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SalesManager

Inka Akinyode

Brampton,Canada

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Summary

Highly energetic, self motivated individual, with a hunter like personality for finding new business opportunities and growing existing accounts - Team player with extensive outside sales experience in selling courier freight and truck freight.

Assertive and consultative selling style with very strong presenting skills - Built relationships over time with new and existing customer to grow account revenue.

Work History

Sales Manager

BLACKBOX TV TELECOM
03.2013 - Current
  • Handled customer relations issues, enabling quick resolution, and client satisfaction.
  • Increased sales revenue by developing and implementing effective sales strategies.
  • Built long-lasting client relationships through excellent customer service and consistent followups.
  • Led a successful sales team by providing motivational coaching and performance-based incentives.
  • Organized regular sales meetings to review progress, share best practices, and set achievable targets for continued success.
  • Managed key accounts with strategic planning and relationship building, resulting in increased customer loyalty and repeat business.

Field Services Representative

Bell Canada
05.2010 - 09.2013
  • Company Overview: MDU Division
  • Performed Door to door sales in a sales territory in Toronto and Brampton Area
  • Entered orders into sales laptop provided by Bell Canada
  • Achieved required sales quota on a regular basis for two years
  • Maintained 3 different territories under three different managers while at Bell Canada
  • MDU Division

Sales Representative

Canpar Transport LP
09.2008 - 02.2010
  • Maintained a client list of 100+ courier clients for Canpar Transport
  • Performed face to face sales, customer service, prospecting, and telemarketing for new prospects in the Brampton and Mississauga area
  • Used laptop with various sales CRM software such as 'Goldmine' and Salesforce for sales planning and reviewing customer information and sales revenue trends
  • Developed proficiency at acquiring new accounts and retaining existing clients
  • Closed three accounts in 2009 that do over $100k in annual revenue in ground courier

Senior Account Executive

TNT Global Express Courier
11.1998 - 12.2007
  • Company Overview: TNT Express Courier specializes in shipping documents, small parcels, cargo and air freight all over the world for customers
  • Performed outside sales duties by prospecting for leads to acquire new customers using various cold calling and telemarketing techniques
  • History of growing current TNT territory by twenty five percent each year while managing accounts averaging $1500-2000 weekly in revenue
  • Surpassed company monthly and quarterly quotas and targets as set by management
  • Gained meaningful experience in discussing customs issues, air freight and less than truckload shipments with shipping managers and higher level managers in various sized companies
  • TNT Express Courier specializes in shipping documents, small parcels, cargo and air freight all over the world for customers

Education

Designation / Management Certificate -

CITT (Canadian Institute of Traffic And Transportation)
Brampton, ON
01.2011

Bachelors of Science - Marketing, Transportation Management

Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
01.1994

Skills

  • Sales team training
  • Sales processes
  • Goals and performance
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Sales expertise
  • Sales strategy development
  • Positive and upbeat
  • Sales process

Languages

English
Full Professional

Timeline

Sales Manager

BLACKBOX TV TELECOM
03.2013 - Current

Field Services Representative

Bell Canada
05.2010 - 09.2013

Sales Representative

Canpar Transport LP
09.2008 - 02.2010

Senior Account Executive

TNT Global Express Courier
11.1998 - 12.2007

Designation / Management Certificate -

CITT (Canadian Institute of Traffic And Transportation)

Bachelors of Science - Marketing, Transportation Management

Ohio State University
Inka Akinyode