Customer-oriented Key Account Manager with strong history of leading high-performance teams to meet or exceed objectives. Dedicated and hardworking with internal drive to deliver excellence. Tactical team builder with strong background in training and team development.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS & SKILLS+ Developing and managing a successful import/export business, dealing with customers around the world+ British Citizen but familiar with overseas trading cultures; fluent in Russian and English.+ Good at building customers and supplier relations: excellent communication and negotiating skills.+ Advanced knowledge of SAGE and CRM systems.+ Quickly gained technical knowledge of specialist hydraulic attachments.+ Success at trade exhibitions - Bauma Munich, Shanghai and Moscow.+ Recruited major new customers from across Europe.+ Built strong relations with existing clients, moving to Key Account Manager role.+ Developed existing account's sales to achieve container volumes.+ Can initiate and organise complex, multiple projects.+ Outstanding personnel management skills: strong abilities in staff development, and in the setting and achieving of challenging sales targets+ Develop, research and implement marketing strategies. + Maintain awareness of market trends and monitor local competitors. + Maintain accurate records of pricing, sales, and activity reports.