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Work History
Education
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Certification
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Career Break
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Melody  Dumas

Melody Dumas

Sales Team Leader
Eindhoven

Summary

13 years in sales, 2 years in leadership and 3 years and a half in SaaS experiences.

Results-driven sales team leader with expertise in building strong teams, motivating performance and team culture.

Interpersonal abilities to grow brand awareness and market with customer success and support, partner management, marketing and product teams.

Work History

Sales Team Leader

Sendcloud
Eindhoven
11.2019 - 03.2023

Sendcloud is a fast growing SaaS company, 120 employees in 2019 vs 400+ in 2023, 8 markets in Europe, leading e-commerce logistics solutions.

  • Subscription SMB revenue has grown from €330k ARR to €480k ARR.
  • Managed a high-performing sales team, consistently achieving: ACV increased of 40%, outbound team representing 50% of deals, 45% of revenue growth.
  • Boosted sales performance by implementing effective team training and coaching strategies: Junior/Senior AE techniques, tools, methodologies.
  • Sales models evolved by company's scale: SBD vs AE, inbound and outbound teams, mixed models.
  • Developed strong relationships with key clients, resulting in increased customer satisfaction and retention: goals set with customer support team, faster tickets solved, churn rate -2%.
  • Weekly data-driven focus with KPIs and developed action plans with forecast.
  • Analyzed market trends and competitor activity to identify new business opportunities for the team: product feedback, marketing events, strategic partnerships.
  • Full sales cycle mastered: inbound and outbound. Focus on SMB deals.
  • Implemented sales techniques and tools that led to increased efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Self-closing: 110% average of quota attainment and 350+ deals closed.
  • Performed 30+ interviews. Hired and developed junior and senior AE with diverse profiles: 10+ FTE and 5 promotions.
  • Conducted growth plan and personal development to ear rewards or promotions: 5 FTE promoted.
  • Set onboarding plans and newbies integration.
  • Design a team culture: constructive feedback, expertise diversity, positive mindset.
  • Maintained strong communication and collaboration between the sales department and other organizational functions, aligning efforts toward common goals: product market fit, strategic alliances and business scaling.

International Trader

West Coast Supply Group
Netherlands
02.2019 - 06.2019

Europe's leading wholesalers in the distribution of a wide variety of branded fast moving consumer goods (FMCG).

  • Negotiated favorable trade agreements for the company, leading to increased profitability and growth.
  • Conducted comprehensive market analysis to identify new business opportunities.
  • 50% of yearly quota achieved in 5 months.

Sales Business Developer

Fineum Conseil
Belgium
04.2017 - 10.2018

Consulting firm in financial expertise.

  • Brand development.
  • Outbound full sales cycle.

Sales Consultant

Hugo Boss
France
04.2016 - 08.2016

Hugo Boss is an established fashion company.

  • Cross-selling and up-selling operations.
  • Weekly quotas achieved.

Sales Consultant and Co-manager

Tramshop
France
09.2010 - 04.2016

Small retail company.

  • Partnership management.
  • Merchandising and marketing operations.
  • Training of new employees.
  • Sales have grown by 20%.

Education

Master of Science - Entrepreneurship

EMLyon Business School
France
05.2017

Skills

  • Results orientation
  • Strategic management
  • Managing change
  • Managing oneself
  • Managing and developing teams
  • Resilience
  • Effective communication
  • Interpersonal abilities

Accomplishments

  • SAR Holder in 2021 at Sendcloud.
  • Earned 3 promotions in 2 years from SBD to mid-level Team Lead.

Certification

Harvard Business School

  • Leadership Principles
  • Organizational Leadership

Tools

  • CRM: Salesforce, Hubspot
  • Sales coaching: Jiminny
  • Collaboration: Atlassian, Tableau, Bob

Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Location Preference

On-SiteHybridRemote

Important To Me

Company CulturePersonal development programs

Languages

English
Full Professional
French
Native or Bilingual

Career Break

Gap year to travel around the world from May 2023 to April 2024.

Additional Information

Available from May 6, 2024.

Melody DumasSales Team Leader