Chris Cruz

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Director of Sales, Comcast Business Strategic Accounts Big South Region @ Comcast Business
philadelphia, pennsylvania, united states
Chris Cruz's Location
Atlanta Metropolitan Area, United States
Chris Cruz's Contact Details
About Chris Cruz

I am an established, successful sales professional and leader within the telecommunication industry. Over the course of my career, my skills have been focused and applied selling direct to Fortune 500 companies. The ever changing marketplace and the challenges it presents continues to fuel my desire to sell solutions to my clientele.The goals I set personally and among my team members are to take ordinary sales results and elevate them to extraordinary by taking a very methodical, strategic selling approach to grow existing business relationships, and acquire new logos. Ultimately, my goals are centered on family, team and personal growth.Specialties: Negotiation of large, multi-million dollar contracts; Account Planning; Forecasting; Hiring/Training of sales professionals; Career Pathing; Competitive Analysis; Skilled in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, Salesforce (CRM)

Chris Cruz's Current Company Details
Comcast Business

Comcast Business

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Director of Sales, Comcast Business Strategic Accounts Big South Region
philadelphia, pennsylvania, united states
Employees:
7417
Chris Cruz Work Experience Details
  • Comcast Business
    Director Of Sales, Strategic Accounts Big South Region
    Comcast Business Nov 2024 - Present
    United States
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  • Comcast Business
    Senior Manager, National Accounts At Comcast Business
    Comcast Business Nov 2015 - Nov 2024
    Atlanta
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  • Level 3 Communications
    Global Account Director _Level3 Large Enterprise
    Level 3 Communications Apr 2012 - Oct 2015
    Greater Atlanta Area
    Global Account Director is responsible for the overall customer experience serving Level3's Fortune 350 client base. The clients are national & multi-national in scope and require a sales professional keen on solution selling and well versed with these business solutions; IP VPN, Security, SIP, Cloud Apps, Content Delivery & Contact Center services. A Global Account Manager must assess the business needs of their clients, align all necessary resources and propose the appropropriate business solution at levels within their respective accounts.
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  • Level (3) Communications
    Account Director - Level 3 Large Enterprise Sales
    Level (3) Communications Mar 2008 - Mar 2012
    Atlanta, Georgia
    As Account Director I will focus on a list of targeted account(s) and will own quota fulfillment responsibility through selling to new accounts, as well as up-selling and cross-selling to any assigned account where a Level 3 relationship already exists. This position focuses on account penetration and retention activities, including the full range of prospecting, selling, closing and ongoing account management with a particular focus on Level 3's Content Distribution Network product offering. In addition, I will be required to interact/coordinate/strategize on the overall target account(s) and contribute to the development and implementation of the Account Development Plan. ·
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  • Qwest Communications
    Global Account Sales Manager
    Qwest Communications Dec 2004 - Sep 2007
    Greater Atlanta Area
    Responsible for the management of Qwest's largest enterprises clients. I had the responsibility to manage a team of 7 sales professionals. In addition to managing team members, I assisted in establishing sales modules, targets, and quotas for each team member. The annual revenue stream associated with these clients was $34M. The revenue consisted primarily of Voice, MPLS, IP, Call Center service, Frame Relay and Local Access.
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  • Qwest
    Branch Sales Manager/Qwest Business Markets
    Qwest Jan 2004 - Dec 2004
    In this management position, I was responsible for a team of eight sales professionals. This consisted of 4 Major Account Executives (MAE) and 4 Senior Account Executives (SAE). The mix of sales executives catered to both large and medium size clients. The position required managing, career pathing, forecasting, sales/funnel management and strategic selling.
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  • Qwest
    Director Of Sales/Remote Global Account Managers
    Qwest Jan 2001 - Dec 2003
    In January of 2001, my family and I relocated to Atlanta, GA to establish a new sales program within Qwest. As Director of Sales for the Remote Global Account program, I was chartered with hiring, training, and building a remote sales team designed to assist headquartered accounts teams. The primary function of the RGAM program was to grow existing business relationships, but placed an emphasis in penetrating new logos.
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  • Qwest
    Major Account Manager
    Qwest Jan 1999 - Dec 2000
    Began my career at Qwest as a Major Account Manager. The goal of this position was to establish a major account program in the South Florida sales office. This position required identifying clients which fell into a certain criteria. Establshing a solid major account deck and selling into these accounts was the primary functions of this position.
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  • Mci Communications, Inc.
    Investment Account Manager
    Mci Communications, Inc. Jan 1997 - Dec 1999
    As Investment Account Manager at MCI, you were given the most challenging sales position with the company. You were assigned accounts that had no business relationship with MCI, but long-standing ones with AT&T and Sprint. This position required creative, strategic, and long range account planning. During my tenure as Investment Account Manager (IAM), I was the number one IAM in Southeast.
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  • Mci Communications, Inc.
    Senior Global Account Manager/State Gov'T & Universities
    Mci Communications, Inc. Jan 1994 - Dec 1997
    As Senior Global Account Manager (SGAM), I was assigned to state, municipality, and university business segments. Selling and promoting newly established brands like campusMCI to the university segment required responding to Request For Proposals, negotiating long-term contracts, training on campus sales personnel, establishing brand awareness and creating marketing events.
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Chris Cruz Skills

Telecommunications Solution Selling Account Management Managed Services Selling Product Management Mpls Crm Business Development Co Location Cloud Computing Voip Unified Communications Sip Trunking Direct Sales Ethernet Salesforce.com Telecommunication Services Contract Negotiation Management Multiprotocol Label Switching Channel Partners Leadership Ip Data Center Go To Market Strategy Forecasting Customer Retention Broadband Dwdm Mobile Devices Metro Ethernet Marketing Hosted Services Professional Services Saas Negotiation

Chris Cruz Education Details

  • Louisiana State University
    Louisiana State University
    Major History With Minor Communications
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  • W. J. Woodham High School
    W. J. Woodham High School
  • Executive Sales Management Workshop
    Executive Sales Management Workshop
    Science Of Selling
  • Miller_Hieman
    Miller_Hieman
    Strategic Selling
  • Dlc & Associates, Llc
    Dlc & Associates, Llc
    Strategic Sales Management Training
  • Power Of Negotiation
    Power Of Negotiation
    Contract Negotiation
  • Dimensions Of Professional Selling
    Dimensions Of Professional Selling
    Dimension Of Professional Selling
  • Science Of Selling/Fast Focus
    Science Of Selling/Fast Focus
    Entry Level Sales Training

Frequently Asked Questions about Chris Cruz

What company does Chris Cruz work for?

Chris Cruz works for Comcast Business

What is Chris Cruz's role at the current company?

Chris Cruz's current role is Director of Sales, Comcast Business Strategic Accounts Big South Region.

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What schools did Chris Cruz attend?

Chris Cruz attended Louisiana State University, W. J. Woodham High School, Executive Sales Management Workshop, Miller_hieman, Dlc & Associates, Llc, Power Of Negotiation, Dimensions Of Professional Selling, Science Of Selling/fast Focus.

What are some of Chris Cruz's interests?

Chris Cruz has interest in Professional Networking, Corporate Financial Reporting, Reading, Home Renovation/upgrading, Strategic Planning, Organizational Development.

What skills is Chris Cruz known for?

Chris Cruz has skills like Telecommunications, Solution Selling, Account Management, Managed Services, Selling, Product Management, Mpls, Crm, Business Development, Co Location, Cloud Computing, Voip.

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