David J. Whitaker
Area Retail Director, Sprint, LV at UT, CO
Summary
SKILLS, ABILITIES, CHARACTERISTICS
Results-oriented - passionate for excellence, passionate about Sprint
Highly Competitive - will and determination to win
Teach and train with clarity
Effective verbal and written communicator
Mentor, Coach, and Team builder
Highly proficient in Data Analysis
Experience
Area Retail Director, Sprint
Sprint / LV, UT, CO
Responsibility for all sales, service, and operations for the company owned retail channel in Utah, Colorado, and Las Vegas, NV.
Director, Sales-Operations
AZ, CO, UT, ID, NV / West, TX
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Responsible for all sales operations across the Mountain-Southwest Region
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Led an operations team with responsibility for the following o Sales analytics o Sales and operations reporting o Local Rewards and incentives o Recognition o Training, sales and operations o Financial compliance o State and local governmental compliance o Retail distribution analysis o Facilities management
Area Retail Director
Sprint, AZ, CO, ID, NM, OR, UT, WA, RGN
High performing director with responsibility for sales, service, and operations for the company owned retail channel, West area geographies.
- Managed the largest director territory in Sprint. Upwards of 120 Retail locations, 1,000 employees and responsible for 140,000 new subscribers, $7,700,000 in billed revenue, and $24,000,000 in accessory revenue per annum. Developed multiple initiatives to increase subscriber and revenue growth in addition to churn mitigation strategies.
Key Accomplishments
- Sprint National Retail Council member, 2 years
- Created enterprise wide initiative, Ready Now store events
- Added retail distribution in Radio Shack across region
- Top enterprise quintile in activations sales conversion
- Top enterprise quintile in customer satisfaction
- Top enterprise quintile in device protection
- Designed comprehensive sales model for area
- Developed staffing model for the southwest region
District Manager
Sprint / Utah
Led all sales and operations for Sprint's Company Owned Retail channel in Utah
Retail Store Manager
Sprint / Murray, UT
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Achieved record for highest sales annually, quarterly, and in a single month
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Exceeded Quota every month, #1 store in SLC
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Implemented first official Business rep in retail store nationwide
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Collaborated with Senior managers to develop BAR/SBC program in the Retail Channel
Retail Store Manager
Sprint / Orem, UT
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Achieved record for highest sales in a single month
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Increased sales by 100 - 110% on a consistent monthly basis
Kiosk Supervisor
Sprint / SLC, UT
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Created "Business In Retail" model
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100% year over year growth and exceeded all sales records
Retail Sales Representative & Senior Sales Representative
Sprint / Orem, UT
Received multiple recognitions as #1 market sale rep
Research & Development Technician
Flowserve / Springville, UT
Flowserve International, Springville, UT
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Responsible for daily operations of R&D facility and product testing
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Collaborated with management staff, and sales team to ensure product quality, and customer satisfaction
District Manager
Sprint
- High performing senior manager with statewide responsibility for sales, service, and operations in the company owned retail channel.
- Manage the largest percentage of distribution in Utah including the addition of 17,000 new subscribers,
$1,003,000 in billed revenue, and $1,400,000 in accessory revenue in 2010. Developed multiple initiatives to increase subscriber and revenue growth in addition to churn mitigation strategies.
- Created a culture that ranks Utah Retail consistently in the Top 10% in the nation for customer service satisfaction.
Key Accomplishments
- 2010 Utah first market to become net port-positive in the country - heavy retail contribution
- 2010 Top 3 in the Enterprise for percent to net activation quota
- 2010 28% Year Over Year net add increase
- 2010 19% increase in accessory revenue Year Over Year - $223,000 increase
- 2010 20% increase in Total Equipment Protection Year Over Year
- 2010 4 time Top 10 District in the nation for Customer Satisfaction performance
Education
Utah Valley University
Bachelor of Science, Leadership Excellence Program
>Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah
> Leadership Excellence Program (Lex) Executive Matriculation Program
Business Management & Philosophy
> Sprint National Retail Leadership Council - 2yrs
Bachelor of Science