MarimekkoVice President of Sales
Apr. 2013 - Oct. 2016Helsinki, FinlandStrategic Planning: Develops and implements the company's sales strategy, ensuring alignment with overall company business objectives and driving business growth through optimization of sales processes and strategies.
Team Leadership: Manage and lead the sales department, including recruiting, training and motivating the sales team, improving team performance and morale, and achieving sales goals.
Market Expansion: Identify and develop new markets and business opportunities, develop market entry strategies through market analysis and competitive research to increase market share.
Performance Management: Monitor and analyze sales performance data, evaluate the effectiveness of sales strategies, and adjust strategies to ensure continuous sales growth and goal achievement.
Customer Relationships: Establish and maintain strategic relationships with key customers, drive business development, and enhance customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Budget and Resource Management: Formulate sales budgets, rationally allocate resources, and ensure effective utilization of funds and resources in the sales department.
Sales Innovation: Lead sales innovation, adopt advanced sales tools and technologies to improve sales efficiency and effectiveness.
Cross-Divisional Collaboration: Work closely with Marketing, Product Development, Operations and other departments to ensure that the sales strategy is coordinated with the rest of the company.
Reporting and Communication: Report to senior management on sales performance, market dynamics and strategic recommendations to provide data support and strategic insights for company decision making.