Director Of Customer Relations
Responsible for building and maintaining profitable relationships with key customers and overseeing the relationship with customers handled by my team. Using the Salesforce.com platform, we strategized on customer travel spend, bench marking, travel policy creation and enforcement, resolving customer issues quickly and efficiently. Keeping customers updated on the latest travel service-products and macro-travel trends was integral to the CRM area.• Managed top accounts for Canada’s fastest growing and most profitable corporate travel management company• Grew volume through new account acquisition and organically by 25% annually and grew profitability by 35% annually• Built and nurtured key customer relationships while overseeing team member accounts• Developed best practices to streamline and advance project management processes • Created comprehensive financial reports on client travel spend and operational budgets• Leveraged the Salesforce.com platform to strategize on benchmarking and travel policy• Swiftly resolved client and team issues with professionalism, humour, and respect• Analyzed sales data and all performance metrics, clearly communicating them to team• Negotiated and closed deals on large and complex customer accounts• Synthesized current customer service offerings to develop a holistic and effective client engagement model that maintained a competitive advantage across industries • Maintained knowledge of latest travel products, macro-level travel trends and project management systems