Christopher Gilbert, Mba Email & Phone Number

United States

Plano, Texas, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

Schaan, Li

- Collaborated in a cross-functional team to migrate old and archaic sales management system to our custom development of Salesforce CRM- Leveraged agile methodologies and sprints to transform the way our salespeople approach their business - Developed and implemented reporting software on a global basis and built communication packages - Coordinated projects within scrum team and provided topic insight, leadership, and timeline management - Managed product field tests and pilot rollouts to gain feedback, adjust, and improve - Built measurement reports for adoption metrics on product usage and engagement

Plano, Texas, Us

Hilti’s Two-Year Global Management Rotational Program consists of four rotations:1 year (Oct. ‘17 - Dec. ‘18): Direct Field Sales Rotation:Gained direct experience with product portfolios, service portfolios, construction safety, and operational processes. Drove sales within my territory and customer base to service for one full year and drove all business aspects to reach approximately $800k in sales.3 Months (Jan. - Mar. 2019): Finance Rotation:Standardized and automated a performance a report to run queries from SAP and built a dashboard to articulate performance reducing run time from several weeks to several minutes. Leveraged financial planning/analysis, cost management, and trend analysis to increase visibility. 6 Months (Apr. - Sep. 2019): Marketing Rotation:Designed a new consumable product, developed market entry plan, and took it directly to market. Launched the new product and anticipated $600k of revenue growth within one year. Conducted customer experience testing, analyzed results, and adjusted per feedback. 3 Months (Oct. - Dec. 2019): International Rotation:Created an actionable plan for the development of internal talent and internal promotions by analyzing people/talent groups and developed training programs for each group. Led a cross-functional team to accomplish the project. Purpose of program is to develop leaders within the company who are flexible to live anywhere and who have exposure to many facets of the business.

New York, Ny, Us

►Directly accountable for strategic planning and management for Chinese business operations, including management of multi-million dollar annual budget, oversight of 50+ marketing campaign partners, contract negotiation, and business development. Managed and coordinated a collaborative team of 20+ staff across 4 departments; reported to executive team. Managed inventory levels for distribution channels spanning 6 product lines and 130+ SKUs.►Launched the company’s first consumer product in China (amplifi.com.cn); defined and directed all aspects of marketing, pricing strategy, sales projections and forecasts, RMA process, and distribution channels; worked with Fortune 500 brands.►Led multi-year contract negotiations with China's largest electronics distributors, China's two largest eCommerce platforms (T-Mall/JD), and national media platforms (ZOL, IT168, PCOnline, JD.com, and ChipHell); worked closely with attorney.►Facilitated 25+ regional user conferences (in Chinese) with participants from 1,100+ electronics resellers throughout China. SELECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS►Developed marketing content and strategy for enterprise and consumer level product offerings; increased social media followers by 80% and .cn website traffic by 50% (UV and PV).►Gained executive buy-in and approval for marketing budget.. ►Exceeded all goals across 3 key metrics (sales, product line revenues, and YOY growth); achieved 32% growth within 1 year.

Las Vegas, Nv, Us

►Strategically developed and presented financial models which analyzed $6M+ in costs and savings of fleet maintenance; actively collaborated with 25+ staff members across 5 teams; the new model was utilized by VP of Finance and CEO.

Phoenix, Arizona, Us

►Selected to organize and promote all student and alumni events for Fall Semester 2014; drove increase to student participation and engagement while supporting alumni networks.► Instrumental team member in planning and execution of the annual Global Gala for graduates; achieved the highest attendance rate in event history.

Taipei, Tw

►Actively negotiated contracts with Chinese manufacturers for 20+ products; managed global logistics and material sourcing. Designed and implemented an end-to-end cloud-based CRM system; standardized operations; increased visibility.

Nanjing, Cn

►Served as trusted advisor to executive leadership and international sales team; strategically analyzed pricing structures, margins, risks, complex data sets, and customer response for potential new product development. ►Effectively negotiated with product manufacturers to optimize profits; developed corporate membership model for newly acquired golf resort in Nanjing, China; received executive approval for new sales project.

San Jose, Ca, Us

►Represented Cisco Networking Academy's customer service efforts in the Chinese speaking regions of Singapore, Taiwan, and Mainland China.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), International Finance

Master Of Science - Ms, Global Management

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Mandarin Chinese

Associate'S Degree, Generals

Executive Education Program, International Business