Business Development & Product Specialist
Insulect
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Starting as a product specialist, I focussed on quotation and tendering management alongside being a technical expert on electrical switchgear for utility HV networks. Over the following 12 months I settled in my role and increased my skills to become a product expert in other areas of the business, particularly in transformer asset monitoring. Through natural attrition I moved from a product specialist role onto being a business development manager with responsibilities managing major… Show more Starting as a product specialist, I focussed on quotation and tendering management alongside being a technical expert on electrical switchgear for utility HV networks. Over the following 12 months I settled in my role and increased my skills to become a product expert in other areas of the business, particularly in transformer asset monitoring. Through natural attrition I moved from a product specialist role onto being a business development manager with responsibilities managing major periodic supply agreements and developing new markets. I also tackled maintaining technical expertise and guiding managers and colleagues on developing new products for unexplored markets to ensure ongoing company growth. Since 2020 I have achieved budgets year on year with a 20% growth through development of new customers in untapped market sectors with new product lines I've worked to develop with internal and external stakeholders.I have also been fortunate enough to undertake supplier management responsibilities during this time.I pride myself on being a technical expert in my field with solutions based sales skills to differentiate myself from other BDMs in the market. My customer centric problem solving skills have ensured I grow my account portfolio from $5m annually to $10m annually in 2 years in the midst of difficult market conditions. The experiences I've gathered have also allowed me to become very familiar with project management processes and working with key stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on time and within nominal budgets. Show less