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William Holmes

William Holmes

Nanaimo,British Columbia

Summary

A sales and customer service professional with expertise in assessment and provision of qualified solutions across a wide variety of markets. Providing superior customer experiences through service. Adept in communication and leveraging knowledge of products and services to generate customer solutions. Works fluently within both cold and warm markets to promote value propositions effectively to decision makers. Interacting with relevant stakeholders and key decision makers to earn trust and build strong working relationships.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Regional Business Development Manager

Staples Professional
Vancouver Island, British Columbia
01.2022 - 01.2024
  • Developed, coordinated, and implemented monthly business plan to achieve and exceed net new business and retention objectives - 82% achievement rate overall
  • Achieved 89% of Revenue Objective and 93% of Profit Margin Objective for Fiscal year 2023.
  • Regularly conducted strategic prospect research and identified qualified opportunities to achieve growth, account penetration and market share targets.
  • Maintained KPIs related to booking 4 qualified discovery appointments per week and 2 analysis / proposal meetings per week.
  • Built strong internal and external relationships in order to shorten the sales cycle and drive efficiencies related to ramping sales within both new client and existing client categories.
  • Collaborated at multiple internal levels to continuously improve communication and revise our team's approach to meeting and exceeding our goals.
  • Collaborated with various team members to identify and reduce hurdles related to winning new business, providing mentoring and support to new hires on best practices and shadowing to foster confidence in our platform and the process.
  • Established strong relationships with key decision makers and influencers within various organizations to promote growth opportunities through established clientele and within net new prospect organizations.
  • Presented relevant and compelling sales presentations to prospective clients on a daily basis, highlighting a unique value proposition related to products and services that provided positive differentiation from incumbent vendors.

Flooring Sales and Service Representative

End of the Roll
Nanaimo, British Columbia
05.2021 - 01.2022
  • Scheduled and coordinated 15-20 product/service installations per week.
  • Verified delivery schedules and walk throughs with install teams.
  • Achieved and exceeded sales expectations related to both product and installation budgets on monthly basis.
  • Grew commercial opportunities by 9% through direct engagement with prospects vs previous year.
  • Trained 2 new employees in relation to products and services, customer service expectations, operational procedures and organizational strategies

Account Manager

Gold Business Technologies Ltd
Prince George, BC
09.2017 - 03.2021
  • Developed highly profitable pipeline based on multiple sales penetration techniques.
  • Secured high-value accounts through consultative selling, effective customer solutions and promoting compelling business opportunities.
  • Addressed problems with accounting, billing and service delivery to maintain and enhance client satisfaction.
  • Boosted sales numbers with proactive account servicing and diligent relationship-building.
  • Educate clients on cost saving methodologies related to new hardware and software in order to improve total cost of ownership and quality of interaction in operational workflows.
  • Maintain high standards of client service.
  • Oversee new business development and customer servicing, including cold calling, networking, marketing, lead generation and account servicing.

Account Executive

Total Tire Distributors
Prince George, BC
06.2015 - 08.2017
  • Presented seasonal bookings within client base targeting various consumer and commercial brands.
  • Liaised between clients and support team to resolve any and all concerns quickly and effectively.
  • Recorded and maintained sales prospect and sales data continually and accurately within customer relationship management system.
  • Monitored service after sale and implemented quick and effective problem resolutions.
  • Completed rush deliveries in person to maintain strength of relationship with clients and reduce logistical costs associated with deliveries on tight timetables to satisfy customer needs.

Account Executive

Wesco Distribution
Prince George, BC
11.2012 - 03.2015
  • Identified new business opportunities through cold calling, networking, marketing and prospective database leads.
  • Liaised between clients and support team to resolve issues quickly and effectively.
  • Built and strengthened relationships with new and existing accounts to drive revenue growth.
  • Conducted informational trainings and briefings to clients on new features and updated products.
  • Recorded and maintained sales prospect and sales data continually and accurately within customer relationship management system.
  • Presented product concepts and offerings to clients based on established specifications and preferences.

Account Manager

Dulux Paints
Prince George, BC
09.2010 - 11.2012

*Learned diverse product line up and acted as resource to client base related to best practices in achieving desired outcomes in application and customer satisfaction.

*Worked directly with contractors to assess costs and provide timely and competitive quotation options related to ongoing projects.

*Address application issues and quality control/warranty related to product installation, equipment maintenance / repair and customer relationship management.

*Built client-specific pricing to deliver consistent sales within budgetary expectations and increase market share within small, competitive marketplace.

*Examined and corrected Accounts Receivable within operation and pursued all aspects of A/R to keep cashflow on track within operation and ensure continued flow of receivables.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy

University Of Western Ontario, London, Ontario

Professional Selling Gold Master

Professional Selling Skills, Vancouver, BC

Skills

*Professional sales and service training and expertise

*Committed to delivering the best in service

*Building and maintaining strong working relationships

*Earning respect through service

*Constantly learning and improving on process and results

*Positive attitude

*Actively listening in order to understand how to provide the best solution and maintain

the highest level of communication

*Capacity and willingness to adapt to provide best results every time

*Willingness and capacity to learn and adopt new methods to affect positive outcomes in

service and operations

*Committed to honesty, professionalism and positive growth

Timeline

Regional Business Development Manager - Staples Professional
01.2022 - 01.2024
Flooring Sales and Service Representative - End of the Roll
05.2021 - 01.2022
Account Manager - Gold Business Technologies Ltd
09.2017 - 03.2021
Account Executive - Total Tire Distributors
06.2015 - 08.2017
Account Executive - Wesco Distribution
11.2012 - 03.2015
Account Manager - Dulux Paints
09.2010 - 11.2012
University Of Western Ontario - Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy
Professional Selling Skills - , Professional Selling Gold Master
William Holmes