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Elias Vlavianos
Business Development Associate
Athens
Summary
Motivated individual with experience in customer service and sales. Skilled in building customer relationships and understanding customer needs. Strong communication and interpersonal skills for providing superior customer service. Versatile Business Development Associate highly effective at generating leads, developing pipelines, and closing sales. Offering 11 years of identifying new revenue streams and potential clients to meet growth objectives. Thrives on challenge and competition. Outside sales specialist with strength in negotiations, e-commerce and customer service. Excellent interpersonal and time management skills.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
4
4
Languages
Work History
Business Development Associate
Archeiothiki SA
11.2023 - Current
- Enhanced customer experience using all omnichannel offerings.
- Set and achieved company defined sales goals.
- Informed customers of promotions to increase sales productivity and volume.
- Contributed to annual sales targets by consistently meeting or exceeding individual performance goals across various territories.
- Collaborated with managers to provide customer feedback and recommend operational changes to meet emerging trends.
- Developed new opportunities by effectively communicating product lines to leading international corporations.
- Organized productive meetings between key stakeholders from both companies during partnership discussions, paving the way for successful collaborations.
- Met with customers to discuss and ascertain needs, tailor solutions and close deals.
- Negotiated contracts and closed sales with new and existing clients.
- Gained customer trust and confidence by demonstrating compelling, persuasive and composed professional demeanor.
- Negotiated prices, terms of sales and service agreements.
Co-owner, Marketing / Sales Manager
Archipelagos Sea Consulting Tourism
1 2015 - 10.2023
- Coaching and motivating new and professional athletes for Windsurfing and SUP sessions
- Planning and organizing sports events for the Hellenic Surf Sup Association (HSSA)
- 2017 - Event Planner: Syros on Sup 2017 for HSSA Championship
- 2016 - Event Planner: 1st Syros Sup Event for Tri More Triathlon
- Supporting and guiding multicultural groups, digital nomads namely "Boundless Life".
Co-owner, Marketing / Sales Manager
Autoparts Vlavianos
01.2015 - 10.2023
- Digital sales management
- Customer service
- Managing products for business markets and displaying them in storage.
- Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members.
Store Manager / Social Media Manager
New Cult ltd
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Creating business strategies to attract new customers, expand store traffic, and enhance profitability.
Assistant Store Manager
Sports Wind
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Recruiting, training, supervising, and appraising staff
- Dealing with customer queries and complaints.
Sales Assistant
Sport Cafe ltd
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Merchandising manager
- Storage manager
- Recommend and display items that match customer needs
- Welcome and greet customers
- Maintaining outstanding store condition and visual merchandising standards.
Education
BSc Communication, Media and Culture - PR and Advertising
Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences
Skills
- Account Management
- Food safety and sanitation
- Adaptability
- Project Management
- Contract Negotiation
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Excellent Communication
- Time management abilities
- Relationship Building
- Stock management
- Account Servicing
- Sales Techniques
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 03/11/1988
- Marital Status: Single
Interests
Windusurfing,Running
Long Distance Marathon Lover
Windsurfing instructor and Windsurfing School Owner
Timeline
Business Development Associate
Archeiothiki SA
11.2023 - Current
Co-owner, Marketing / Sales Manager
Autoparts Vlavianos
01.2015 - 10.2023
Store Manager / Social Media Manager
New Cult ltd
01.2014 - 01.2015
Assistant Store Manager
Sports Wind
01.2013 - 01.2014
Sales Assistant
Sport Cafe ltd
01.2011 - 01.2012
Co-owner, Marketing / Sales Manager
Archipelagos Sea Consulting Tourism
1 2015 - 10.2023
BSc Communication, Media and Culture - PR and Advertising
Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences
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