Experienced client, account, and team manager with a strong background in building professional relationships across various levels of organizations, from small to large enterprises. Demonstrated success in cultivating and maintaining successful client relationships, overseeing complex projects, and driving sales growth. Skilled in problem-solving and negotiation to ensure utmost client satisfaction.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Account Executive
Comply Pro
04.2023 - Current
Position the value of Comply Pro's products and services (Safe Food Pro & Site App Pro) to the New Zealand, North America (Canada) and Australia Health & Safety market through Channel and Direct
Proactively service and support Comply Pro's Reseller Partners and direct clients
Educate and guide prospects & partners through the buyer's journey
Manage a pipeline of inbound and outbound sourced leads, to identify, engage and develop relationships with potential buyers
Close business with new and existing prospects (upgrade and upsell) through data and analytics
Research prospective partners, customers, create outreach strategies, and identify sales opportunities through qualification
Understanding of business needs, pain points and processes and communicating how our product and services will address these
Partner with internal teams, marketing, development and customer success to add value to the business's big picture
Create a feedback loop between the product team to feedback partner and customer driven feature/value add requests
Project Management
Boosted client satisfaction by developing and maintaining strong relationships through effective communication
Maintain up-to-date knowledge on product offerings, ensuring accurate representation during sales pitches or negotiations with clients
Deliver compelling product demonstrations, clearly articulating features and benefits tailored to each prospect's business needs
Prospect the Canadian Market
Account Representative
ISN
04.2019 - 03.2023
In-depth knowledge of the ISNetworld (SaaS - Contractor Management) system
Driving business within accounts by proactively thinking of next steps to increase usage, conformance and compliance
Participating in the prospecting process through implementing effective and strategic account plans, account expansion and new business
Being a self-starter, working as part of a team and assisting with all of the day-to-day operations inherent to a rapidly growing organisation
Proactively service and support ISNetworld Clients and Contractor/Supplier Clients - Executive, Management & Staff/User Level
Conduct all client training - New services/tools/users
Project Management
Handle client account management functions, including invoicing and collections
Participate in new business and management team meetings
Liaise with headquarters (Dallas, TX) and other customer service divisions within the company
Support and participate in the ISN's Continual Improvement Program to conform to ISO 9001 requirements by complying with the Quality Policy and procedures and meeting Quality Management System objectives
Provide and implement ideas on process improvements to the team/company
Achievements: Completed Dale Carnegie High Impact Presentation course (2022)
Contributed to the team's annual target achievement
Client Manager, Channel Client Manager
Dimension Data/Internet Solutions
03.2016 - 01.2019
Engaging with Channel/Resellers, working to understand the client's business and target market requirements where our products (Infrastructure/ SaaS) and services would be beneficial
Engaging with their end clients as a wholesale advisor and supplier
Direct client engagement; understanding the client's business at C Level, in order to ensure products and services would benefit and reduce IT hassle and costing
Channel/Reseller account management
Develop, service and grow the Channel base
Generate sales and revenue for the business and clients alike
Advise on solutions
Sales & budget forecasting
Client & Account management
Develop, service and grow client base
Generate sales and revenue for the business
Achievements: Salesperson of the Year 2017/18
Achieved over 140% in 2018/19
Grew base billing by over 200%
Retaining churn clients
Moving clients off legacy infrastructure as well as up and cross selling new infrastructure and technology.
Sales Representative, Head of Cloud Platform
Cloud Group, Tradepage
06.2014 - 02.2016
Direct client engagement: understanding small to medium businesses and their owners; providing cloud and SAAS services like G Suite, Spanning Backup and other Internet Service Provider (ISP) services (Software, Hardware & Services)
Managing a team of 3 staff members, driving participation and goal achievement
Launching of new SaaS products
Enhanced client satisfaction by addressing concerns promptly and providing exceptional service
Client & Account management
Generated additional sales opportunities with upselling and cross-selling techniques
Sales & budget forecasting
Account Management
G Suite sales and revenue numbers
Achievements: Launched new online chat service
Education
PRINCE2 6th Edition Foundation in Project Management - Project Management
AXELOS, PeopleCert
Auckland, NZ
01.2024
Dale Carnegie High Impact Presentation course -
Dale Carnegie
Dallas, Texas
01.2022
Business Foundation Program - Business
Monash University
Johannesburg, South Africa
01.2011
National Senior Certificate -
St Alban's College
Pretoria, South Africa
01.2008
Skills
Client Relationship Building and Management
Project Management
Sales Skills
Collaboration
Adaptability
Problem-Solving
Account Management
Pipeline Management
Written and verbal communication
Customer Presentations
References
Available on request
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Afrikaans
Full Professional
Timeline
Account Executive
Comply Pro
04.2023 - Current
Account Representative
ISN
04.2019 - 03.2023
Client Manager, Channel Client Manager
Dimension Data/Internet Solutions
03.2016 - 01.2019
Sales Representative, Head of Cloud Platform
Cloud Group, Tradepage
06.2014 - 02.2016
PRINCE2 6th Edition Foundation in Project Management - Project Management
AXELOS, PeopleCert
Dale Carnegie High Impact Presentation course -
Dale Carnegie
Business Foundation Program - Business
Monash University
National Senior Certificate -
St Alban's College
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