Tracy Foard/Bottner

Customer-oriented, strategic-thinking sales management professional successful in cultivating partnerships, retaining top accounts and growing profit channels. Multi-tasking and self-motivated leader with expertise in expanding network connections and persuasively introducing products. Well-versed in implementing pricing models, managing vendor relations and expanding territory.

I am an accomplished Sales Manager offering high performance leading development and implementation of superior sales strategy. Proven track record of identifying and creating profitable business opportunities, qualifying authentic prospects and cultivating strong partnerships. Demonstrated expertise in team leadership and development.

I have a whole working career based on thinking out side the normal lines to find the grey areas that no one else looks at to make a difference in the everyday market for all goods .

• Ability to understand customer needs, and translate that into action for a win- win.- Example helping NZ police source critical PPE when others didnt see the bigger issue and achieved a 21$million end of year in doing so - and comfortably got the business through Covid.
• Taking a company about to close the doors in 2006 - into a business that is a leader in its field and the one of the last manufacturer's of safety clothing in NZ- About to be sold in 2024
• Strong customer focus- means that customers follow me on their working Journey
• Providing advice and identifying and problem solving- example of a cost to sell project at Arco showing how to share the knowledge on the cost to buy and sell product and what is good business for the company and nice to have for the prestige of a named contract - like GlaxoSmithkline .
• Proven ability to develop, maintain and manage customer base and grow business and margin with Integrity.

I am a motivated a loyal individual who enjoys a challenge and sets goals and drivers for work and home daily. I have a broad spectrum of skills and attributes and seeking a position that is challenging and diverse.

I love solutions - i love fixing situations and making money with an outcome that no one knew they needed or was avialble . Its a dream role to find those customer grey areas that cause them issues and finiding solutions.

oI have continued to work under the Foard name as everyone in the industry knows that name ,even though i have a married name of Tracy Bottner., I  Invented Hi Fi Ringtones with teh first motorola flip phone - still have the original ringtone . Had a card safe business on the weekends for Hospo industry pre covid. Love human nature and how outcomes can be reversed , NLP ,and all the magic of thinking big and other dream big sales books that took hold of me at 18 .   The Icehouse management course- Alumni – Leadership Development programme number 18 in 2014- i was the only person that put my hand up to say the only thing that mattered was margin and i was right .Each company i have worked for has the benefit of my work ethic and working as though it was my own business .Latest course pre xmas  Property apprentice course.  I have two homes one in Auckland and one in Taranaki that i am wanting to be my everyday home with the view of the mountain.

I have two grown up boys - one in the UK , with three children  and one in NZ.

I also rescue Rottweillers  - I have two

Ahh and this is my first ever CV in whole career -tried to reduce - too much to say

• Latest management development programe was the Ice House Leadership Development Programme LDP Alumni 18
• Introduced the Safety standard of NFPA70E into NZ electrical industry in early 2006/2007
• Wrote a paper for safety standards into the Electrical Vehicle industry in 2023 as there wasnt one for safety PPE