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Hamilton, Nz

Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

- Consultative and demostraive sales process- Build authentic rapport and establish need, both latent and salient- Up-sell and cross-sell to ensure value creation is maximised, both for the business and the client- Convert and acquire both B2C and B2B clients with the objective of extending the sales life-cycle- Convey an 'expert' positioning to all clients, become their 'go to'- Develop a sales pipeline

Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

Graduate Diploma in Marketing

New Zealand

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New Zealand

B2B and BDM sales channels within large format retailers, nationwide distributors, SME's, medical and education providers, industrial clients and hospitality.Disposable consumables, tailored hygiene solutions, packaging solutions and medical supplies.

New Zealand

Developed, executed and lead a sales promotion at the Northland Field Days which was awarded 'Best Indoor Site.' I motivated and lead a team in a 'cold-calling' environment to engaged and convert potential sales leads. Achieved our objective of generating qualified sales leads.- Identify and explore opportunities to grow the business- Account management of existing commercial business- Build relationships with key stakeholders and referrers- Organise and attend exhibition opportunities to grow the business- Liaise with other Sales Team Members to achieve successful outcomes

Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

Within four months of employment:- Achieved sales growth of 140%- I held the number one position for sales in number of products per customer- Second in the average sale valueAfter seven months:- My sales growth had increased to 267%- Second highest sales figures for the average product price- Highest average sale- Number one position relating to the number of products per customer- September 2012 achieved the highest gross margin percentage of sales nationwide- Built and maintained numerous customer relationships to the point that I was asked for personally.- Designed and implemented a project to offer knitting lessons to all levels of expertise.What I am particularly proud of was that I achieved the highest volume of sales nationwide for Singer who ran a campaign to promote their 160-year anniversary sewing machine. Needless to say their Account Manager was totally impressed! Upon resignation I had increased my sales growth to 1,172% and held the number one position in all sales sectors within the Hamilton store.

Waikato, New Zealand

Awarded a Gold Award - Best in Show, Retail Division at the prestigious Ellerslie Flow and Garden Show, 2002, along with a free marketing promotion on Maggie's Garden Show, TV3. As director, I was instrumental in establishing the business from scratch, managing its on-going financial affairs and developing the marketing strategy. My vision was to generate revenue by acquiring customers from two market segments - residential and commercial customers. Bloom’s value proposition was “growing value in gardens”.