Christopher Watkins Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Cobotiq's unique approach to deploying autonomous cleaning equipment addresses the primary pain points in facility management by focusing on the challenges associated with transitioning to the new era of cleaning tools. We leverage our deep experience in the cleaning industry to guide customers through the integration of robotics with their work-loading.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

FactoryFix is a candidate management platform that helps manufacturers find and hire the best available talent for mission-critical positions. FactoryFix matches candidates based on specific machine & technology experience that matters most to you, enabling you to hire candidates can hit the ground running.

United States

· Industrial manufacturer specializing in CNC controls and CNC machine tools and an industry leader for the past 50 years · To provide our products and services that help our customers survive and thrive through the disruptions of Industry 4.0 · Work with current, former, and potential clients to determine their need for capital expenditure, machining.

United States

· Launching the Chicago Market for Lowe’s Pro-MSH as a one-stop shop for MRO supplies in the multi-family housing and hospitality industries· Provide customers with comprehensive solutions to meet their needs by offerings the full product line and logistic solutions of MSH· Establish my current portfolio and prospecting clients with sales growth and margin.

Chicago, Illinois

• Penetrate accounts at both the functional and Executive level, working with District leaders and industry experts to design superior solutions for customers current and future needs.
• Acts as a role model for all sales associates and consistently demonstrates MSC values and financial achievement.
• Work with internal teams to ensure operational efficiencies and service levels meet and exceed customer expectations through strong customer service orientation with excellent follow up skills.
• Identify and grow opportunities within the district through collaboration with Strategic Accounts, National Account, MSC sales, and Sales Management to insure growth achievement.
• Effectively communicate initiatives between multiple contacts within a customers business
• Maximize the percentage of productivity through the utilization of multiple MSC Solution channels.

Greater Chicago Area

• Responsible for handling a 2.5 million dollar book of business here in North America, across the entire Getty Images family of products.
• Working with clients in both our subscription solutions and our custom licensing products. Educating them on both properly securing the correct license for their media needs and introducing them to new, more efficient.
• Comprehensive database management and migration from Microsoft Dynamics CRM.
• Negotiate quotes and sales orders within published guidelines.
• Proactively engage in discovery activities which assist in your ability to provide solutions and other product offerings to customers.
• Meeting or exceeding monthly sales goals through timely and efficient handling of outbound calls, inbound calls, emails, or web chats of new clients and existing accounts.

Greater Chicago Area

• Worked directly with VP of Global Sales and Director of North American sales to create a program (Multi-user Blocking) which targets customers who are operating outside of Getty's legal terms and agreements to get them.
• Specializing in the Licensing for Getty Images and iStock Photo, working with subscriptions and imagery purchasing methods across the Getty Family of products.
• Working with clients who have breached or are operating outside of our License Agreement and Content Terms.
• Handling both inbound clients who's accounts have been blocked and proactively reaching out to clients who's accounts have been flagged for misuse.
• Educating them on the Content License Agreement on the site and upgrading them into the proper licenses needed to use our products.
• Negotiate quotes and sales orders within published guidelines.

Greater Chicago Area

• Responsible for meeting or exceeding monthly sales goals through timely and efficient handling of outbound calls, inbound calls, emails, or web chats of new clients and existing accounts.
• Negotiate quotes and sales orders within published guidelines.
• Proactively engage in Discovery activities which assist in your ability to provide solutions and other product offerings to customers
• Proactively manage a list of open opportunity records and perform follow-up and follow-through to closing sale opportunity
• Responsible for increasing closing rate, average order value, average number of images per sale, and selling across a range of product types. Selling to various client types and client revenue levels.
• Documents problems and communicates with departments and escalates with possible solutions to the appropriate team.

Greater Chicago Area

· Sales Manager for Samsung on the SES (Samsung Experience Store) program · Managing four person sales teams, leading them on daily goals, training, events and promotion of Samsung Products· Working hand in hand with Best Buy sales managers and supervisors to accomplish weekly sales numbers · Working with outside vendors and reps to help promote Samsung in.

Chicago, IL

• Revenue Online ConsultantCareerBuilder.comPrivately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Internet industryPromoted to Revenue Tech Team January 1st 2012Responsible for selling a diversified range of human capital, talent and.
• Prospected and identified opportunities to acquire new business
• Created and delivered complex, customized solutions that provide value to clients’ bottom line
• Teamed up with an auxiliary product specialist to provide clients with product training and account reviews
• Conducted tailored, web-based presentations over the phone to showcase our unique business partnership model and wide product offeringsCareerBuilder is the global leader in Human Capital Solutions, helping companies.

Greater Chicago Area

• Managed Articles Advertisements for Eight B2B trade publications including:Construction TodayFood And Drink Energy and Mining InternationalManufacturing Today.....
• Provided and acquired warm leads to contact and finalize all Ad sizes to be placed in feature story
• Managing the story sizes, leads, and daily call rates each week to meet my deadlines
• Exceeded monthly goals of my department averaging over 50k in sales a month
• Collaborating with the List Gen and Editorial departments to keep on production schedule for each publication

• Account Executive on a Business to Consumer campaign for the largest telecommunication company in the US
• Daily Training meetings with all entry level new hires and organization of leaders meetings
• Conference Calls on weekly bases to go over weekly sales projections and sales numbers from the prior week
• Managing and distribution of working territories to all entry level associates
• Data Entry into Sales Force to disposition work territories and to send weekly reports to the client

Greater Detroit Area

• CNC Programmer working in 4 shops in the Greater Detroit Area. Prompt MFG
• Programming, operation and set-up of Mighty Viper and Takasawa Vertical mills. Operation of two Okuma Howa bar feeder lathes. 3 years experience in CNC programming
• Shipping and Receiving Manager, Inspection and Quality Control supervisor
• Experience with Hilo, MiG and Tig welding, service grinder, drill sharpener and 3 years experience with a manual BridgeportGrace Engineering
• Programming, operation and set-up of Haas VMC 2,3 and 5 and Okuma Howa lathes and Citizen Swiss lathes feeder
• Quality control and Shift leader for 5 employees on the weekend C shift

Expert Certification, Information Technology

General Studies

High School Diplomia, Gen Ed, 12Th

Activities and Societies: Varsity Tennis, JV Soccer, Class President 9th Grade, Drama Director 10th Grade, Manager of School Store 11th.