Trevor Smith

Background

About Trevor Smith

In my previous roles as Regional Sales Manager and Contract Sales Manager for a large heating manufacturer, I: • Developed good working relationships with contractors, large merchants and wholesalers. • Promoted large range of electric heating products including showers, ventilation and gas fires to social housing providers. • Established new product displays. • Used secure product knowledge to train colleagues on the technical specifications of products and support them with ongoing questions and issues. • Represented the company at retail and trade exhibitions. • Increased sales by gaining new contracts with social housing providers and beating large competitors. • Dealt swiftly with customer concerns and complaints. • Successfully completed Basic Gas Course (ACS level) giving me a greater understanding of gas and gas appliances. • Maintained good knowledge of competitors’ products in order to identify sales opportunities. • Assisted the retail division by building displays on an exhibition stand. • Generated reports using CRM as required. • Co-managed (with line-manager) key accounts. • Generated sales for a new product launch. • Gave presentations at roadshows to over 100 delegates at a time.