Managing a portfolio of Agents, Distributors and Key Accounts in CEE Region
Acted as a trusted advisor to senior management, providing strategic insights and recommendations to drive business growth and competitive advantage in the dynamic CEE market landscape.
Developed comprehensive territory plans that ensured efficient allocation of resources and maximized productivity for the entire area.
Drove cost efficiencies across various areas including staff training, inventory control and customer acquisition by continuously optimizing processes and systems.
Established strong relationships with key clients, resulting in increased customer retention and satisfaction.
Increased sales revenue by developing and implementing strategic sales plans for the assigned territory.
Exceeded targets by building, directing, and motivating high-performing sales team.
Built lasting relationships with clients through outstanding customer service interactions.
Established strong relationships with major accounts and key decision-makers to increase sales in designated territory.
Collaborated with clients and distributors to create and promote new products.
Hired, mentored and motivated sales professionals to service customer accounts and target metrics.
Prepared sales presentations for clients showing success and credibility of products.
Grew businesses by adopting market expansion strategy to serve different customer needs.
International Marketing & Exports Executive
FF GROUP TOOL INDUSTRIES
08.2015 - 12.2019
Monitor effective implementation of international business development activities
Distributors management
Key accounts Management
Develop individual business plans for each country
Analyze business strategies and develop improvement plans for sales to provide appropriate growth to business
Design plans to achieve all objectives and develop plans for new business
Analyze business and review future prospective for sales
Manage all customer communication and maintain effective relationship with all
Review competitor plans and effect of products and services in management
Prepare pricing strategies according to customer budgets and procurement methods
Evaluate market trends and provide appropriate support to product development
Monitored social media and online sources for industry trends
Developed team communications and information for product development meetings
DIGITAL PROJECT MANAGER
INFINITAS
02.2013 - 09.2015
Collaborate with internal teams to design, develop and implement digital projects
Monitored social media and online sources for industry trends
Worked with Marketing Director to resolve digital marketing problems, improve operations and provide exceptional customer service
Worked closely with key accounts to understand requirements and provide exceptional advertising services
Organized recruiting procedures to build my team of developers and creative department
Managed escalated customer orders in timely and professional manner
Complete Redesign of the portal www.epixeiro.gr
Our team received the awards of "BEST BUSINESS WEBSITE OF THE YEAR 2015" for our performance from Dime Awards
DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER, CO-FOUNDER
VERITAS DBP
07.2012 - 05.2014
Involved and co-found a digital marketing agency for SME'S in Greece
Managed effectively digital marketing activities with key accounts such as Diagnostic of Athens. A leading private Diagnostic Center in healthcare sector
As a Digital Marketing Manager i got involved and provided consulting in several projects by utilizing new technologies and digital marketing techniques
Investigated and addressed business development challenges to proactively mitigate problems
Developed key operational initiatives to drive and maintain substantial business growth
Helped clients see personal progress by documenting client reactions, behaviors and other outcomes related to music therapy
Established client goals and objectives for music therapy treatment programs and helped each achieve targets with hands-on therapeutic style
STARTUP INCUBATION PROGRAM ENTREPRENEUR
ORANGE GROVE INITIATIVE
10.2013 - 01.2014
4 Months incubation program from The Embassy Of The Kingdom Of The Netherlands (Orange Grove Initiative).
Received training and Mentoring, Coaching and Consulting for our start-up
Participated in unique Bootcamps in cooperation with Dutch and Greek universities;
We received Legal and Accounting business support services;
Participated in Seminars & Workshops with acclaimed speakers from all over the world;
Performed incentive marketing Research for better product development purposes
Product development of ICT project. ( collaboration - task management tool)
SALES AND MARKETING EXECUTIVE
BOLTON HELLAS
02.2011 - 02.2012
Managing Key Accounts in my designated region
Identified new targets, developed new business opportunities and presented product lines to customers
Merchandised attractive shelf displays with current offerings to drive store sales
Drove store revenue by offering customers accessories and related purchases to complete selections
Completed efficient store resets to prepare store for special promotions and seasonal updates
Achieved sales goals and targets by leveraging interpersonal communication skills and product knowledge to cultivate and secure new customer relationships
Updating and on boarding CRM data
ASSISTANT MARKETING MANAGER
ANAGNOSTOU WINERY
02.2009 - 01.2011
Exports assistance and planning
Orchestrated launch for 4 new products to expand market share and generate 4% increase in revenue
Involved with new product development
Employ marketing analytics techniques to gather important data (social media, web analytics, rankings etc.)
Prepare and deliver promotional presentations
Communicate directly with clients and encourage trusting relationships
Liaise with Marketing, Sales and Product development teams
Organized exhibitions and promotional events
Worked with wholesale customers to understand requirements and provide exceptional delivery and marketing services
SALES MANAGEMENT TRAINEE
VODAFONE
02.2006 - 10.2008
Marked-down clearance items and relocated merchandise to proper store areas
Multiplied earnings through sales goal achievement, customer service improvements and commitment to team objectives
Assisted customers with locating and choosing merchandise in any store department
Decreased inventory shrinkage, drive-off and daily cash discrepancies by closely monitoring daily operations
Helped customers complete purchases, locate items and join reward programs to promote loyalty, satisfaction and sales numbers
VOLUNTEER
HELLENIC INSTITUTE OF PASTEUR
03.2006 - 11.2007
Coordinated schedules and assignments for volunteer staff, maximizing team efficiency and effectiveness
Maintained clean, neat and operational facilities to serve all program needs
Coordinated and managed events and projects for exhibitions
Participated in meetings to discuss new fundraising opportunities
Provided immediate responses to questions from volunteers
Kept program records and documentation current and compliant
Worked with program supervisors to implement changes and better serve target groups
Education
MBA - Project Management
Cardiff Metropolitan University
United Kingdom
09.2019 - Current
Certification - Content Marketing
HUBSPOT ACADEMY
DISTANCE LEARNING
07.2017 - 08.2019
Certification - E-mail Marketing
HUBSPOT ACADEMY
DISTANCE LEARNING
07.2019 - 08.2019
Certification - Inbound Marketing
HUBSPOT ACADEMY
DISTANCE LEARNING
06.2015 - 07.2015
Certified Training Program - Innovative Entrepreneurship
Hellenic Management Association
Athens
10.2015 - 12.2015
Certificate of Specialized Education - Ecommerce And Social Media Management
UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS
ATHENS
05.2013 - 09.2013
Bachelor of Arts - Marketing Management
THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GREECE
ATHENS
09.2004 - 06.2008
Bachelor of Arts - Marketing Management And Research
Manchester Metropolitan University
United Kingdom
08.2001 - 06.2003
Skills
Market Research
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Accomplishments
During my work at INFINITAS as Digital Project Manager at www.epixeiro.gr received the Gold Award of "BEST BUSINESS WEBSITE OF THE YEAR 2015" for our performance from high profile Dime Awards.(Digital Media Awards)
GOOGLE Launchpad Accelerator Alumni. 2013 Bootcamp Athens
Affiliations
Founding Member of Hellenic-Indian Business Council
Software
Business Analytics
ERP Systems
CRM systems
Microsoft Office
Web Aanalytics
Timeline
MBA - Project Management
Cardiff Metropolitan University
09.2019 - Current
Certification - E-mail Marketing
HUBSPOT ACADEMY
07.2019 - 08.2019
Certification - Content Marketing
HUBSPOT ACADEMY
07.2017 - 08.2019
Certified Training Program - Innovative Entrepreneurship
Hellenic Management Association
10.2015 - 12.2015
International Marketing & Exports Executive
FF GROUP TOOL INDUSTRIES
08.2015 - 12.2019
Certification - Inbound Marketing
HUBSPOT ACADEMY
06.2015 - 07.2015
STARTUP INCUBATION PROGRAM ENTREPRENEUR
ORANGE GROVE INITIATIVE
10.2013 - 01.2014
Certificate of Specialized Education - Ecommerce And Social Media Management
UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS
05.2013 - 09.2013
DIGITAL PROJECT MANAGER
INFINITAS
02.2013 - 09.2015
DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER, CO-FOUNDER
VERITAS DBP
07.2012 - 05.2014
SALES AND MARKETING EXECUTIVE
BOLTON HELLAS
02.2011 - 02.2012
ASSISTANT MARKETING MANAGER
ANAGNOSTOU WINERY
02.2009 - 01.2011
Export Area Sales Manager
FF Group Tool Industries
01.2008 - Current
VOLUNTEER
HELLENIC INSTITUTE OF PASTEUR
03.2006 - 11.2007
SALES MANAGEMENT TRAINEE
VODAFONE
02.2006 - 10.2008
Bachelor of Arts - Marketing Management
THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GREECE
09.2004 - 06.2008
Bachelor of Arts - Marketing Management And Research
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