Travis Blackledge, Mba

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Inside Sales Manager | Experienced in Sales & Commercial Operations | B2B Strategist | Passionate about Client Growth & Satisfaction @ Universal Robots
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About Travis Blackledge, Mba

I pride myself on building long-lasting relationships with clients and driving revenue growth through tailored strategies. My journey has equipped me with a unique blend of skills, allowing me to expertly navigate the complex landscapes of sales and commercial operations. From my early days in sales to my recent leadership role as the Head of Sales & Commercial Operations Americas, I have consistently demonstrated a keen understanding of market dynamics and customer needs. My approach emphasizes analytical thinking, cross-functional collaboration, and proactive problem-solving. I believe in the power of communication and understanding client needs to foster mutual growth. Always on the lookout for innovative solutions, I aim to align business objectives with customer satisfaction, delivering a win-win every time.

Travis Blackledge, Mba's Current Company Details
Universal Robots

Universal Robots

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Inside Sales Manager | Experienced in Sales & Commercial Operations | B2B Strategist | Passionate about Client Growth & Satisfaction
Travis Blackledge, Mba Work Experience Details
  • Universal Robots
    Inside Sales Manager
    Universal Robots Sep 2024 - Present
    Novi, Michigan, United States
  • Hella
    Senior Account Manager
    Hella Jul 2023 - Sep 2024
    Northville, Michigan, United States
    โ–  ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ & ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Managed $1B+ strategic account, pursuing and crystallizing quotations for business opportunities eclipsing $300M+, intertwining precision in business-to-business (B2B) deal-crafting and unwavering dedication to peak customer satisfaction.โ–  ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—™๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†: Managing the product life cycle from development to end of life and ensuring strong stakeholder alignment by communicating requirements and strategies to dependent interdisciplinary teams.
  • Oetiker Group
    Head Technical Sales Management Industrial Applications Americas
    Oetiker Group Aug 2021 - May 2023
    Marlette, Michigan, United States
    โ–  ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ & ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜: Led and orchestrated sales coaching, regional sales and marketing strategy implementation, sales performance management, forecasting, business planning, budget oversight, strategic partnership relationship management, sales processes optimization, sales organization refinement, and effective territory design and planning.โ–  ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: Pioneered and oversaw the inside sales division, employing innovative social selling and inside techniques. This groundbreaking approach garnered global attention, reducing costs by an impressive 33% and significantly enhancing scalability mechanisms across the enterprise's business domains.โ–  ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: Conceptualized and led a comprehensive overhaul, strategically realigning sales territories and optimizing customer categorization, resulting in a remarkable 30% surge in business development initiatives and a corresponding spike in opportunity identification, showcasing keen strategic acumen and adept organizational leadershipโ–  ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ป-๐—”๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ: Directed a team of 14 sales members across North and South American regions, achieving a notable 20% year-over-year growth in diverse sectors, including commercial distribution, irrigation systems, high-tech electronics, and the automotive aftermarket.โ–  ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜†: Launched a 'Preferred Distributor' blueprint, selecting and aligning with three pivotal distributors; fostered a 15% boost in key account magnification and a 7% contraction in operational expenditures.โ–  ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Deployed tactical price uplift initiative, securing consensus for a ~22% price elevation from a staggering 99% of the clientele base; enabled influx of $4.5M+ in additional sales revenues.
  • Roush Performance Products, Inc.
    Inside Sales & Customer Support Manager
    Roush Performance Products, Inc. Oct 2020 - Aug 2021
    Livonia, Michigan, United States
    โ–  ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Piloted the design, conceptualization, and rollout of a performance-based remuneration structure; propelled the handling rate from 65% to 95%; shrunk case response times from 4 days to 0.35 days.โ–  ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜† ๐—ข๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—น: Executed a blueprint aimed at inside sales dynamism; rejuvenated the DTC Channel, culminating in a surge of 19% on a quarter-over-quarter basis, illustrating the potency of focused strategic sales interventions.โ–  ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ-๐——๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€: Conducted sales performance assessments, leveraged Salesforce (CRM) to report vital key performance metrics to executive management, and ensured contact center and sales operations excellence.โ–  ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Conceptualized, implemented, and drove strategic business initiatives; pioneered an inside sales position; actively recruited, onboarded, and guided early career inside sales candidates.โ–  ๐—–๐—ซ ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: Founded the Customer Experience department in collaboration with the C-suite and executive echelons; successfully propelled inside sales channels, resulting in an appreciable 6% step-up in top-line revenue, emphasizing the significance of a customer-first approach.
  • Roush
    Business Development Manager
    Roush Jun 2018 - Sep 2020
    Livonia, Michigan, United States
    โ–  ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜†: Handpicked by the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) to lead a pivotal intervention to resolve nuanced contact center challenges at Roush Performance Products; augmented operational efficiencies and spurred revenue escalations.โ–  ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜: Stewarded a diverse client portfolio encompassing 300+ accounts, ranging from small and medium-sized business (SMB), mid-market, and enterprise accounts; orchestrating solution selling across services - from engineering and stringent testing to prototyping and large-scale manufacturing.โ–  ๐—˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜: Identified a strategic alignment with West Coast electric vehicle manufacturing organization, securing a $2.1M beta vehicle manufacturing program; amplified Roush's footprint in the burgeoning electric vehicle market.โ–  ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ & ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€: Led strategic market expansion efforts focusing on electric vehicles, autonomous vehicles, robots, and the trucking industry; proactively pursued and presented capabilities with tailored sales presentations and facility tours to secure new business while effectively managing and cross-selling to existing accounts.โ–  ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ: Successfully marketed and sold a diverse portfolio of 3D printing services, encompassing cutting-edge technologies such as stereolithography (SLA), selective laser sintering (SLS), fused deposition modeling (FDM), direct metal laser sintering (DMLS), and design for additive manufacturing (DfAM) services; demonstrated aptitude for technical sales and in-depth product knowledge.
  • New American Funding
    Senior Loan Consultant
    New American Funding Oct 2016 - Jun 2018
    Novi, Mi
    โ–  ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€: Established remarkable monthly sales escalations; proactively engaged in lead generation, working with stakeholders, and championing consultative sales, culminating in a surge of over $500K in monthly revenue and earning President's Club recognition.
  • Quicken Loans
    Executive Purchase Banker
    Quicken Loans Mar 2012 - Aug 2016
    Detroit, Michigan, United States
    โ–  ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: Generated $100M+ in direct sales through 400+ transactions across 30 states, consistently ranking as a top performer, earning three promotions while cultivating strong client relationships, excelling in objection handling, and efficiently managing transactions.โ–  ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด & ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ: Mentored and coached a team of 5+ inside sales professionals, guiding them to master lead qualification, customer insight gathering, solution tailoring, objection handling, and successful closures; resulting in an impressive 50% increase in sales performance, equating to a remarkable $800K+ monthly boost in revenue and significantly enhancing the team's overall results and development.

Travis Blackledge, Mba Skills

Sales Marketing Salesforce.com Leadership Sales Management Customer Satisfaction Sales Process Open Minded Strategic Communications Team Building Cold Calling Mortgage Banking Hard Worker Business Development New Business Development Powerpoint Problem Solving Sales Driven Listening Skills Communications Strategy Microsoft Excel Customer Relationship Management Business To Business Outside Sales Manufacturing Account Management Strategic Planning Business Strategy Analytical Skills Microsoft Office Critical Thinking Time Management Management Communication Sales Presentations Relationship Building Customer Service Leadership Development Networking Additive Manufacturing Qualifying Prospects Electric Vehicles Autonomous Vehicles Human Behavior Case Analysis

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