Eric Laakso Email & Phone Number

Portland, Or, Us

Oregon & Alaska

Finished 100% to plan 2020Ranked 20% above Staples company standard in Coaching Quality IndexManaged a team of 8 Business Development RepsResponsible to hire, coach, train B2B repsCalled on Business from 20 - 400 employees

Portland, Oregon

A results-orientated proven sales market leader with a consistent history of profitable sales growth. 12 years of Sales Management experience. Opened up the NW market leading the Strategic Account Leader team. - Managed daily sales activities of 7 Strategic Account Leaders and 3 CRS staff across a multi-state territory- Combine entrepreneurial drive with business-management skills to drive gains in revenue and profit performance - Negotiate sales agreements ranging from $100k to 6 million.- Collaborate and Team sell with cross-functional teams- Project manage new account implementations

Portland, Oregon Area

Responsibilities: bring on new business, maintain and grow existing customer base of (5 million) GSA, Enterprise, Education and Public sector while growing profitability. - Create and deliver high-impact presentations featuring formal proposals to company managers, executives and CFO's- Strong consultative selling skills- Constantly exceed expectations by acquiring new accounts and increasing sales of existing accounts (increased sales five years straight of over $450,000)- Diversified customer base; GSA, Government, Schools, Fortune 500 companies, as well as mid to small business customers

Clackamas Oregon

- Managed a territory of 30-35 grocery store accounts- Two years experience as Account Manager for Thriftway and Meyers Market Place- Increased Sales on an average of 20% in three different territories- Developed innovated presentations to increase sales- Serviced existing accounts and made cold calls to establish new business- Worked with store buyer's to develop promotional themes- Resolved service problems and billing issues