Apple Online Store Product Specialist
Apple
Total years of experience :20 years, 0 Months
As an Apple Product Specialist, I offer a pre-sales consultation to customers on all Apple and third party products across phone, video and chat based platforms.
I create, build and nurture relationships with customers by providing a unique sales experience.
I enjoy showcasing how Apple products and solutions work.
I support UK and Russian markets.
Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills are required to succeed in this role.
Providing support to Avaya Channel Account Managers, Business Partners and Resellers with their queries regarding PRM portal tools, Market Development Funds, Sales/Service Support Requests, Leads/Opportunities via phone and email
Trained 2 new employees how to use Salesforce, communicate with BPs, answer phone calls and emails.
Sourced and selected candidates for the positions of Senior System Architects, Engagement Leaders, Project Managers and Account Managers. Networked and advertised to potential candidates. Identified skills to match appropriately with vacancies. Negotiated contracts and new starter packs. Dealt with general queries relating to contracts and pays
In my present role, I contact South African, Eastern European and Russian speaking businesses and conduct market research surveys on the behalf of General Electric, Johnson and Johnson Vision Care, Johnson Controls, IBM and etc. My responsibilities include updating the contact information, translating the surveys, participating in the audio conferences, and working closely with three Project Managers, processing all documentation within agreed timescales and accurately updating necessary information in the electronic document management system.
In this role I have worked for two campaigns:
1. Avaya UK
2. Microsoft Samsung Russia
Made outbound calls to generate leads in the technology sector. Generated quality leads for clients - targeting organisations as directed by them, identified and contacted key decision makers. My responsibilities also included enterprise mapping and profiling, market research, i.e., identifying new business opportunities with quick win situations, making reports and managing database. I have exceeded campaign targets, making 1 to 3 leads on a daily basis in the Russian campaign and sold out more than 5000 units in the course of the project.
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I also took on the additional responsibility for training all new recruits in the database management team.
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The core responsibilities of this role included translating (Russian-English), managing the director’s diary, designing brochures and calendars, controlling correspondence and documentation and organising board level meetings.
In addition to these responsibilities, I have also taken on the additional duties as office manager and refurbished the stock of stationary and other consumables, as well as redesigning, implementing and maintaining administrative systems that ensured that the organisation was better placed to meet customer service targets.
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