.2017 - 05.2020Read More
PR Key Account New Business Development
King Media Pty, Ltd.
10.2016 - 10.2017Read More
Wholesale & Agency New Business Development Manager
Designcrowd.com.au
03.2014 - 01.2015Read More
Senior Business Development Manager
GROUPON AU, Groupon.com.au
02.2012 - 02.2014Read More
Advertising Account Manager
News Corp Australia
09.2007 - 01.2012Read More
Moss Vale TAFE NSW
Real Estate Certificate of Attainment
Read More
UWS
Bachelor of Arts from BA Social & Cultural Analysis (Journalism)