Radu GUT
Sales
Elk Grove,IL
Summary
Highly motivated professional with a great "YES, I CAN!" attitude.
Approaching all new challenges with positivity and a strong work ethic.
An active listener that provides me the ability to gain the trust of customers and colleagues.
Persistence in following and achieving professional and personal results.
Overview
2
2
Certifications
8
8
years of post-secondary education
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Fine Dining Server
Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago
Chicago, IL
11.2018 - Current
- Ensuring guest satisfaction by adhering to established high-quality policies and procedures of this 5-star establishment.
- Upselling items to enhance sales numbers.
- Providing 5-star dining experience to all restaurant guests, according to FORBES luxury quality standards.
Server
HYATT REGENCY
CHICAGO, IL
04.2016 - 05.2020
- Fast-paced 4-star restaurant, where time management and handling multiple priorities is essential.
- Developed great communication skills.
- Improved direct customer experience, group speech and adaptability.
- Transferred in 2018 within company from Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe, NV.
Area Sales Manager
AKZO NOBEL COATINGS
Cluj, Romania
05.2008 - 12.2015
- Romanian branch of Akzo Nobel Company Netherland, world's leading paint company.
- Managed with success main distributors portfolio covering 35% of Romanian paints market.
- Expanded product distribution by increasing POS number from 95 to 140.
- Together with marketing team, developed and implemented campaigns that increased company's market share by 30 %.
- Organized and led training programs and technical presentations on qualities and capabilities of company's products.
- Thru CRM technologies, continuously monitored and analyzed market and competition and chose proper strategies to improve company's reaction.
- With management and financial teams, actively involved in business analyses and contract negotiation.
Sales Representative
LASSELSBERGER-KNAUF
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
01.2006 - 05.2008
- LASSELSBERGER-KNAUF, Romania European producer of dry mortars, Joint Venture of Lasselsberger Ceramics from Austria and Knauf Gips from Germany.
- Developed companies commercial partners' network, in N-W of Romania.
- Had 45 % business growth in 2007, regarding 2006.
- Increased number of commercial partners from 13 to 19.
- Strong collaboration and communication with product management team.
- Organized and led 50 technical trainings and presentations in specialized POS or at construction sites.
Education
Bachelor Degree - Economics
09.1998 - 09.2002
Diploma - Information Technology
09.1994 - 09.1998
Skills
Interpersonal Communicationundefined
Certification
Professional Sales Trainings
Timeline
Fine Dining Server - Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago
11.2018 - Current
Server - HYATT REGENCY
04.2016 - 05.2020
Area Sales Manager - AKZO NOBEL COATINGS
05.2008 - 12.2015
Sales Representative - LASSELSBERGER-KNAUF
01.2006 - 05.2008
Babes-Bolyai University - Bachelor Degree, Economics
09.1998 - 09.2002
Emil Racovita HighSchool - Diploma, Information Technology
09.1994 - 09.1998
Communication Skills Training - Soros Foundation
Professional Sales Trainings
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