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Sokratis Delaportas

Nea Ionia

Summary

Experienced in the Sales and Managerial field with a demonstrated history of working in the maritime, logistics and supply chain industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Export, Import, Sales, International Shipping Trade and Management. Strong sales professional with a Master of Science (MSc) focused in International Marketing Management from University of Surrey School of Management.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sales Manager

Streem Global S.A
07.2023 - Current

• Responsible of sales activities achieving target Team's budget.
• Recruit sales representatives, set objectives, train and coach them, and monitor their performance.
• Create and execute a strategic sales plan that expands customer base and extends the company's global reach.
• Maintain and further expand company’s clientele portfolio for all modes of transportation and services.
• Meet with potential clients and grow long-lasting relationships that address their needs.
• Develop Sales Team to maximize their commercial performance and quality of services provided to clients.
• Analyze customer performance and take action to improve business where needed.
• Analyze competition information and market’s statistical data in order to generate strategic plan to gain and maintain market share.
• Supervises and leads sales team in day-to-day commercial activities.
• Commercial reporting to Top Management
• Organize and lead corresponding meetings with team members.
• Participate in developing new services for the Group by evaluating the commercial data and taking advantage of the opportunities that may arise through sales activities.
• Engagement in Group's Integration process and Strategic Plan
• Analyze and monitor Group's Integration activities through project management software tools (Monday.com)

Sales Manager

Arkas Logistics S.A.
06.2022 - Current
  • Responsible of sales activities for achieving the targeted budget of his Team
  • Maintain and further expand and company's customer portfolio
  • Supervise the commercial visits of his team on a regular basis into our local system's
  • Develop and Train the Sales Team to maximize their sales performance and the quality of services provided to clients
  • Analyze customer performance and take action to improve business where needed
  • Analyze competition information and market's statistical data and generate strategic plan to gain and maintain market share
  • Monitoring the compliance of company's clients with the payment agreements with cooperation with the accounting Dept, where needed
  • Supervises and leads the sales team in day-to-day commercial activities
  • Report on a monthly basis to Country Manager & Management for sales services activities and budget
  • Participate in regular sales meetings with other Managers and MD
  • Organize and lead corresponding meetings with his team members
  • Cooperate with HR for personnel recruiting
  • Propose the creation of new services for the company by evaluating the commercial data and taking advantage of the opportunities that may arise through sales activities
  • Deal with every type of problem his team members may have by supporting them in finding a solution to the problem.

Sales Executive

Arkas Logistics S.A.
08.2017 - 06.2022
  • Business Development - Client Acquisition & Retention - Problem Sensitivity - Target and goal setting
  • Key Account Management - Sales negotiations - Meetings with clients - Tender participation & bidding - Credit control - Crisis management
  • Managing and developing customer service team
  • International agent network development
  • Project cargo selling and handling
  • Clients sea & road transport consulting
  • Monitoring market trends
  • Monitoring competition
  • Special cargo shipping & management
  • Sanctions control for banned countries from EU & US.

Sales Specialist

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) SA
06.2009 - 07.2017
  • Business Development in both FOB & CIF accounts
  • Key Account Management - Negotiations - Credit control - Coordination with all involved parties&MSC agencies worldwide - Crisis management - Customer service
  • Clients sea transport consulting
  • Monitoring market trends
  • Monitoring competition
  • Special cargo management
  • Intercompany ships spares processing
  • Client's Import handling documentation
  • Client's Export handling documentation
  • Sanctions control for banned countries from EU & US.

Customer Service Officer

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) SA
04.2008 - 06.2009
  • Problem solving
  • Customers update
  • Information for documentation issues
  • Customers complaints management.

Marketing Assistant

Hellenic Breweries of Atalanti SA (EZA)
06.2006 - 07.2007
  • Communication & Brand Management

- Stella Artois - Lowenbrau - Beck's - Franziskaner

  • Event Management
  • Export projects coordination
  • New Products Project coordination
  • Key Accounts Management
  • Close cooperation with foreign partners
  • Budgeting & Reporting
  • Inventory Monitoring.

Administration Officer

Avinoil S.A.
  • Company's correspondence distribution
  • Administrative issues.

Administration Officer

National Bank of Greece
12.2000 - 03.2001
  • Administration assistance
  • Clientele registration.

Assistant Marketing Officer

Avinoil S.A.
07.2000 - 09.2000
  • Gas Outlets marketing issues

Education

MSc International Marketing Management -

University of Surrey, School of Management, Guilford, Surrey
09.2004

BSc in Marketing -

State University of New York, Empire State College (Athens Campus)
06.2003

High School Graduate -

Lycee Leonin de Patissia
09.1998

Skills

  • Windows, Word, Excel, Power Point, OrianERP, Mondaycom

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 09/22/80

Hobbies and Interests

Sports (cycling,tennis), travelling, music, reading books.

Training

  • February 2020 Safebridge GmbH : MET3-S Interpreting Test results for effective decision-making
  • January 2019 Knowl Social Enterprise for Education and Lifelong Learning: Project Management, the science that produces 40% of global GDP
  • 2013 Hellenic Shipbroker's Association :'Post fixture procedures'
  • SIAMf-UniPi April 2010: ' The two sides of the order book: Shipyard-Ship owner, consequences and perspective'
  • The PwC forum 2009: 'Discover a leader, discover you'
  • The PwC forum 2008: 'Annual leadership and HR forum'

Certification

• February 2020 Safebridge GmbH : MET3-S Interpreting Test results for effective decision-making

• January 2019 Knowl Social Enterprise for Education and Lifelong Learning: Project Management, the science that produces 40% of global GDP

• 2013 Hellenic Shipbroker’s Association :’Post fixture procedures’

• SIAMf-UniPi April 2010: ‘ The two sides of the order book: Shipyard-Ship owner, consequences and perspective’

• The PwC forum 2009: ‘Discover a leader, discover you’

• The PwC forum 2008: ‘Annual leadership and HR forum’

Languages

Greek
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
French
Elementary
A2

Timeline

Sales Manager

Streem Global S.A
07.2023 - Current

Sales Manager

Arkas Logistics S.A.
06.2022 - Current

Sales Executive

Arkas Logistics S.A.
08.2017 - 06.2022

Sales Specialist

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) SA
06.2009 - 07.2017

Customer Service Officer

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) SA
04.2008 - 06.2009

Marketing Assistant

Hellenic Breweries of Atalanti SA (EZA)
06.2006 - 07.2007

Administration Officer

National Bank of Greece
12.2000 - 03.2001

Assistant Marketing Officer

Avinoil S.A.
07.2000 - 09.2000

Administration Officer

Avinoil S.A.

MSc International Marketing Management -

University of Surrey, School of Management, Guilford, Surrey

BSc in Marketing -

State University of New York, Empire State College (Athens Campus)

High School Graduate -

Lycee Leonin de Patissia
Sokratis Delaportas