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Grant Snelling

Auckland,AUK

Summary

I am an accomplished Business Development Manager with over 23 years experience in the Telecommunications Industry.

I have run my own business for 14 years and have a very realistic approach to a customers business needs and to help them navigate their way through the decision making process.

Understanding your customer or client is paramount to me.

Well known and well respected in the industry with many contacts and good relationships with partners and suppliers.

I have excellent leadership skills and enjoy working with a team to provide the right outcome.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience

Work History

Zoom Sales Specialist

Connect NZ
Auckland
02.2021 - Current

Zoom Sales Specialist incorporating Zoom Phone, Zoom Meetings and Zoom / Teams Rooms


Prospecting for new business and promoting Zoom to the existing customer base.

Zoom Demonstrations preformed either via Zoom Meetings or on site.

Giving customers an in depth view of the Zoom Platform and the Administrator Web Portal.

Showing Administrators how to create Users, Auto Attendants and Call Flows.

Providing On Site Training and Training via Zoom Meetings to end users.

Liaising with Zoom Account Executives to provide Special Bids to customers to win business.

Keeping up to date on hardware and new product developments.



Freelance Business Development Manager

Baycom Communications
08.2019 - 02.2021
  • Support of the Spark Business Hubs Auckland, Waikato,Northland providing Sales and Technical support for PBX and Cloud Phone Sales.
  • Going to Customer appointments to close sales for Spark Hub Reps for PBX, SBC and Cloud Phone
  • Direct Sales to new and existing customers, NZ Wide
  • Providing Sales Demonstrations for customers on Avaya, NEC and Cloud Phone Services
  • Providing product training for Spark Hub Sales Teams and ICT Solutions Consultants
  • Provide support for selling Session Boarder Controllers ( SBC ) through Spark Business Hubs

Director/ Owner

Telco Solutions Ltd
Torbay
11.2006 - Current
  • Owner of Telco Solutions for 14 years
  • Telecom Authorized Dealer 2006-2015
  • NEC Authorized Dealer
  • Avaya Authorized Dealer and Apss Sales Certified
  • Samsung Authorized Dealer
  • Vocus Authorized Dealer 2015-2018
  • Business to Business sales to Corporate Clients & Small to Medium Businesses
  • Network Scope and Design
  • Equipment and Network Services Sales and Support
  • Mobile Sales via Telecom Business Hub Penrose
  • Provided assistance to Telecom Retail Account Managers to sell and retain business

Sales Executive

Cogent Communications
Mt Eden
01.2005 - 10.2006
  • Sales of PBX systems to Small to Medium Businesses
  • Sales of Telecom Network Services including Wide Area Networks

Sales Executive

Telstra Clear Ltd
Northcote, North Shore Auckland
03.2002 - 02.2005
  • Selling Telstra Clear Network Services, Mobile and Data Products
  • Business to Business sales to Small to Medium Businesses
  • Won Super Achievers 2002 , trip to Las Vegas

Sales Consultant

Total Network
01.1999 - 03.2002
  • Sales of Mobile Phones and Plans to Businesses
  • Sales of Network services Primary Rate Lite, ISDN Basic Rate and some of the first ADSL Broadband Connections

Call Centre Manager

Sietech
Panmure
03.1998 - 01.1999

Managing a team of 10-15 commission agents in a Telecom Accredited Outbound Call Centre.

Sales Focus was selling Centrex and Telecom Network Services.

The first ADSL plans bundled with Computers billed to the Telecom Account.

Business was closed after Telecom suspended promotions.

Sales Executive

New Call
11.1995 - 03.1998

When the Telecommunications industry was deregulated New Call was one of the first companies to sell Toll Bypass or NCA

( Non Coded Access )

My Role was to sell reduced toll rates to businesses

In these early days a National Call was 28 cents per minute

Education

School C English, Music, Science

Penrose High School
Penrose
1980

Skills

  • ZSA Zoom Rooms
  • ZSA Zoom Sales Accreditation
  • ZTSA Zoom Technical Sales Accreditation
  • Microsoft Teams Rooms Sales Professional
  • Microsoft Teams Rooms Technical Solutions Professional Exam Badge
  • 8x8 Sales Certified
  • Avaya Midsize Solutions Sales Specialist
  • Sales and New Business Development
  • Account Management
  • NEC and Avaya PBX System Sales Specialist
  • Access 4 Sales Specialist
  • Advanced knowledge of NEC and Avaya PBX systems and Contact Centre and Call Centre Software Applications,Call Recording and Reporting
  • Advanced knowledge of Telecommunication Platforms both Legacy and IP
  • Colocation and Data Centre Sales
  • 23 Years in the Telecommunications Industry

Verbal Referral

Frank Nunes

Solutions Team Lead

Whaakata Maori ( Maori Television ) Ph 0272475902

Verbal Referral

Hayden Morris

Business Development Manager

IT 360

Ph 0275297603

Verbal Referral

Verna Williams

Corporate Client Lead

Spark New Zealand

Ph 021651339

Verbal Referral

Steve Davis

BDM

Connect NZ

Ph 027 223 7097

Verbal Referee

Richard Winterburn

Business Development Manager

Enghouse Interactive ( Zeacom) APAC

Ph 0225 807060


Hobbies & Interests

Classic Cars : I enjoy all types American Classic Cars and currently own a 1965 Ford Mustang Convertible , 289 V8 with four Speed Manual Top Loader Gear Box.

I have restored this vehicle over the past 5 years and have had may trips in it the longest being a trip to enjoy the wineries in Napier.

I also have an admiration for European Classics such as Jaguars, Rovers, Hillmans, Vauxhall's etc

Boating & Fishing : Currently the owner of a Tristram 851 Trailer Boat and my wife and I spend weekends away on it regularly.

Timeline

Zoom Sales Specialist

Connect NZ
02.2021 - Current

Freelance Business Development Manager

Baycom Communications
08.2019 - 02.2021

Director/ Owner

Telco Solutions Ltd
11.2006 - Current

Sales Executive

Cogent Communications
01.2005 - 10.2006

Sales Executive

Telstra Clear Ltd
03.2002 - 02.2005

Sales Consultant

Total Network
01.1999 - 03.2002

Call Centre Manager

Sietech
03.1998 - 01.1999

Sales Executive

New Call
11.1995 - 03.1998

School C English, Music, Science

Penrose High School
Grant Snelling