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Chris Bell

Pittsburgh,PA

Summary

A dynamic and client-focused professional seeking to leverage years of sales experience and team leadership in order to flourish in a sales management environment. Leading a successful SDR Team for the technology titan Seamless.AI, the role involves managing the team day to day, ensuring all members are well-equipped to meet their goals MoM and succeed within the company.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Sales Manager

Seamless.AI
01.2023 - Current
  • Leading and managing a team of Sales Development Representatives (SDRs) to drive new business growth
  • Providing guidance, training, and support to SDRs, fostering their professional growth and enhancing their sales skills
  • Tracking and analyzing sales metrics to identify areas of improvement and make data-driven decisions to optimize performance
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including Marketing and Account Executives, to align sales efforts and drive successful outcome
  • Ensuring a robust and healthy sales pipeline by qualifying leads, nurturing prospects, and optimizing the conversion process
  • Guided multiple reps to promotions
  • Successfully completed Manager Effectiveness Training
  • Leading GTM strategies and implementation of an ABM mid market team.
  • Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.

Sales Development Representative Team Lead

Seamless.AI
01.2022 - 01.2023
  • As Team Lead for the prominent software company Seamless.AI, build and manage a pipeline of prospects by utilizing a multi-channel outreach approach
  • Exceeding company given quota each month, while also maintaining strong leadership skills to assist the team in every aspect
  • Interface with C-suite prospects across sales, finance, operations, manufacturing, and IT space, keeping track of all prospects in Salesforce/Outreach
  • Strategize and execute a daily high-volume outbound process including cold-calling, e-mail sequencing, and building rapport with potential clientele via LinkedIn
  • Actively track and record team members KPI's, leading to 100% quota average (team- wide)
  • Provide specific feedback on performance directly to associates and share observations with management
  • Create call scripts and email templates used for training new reps

Outside Sales

Safety Shoe Distributors
07.2020 - 01.2022
  • Oversaw daily operations across multiple departments including sales, customer service, and purchasing
  • Collaborated with management to structure and execute a strategic plan in order to provide the upmost satisfaction to clients
  • Exceeded weekly sales goals by an average of 25%, while assisting other individuals in meeting their goals
  • Developed an advanced training curriculum for new hires in multiple departments such as client service and sales
  • Created agendas for weekly meeting's in order to establish team relations and success amongst all members
  • Facilitated on-site buying experience of Safety Shoes for workers

Skills

  • Sales Team Training
  • Performance monitoring
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Strategic planning
  • Conflict resolution
  • Active listening
  • Decision making
  • Sales forecasting
  • Market research
  • Sales pipeline management
  • CRM proficiency
  • Cross-functional collaboration

Timeline

Sales Manager - Seamless.AI
01.2023 - Current
Sales Development Representative Team Lead - Seamless.AI
01.2022 - 01.2023
Outside Sales - Safety Shoe Distributors
07.2020 - 01.2022
Chris Bell