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RUSSELL BUTLER

Springfield Lakes,QLD

Summary

An energetic and personable Account Manager, with extensive experience providing exceptional service to customers while developing opportunities to grow the business. Takes a strategic and analytical approach focused on solutions, to enhance the customer experience while simultaneously achieving strong sales. Often provides leadership from within a team, notably through positive and successful approaches to marketing campaigns. Committed to meeting and resolving complex and difficult challenges, maintains a keen focus on the customer, communicating effectively to understand and respond to their changing needs in dynamic marketplaces. Ensures open and collaborative relationships along with timely responses at all times to customer queries and issues. Cooperates consistently with internal stakeholders, influencing successful mutual outcomes. Hardworking account manager with several years of experience working directly with clients to service accounts. Expert at communication and applying targeted salesmanship techniques to achieve sales goals. Successful at increasing revenue with new accounts while maintaining relationships with existing ones.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work History

Account Manager

HVG Manufacturing
01.2021 - Current
  • Responsible for managing 150 active cabinet maker and shopfitter accounts as well as non-account holding end users such as McDonalds, Bunnings, Conner Men’s ware, and S&S Beauty Salons
  • Ensure year over year growth on assigned account(s) or area of responsibility
  • Drive and manage projects through Key accounts and interior designers.

Account Manager

CABAC
01.2019 - 01.2021
  • Responsible for managing both electrical wholesaler and Electrical contractor accounts
  • Ensure year over year growth on assigned account(s) or area of responsibility.

Key Accounts Manager

ABB
01.2015 - 10.2019
  • Responsible for managing both electrical wholesaler and Electrical contractor accounts
  • Improve the ABB customer buying experience and accomplish greater account penetration
  • Undertake holistic selling of ABB and its capabilities, maximize the ABB share of the customer wallet; and transition from a price focused product, tender-oriented organization toward systems, engineered solutions, and an organization that adds value to the customer.

Key Accounts Manager

THOMAS & BETTS
01.2005 - 01.2015
  • Responsible for managing electrical wholesaler accounts, Contractors and end users such as the Hospitals, Westfields and other shopping centres, and EDI Rail
  • Generate cross selling complete packaged opportunities.

Education

Bachelor of Arts -

DePaul University
01.1999

University of Queensland
01.1998

Skills

  • Business Development
  • Sales
  • Relationship development
  • Marketing
  • Problem solving
  • Customer training
  • Territory Management
  • Client Relationship Management
  • Customer Service
  • Account Management
  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
  • Reporting

Accomplishments

  • Consistently exceeded KPIs
  • Achieved bonus level 2018 and 2019
  • Sales Achiever of the Year 2013
  • Consistently exceeded sales targets and other KPI

Key Capabilities

Consistent sales results, 7% increase on last year’s sales (even without a significant 2018 project worth $500,000 – investigated and found business elsewhere), Maintained existing customer base (50 wholesalers) by interacting with them and their customers, providing high levels of service and resolving issues promptly, Assisted in the development of several significant marketing campaigns including one targeting the company’s economy range of products, Dealt quickly and efficiently with issues of product availability and releases, devising practical solutions to problems, often when in the middle of other projects

Timeline

Account Manager

HVG Manufacturing
01.2021 - Current

Account Manager

CABAC
01.2019 - 01.2021

Key Accounts Manager

ABB
01.2015 - 10.2019

Key Accounts Manager

THOMAS & BETTS
01.2005 - 01.2015

Bachelor of Arts -

DePaul University

University of Queensland
RUSSELL BUTLER