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Microsoft Office Specialist: Microsoft Excel Expert (Office 2019)
Microsoft Office Specialist: Microsoft Excel Expert (Office 2019)
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Brandon Ramdhan

Local Sales Manager
Burlington,Ontario

Summary

Hardworking and driven sales management professional equipped to revitalize sales operations and align procedures to maximize profits and client acquisition. Successful at improving sales procedures to streamline and strengthen processes. Multifaceted leader with analytical and diligent approach to building and leading strong teams.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language

Work History

Local Sales Manager

Ansa McAL Packaging
Eastern Main Road, Champ Fleurs , Port of Spain
2022.01 - Current
  • Established and cultivated solid business relationships with new or existing customers.
  • Targeted and prospected for new business through telemarketing, individual creativity and innovation.
  • Resolved customer issues quickly to close deals and boost client satisfaction.
  • Researched competitors' activities and products to uncover new trends
  • Closed lucrative sales deals using strong negotiation and persuasion skills.
  • Recruited and hired top-level talent to add value and expertise to sales department.
  • Coached and counseled sales personnel, assisting with individual selling efforts and helping sales representatives reach targets.
  • Utilized metrics to modify low-performing sales and marketing programs and plans to increase effectiveness.
  • Reviewed customer service agreements for terms and conditions pricing and accuracy.
  • Met with clients, delivering presentations and educating on product and service features and offerings.
  • Led account planning strategy sessions aimed at retaining and acquiring customers and increasing business opportunities.
  • Evaluated performance against goals and implemented appropriate development plans.
  • Conducted team meetings to reinforce goals and objectives and set clear expectations about policies and procedures.
  • Tracked pipeline data, won vs. lost opportunities and lead response times with Salesforce CRM.

Account Executive

Ansa McAL Packaging
Eastern Main Road, Champ Fleurs , Port of Spain
2019.07 - 2022.01
  • Built and strengthened relationships with new and existing accounts to drive revenue growth.
  • Negotiated sales deals between customers and agency, resulting in mutually beneficial agreements and cultivated relationships.
  • Gained understanding of goals, objectives and processes to meet client business needs.
  • Managed sales cycle to maintain solid customer base.
  • Qualified leads, built relationships and executed sales strategies to drive new business.
  • Stayed up-to-date on emerging industry and product standards and trends to revitalize accounts.
  • Executed successful sales strategies to convert leads into customers.
  • Gathered information from clients to secure accounts, verify payment and identify special requirements.
  • Leveraged marketing channels and sales strategies to develop pipeline and increase profitability.
  • Presented product concepts and offerings to meet client specifications and preferences.
  • Applied needs-based analysis to assess current satisfaction and importance of various product features to customers.
  • Employed proactive and collaborative approaches to strengthen relationships and manage customer needs.
  • Resolved issues promptly to drive satisfaction and enhance customer service.
  • Serviced accounts and proposed new products and services to maximize revenue.
  • Cross-sold products and services to clients to secure additional business and grow revenue streams.
  • Met and exceeded service level goals to achieve standards and expectations.
  • Created and executed account strategies to translate organizational goals into client activities.
  • Cold called, canvassed and obtained referrals to develop sales pipeline.
  • Reviewed accounts monthly to monitor and track customer satisfaction and complaints.
  • Prepared additional quotes for current clients to upsell products and services.
  • Communicated between internal and external stakeholders, clients and vendors.
  • Identified customer needs to achieve service levels that met and exceeded expectations.
  • Collaborated with internal teams to develop account strategy.

Technical Sales Engineer

Ansa McAL Chemicals Limited
North Sea Drive, Pt. Lisas Industrial estate, Savonetta , Point Lisas
2017.08 - 2019.07
  • Managed technical integration, systems engineering program management, customer support and program management.
  • Prepared cost estimates and bid documents by studying customer RFPs and consulting with project managers.
  • Gained customer acceptance by demonstrating cost reductions and operations improvements.
  • Liaised with assigned accounts to foster relationship development.
  • Suggested ideas for product evolution and new product variants.
  • Reviewed customer inquiries to understand project scope while managing internal delivery mechanisms.
  • Developed and implemented pursuit plans for opportunities within assigned key accounts.
  • Supported market research, metrics and requirements development and risk management.
  • Provided technical troubleshooting and problem solving for clients with installed equipment or system issues.
  • Recommended changes, improvements or enhancements in products to product development team based on customer feedback.
  • Analyzed market trends, competitor performance and product strengths.
  • Provided sales forecasts for product sales opportunities within assigned accounts.
  • Contributes to sales engineering effectiveness by identifying short-term and long-range issues and recommending courses of action.
  • Provided input for overall bookings forecasts for assigned accounts.
  • Captured opportunities for additional sales during project implementation and rollout with existing accounts.
  • Delivered technical sales presentations to prospects and presented benefits and value of products.
  • Used effective data analysis and sales strategies to increase win prospect buy-in and demonstrate system benefits.
  • Interacted with potential customers in the Food, Paper, Oil and Gas, Municipal & Educational industries, with a focus on winning all lab related and field testing business involving HACH.
  • Underwent intensive HACH online training to become certified in diagnosing and repairing all HACH equipment.
  • Developed various excel spreadsheets, which made otherwise manually inputted and calculated data, automated and provided trends and graphs.
  • Provided 24/7 technical consultation for key clients.

Executive Management Trainee

Ansa McAL Limited
Depot Road, Longdenville , Chaguanas
2015.07 - 2017.07

Chosen as 1 out of 8 top university graduates to participate in a 2 year rotational training programme, where I rotated throughout the different departments of Abel Building Solutions and Bestcrete as follows:

Production (4 months)- Bestcrete
• Reviewed and modified all SOP’s for Columbia 1600 production plant.
• Developed daily plant downtime sheet.
• Reviewed and modified plant safety matrix.
• Member of Bestcrete’s Safety Committee.

Sales & Marketing (6 months)- Abel Building Solutions
• Responsible for sale of provisional (6 month or older) items. Sold over 400K in provisional items via a factory sale which I coordinated and supervised. This 400K represented a 50% increase in provisional sales over the entirety of 2015.
• Developed and oversaw SLA implementation between TOMCO and ABS for sale and warehousing of ABS products in Tobago.
• Developed and oversaw implementation of SOP for sales process from ordering to invoicing for MetPro division.

Human Resources (4 months)- Abel Building Solutions
• Updated HRIS database including missing documentation and appraisals for all employees.
• Updated Organisation Charts for all departments within ABS, Bestcrete and Abel Clay.
• Coordinated and ran ABS first ever fun and family day in August 2016. Was able to run event 20% under budget.

Finance (4 months)- Abel Building Solutions
• Actively involved in the 2017 budgeting plan, process and implementation.
• Performed day to day duties in the AP( Accounts Payable), AR (Accounts Receivable) and GL (General Ledger) arms of the finance department.

Warehousing (3 months)- Abel Building Solutions
• Performed weekly, monthly and quarterly stock checks for all AC units and spare parts.
• Responsible for revaluation and sale of low saleable spare parts as well as other provisional spare parts.

Purchasing (3 months)- Abel Building Solutions
• Generated an average of 20% savings for high volume purchase items.

Education

Master of Science - Project Management

The University of The West Indies
St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago
2018.09 - 2022.12

Bachelor of Science - Chemical & Process Engineering

The University of The West Indies
St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago
2011.09 - 2014.12

Skills

    Order management

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Timeline

Local Sales Manager

Ansa McAL Packaging
2022.01 - Current

Account Executive

Ansa McAL Packaging
2019.07 - 2022.01

Master of Science - Project Management

The University of The West Indies
2018.09 - 2022.12

Technical Sales Engineer

Ansa McAL Chemicals Limited
2017.08 - 2019.07

Executive Management Trainee

Ansa McAL Limited
2015.07 - 2017.07

Bachelor of Science - Chemical & Process Engineering

The University of The West Indies
2011.09 - 2014.12

Microsoft Office Specialist: Microsoft Excel Expert (Office 2019)

This certification demonstrates competency in creating, managing, and distributing professional spreadsheets for a variety of specialized purposes and situations.

An individual earning this certification has approximately 150 hours of instruction and hands-on experience with the product, has proven competency at an industry expert-level and is ready to enter into the job market. They can demonstrate the correct application of the principal features of Excel at an expert-level and can complete tasks independently.


Skills measured
  • This list contains the skills measured on the exam associated with this certification. For more detailed information, visit the exam details page and download the exam skills outline.
  • Manage workbook options and settings
  • Manage and format data
  • Create advanced formulas and macros
  • Manage advanced charts and tables

Microsoft Office Specialist: Microsoft Excel Expert (Office 2019)

This certification demonstrates competency in creating, managing, and distributing professional spreadsheets for a variety of specialized purposes and situations.

An individual earning this certification has approximately 150 hours of instruction and hands-on experience with the product, has proven competency at an industry expert-level and is ready to enter into the job market. They can demonstrate the correct application of the principal features of Excel at an expert-level and can complete tasks independently.


Skills measured
  • This list contains the skills measured on the exam associated with this certification. For more detailed information, visit the exam details page and download the exam skills outline.
  • Manage workbook options and settings
  • Manage and format data
  • Create advanced formulas and macros
  • Manage advanced charts and tables
Brandon RamdhanLocal Sales Manager