VIRGINIE PANAGET
Schaerbeek
Summary
Extensive and wide experience in customers' care, contracts, sales, negotiation. Eager to develop expertise in technically demanding fields. Real team player. Long term: expand products and management skills.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Sales Assistant
KNX Association
02.2024 - 05.2024
- Office management & Customer support via Zendesk
Inside Sales Representative
MKS Instruments
08.2019 - 02.2024
- Collaborated with Outside Sales Representatives and Engineers (mainly for France, Germany and Switzerland) to generate leads and close sales.
- Answered customers' questions regarding products, prices, availability, terms of sales and service agreements.
- Used CRM software to maintain detailed contact logs, phone calls (at least 10 per day), account records, and quotes' generation.
- Responsible for managing the administrative processing of contracts (tenders by generating new leads, NDA, frame contracts) in collaboration with the various departments (legal, business units, sales, after sales, finance, etc.), checking document accuracy, obtained approvals in line with internal processes
- Facilitated improved communication between the sales team and other departments to ensure a cohesive approach to business growth strategies.
- Daily communication in English, French and German.
Sales Manager Bavaria
Lift Reith
05.2019 - 06.2019
Sales Engineer
Etna France
06.2017 - 03.2019
- Launch of brand ETNALIFT on German Market through proactive research on B2B partners specialised in domestic lifts through technical sales meetings on partners site or on professional trade show
- Supported market research, requirements development, implementation of effective sales and marketing approach
- Provided technical troubleshooting and problem solving for clients with installed equipment or system issues.
- Acquired expert knowledge: technical, directive, standards
- Monitoring legislative developments to identify potential threats to the interests of the company through an association.
Key Account Manager
Mobilis Development
09.2016 - 03.2017
Saleswoman (5 Months Internship)
Fromi GmbH
02.2016 - 07.2016
- Leading sales meeting on site: 5 per day
- Get listed new Fromi's products
- Negotiate directly with supermarkets supervisors
- Optimize sales through sales event at Point of Sales, allowing senior staff to increase revenue by 20%
Personal Assistant & Office manager
Randstad
06.2013 - 09.2015
Assistant Business Development
Miss Audrey UG
01.2013 - 06.2013
Customer Service & Back-office (France & DACH)
Lieferando
11.2011 - 04.2012
Education
Master of Arts - International Business - English, French, German
Nantes University
France07.2016
Bachelor of Arts - English And German Applied To Economics, Law, IT
Perpignan University
France07.2011
Skills
- Sales & Customer Service
- Contract management
- Fast Learner, Efficient, Teamwork
- Friendly and Helpful
Hobbies and Interests
- Windsurfing: mental escape, combining pleasure, adrenaline and stress management in unexpected moments.
- Reading books co-written with pharmacists about the diverse effects of essential oils, vegetal oil, and others natural mineral or compounds in order to make my homemade cosmetics and cleaning products.
IT
- MS Office, Access
- CRM: Microsoft, Sales Force
- ERP: SAP (HR), Unicamp, Oracle
- Others: Zendesk, Confluence
Salary
Gross salary expectation per month 4.300,00 EUR negotiable, and depending on company's attractive package.
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
German
Advanced (C1)
French
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Dutch
Elementary (A2)
Spanish
Elementary (A2)
Timeline
Sales Assistant
KNX Association
02.2024 - 05.2024
Inside Sales Representative
MKS Instruments
08.2019 - 02.2024
Sales Manager Bavaria
Lift Reith
05.2019 - 06.2019
Sales Engineer
Etna France
06.2017 - 03.2019
Key Account Manager
Mobilis Development
09.2016 - 03.2017
Saleswoman (5 Months Internship)
Fromi GmbH
02.2016 - 07.2016
Personal Assistant & Office manager
Randstad
06.2013 - 09.2015
Assistant Business Development
Miss Audrey UG
01.2013 - 06.2013
Customer Service & Back-office (France & DACH)
Lieferando
11.2011 - 04.2012
Master of Arts - International Business - English, French, German
Nantes University
Bachelor of Arts - English And German Applied To Economics, Law, IT
Perpignan University
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