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Sarah Cruickshank

Sarah Cruickshank

Andover,Hampshire

Summary

Driven individual with talent for building relationships and generating leads. Possesses strong communication skills and knack for problem-solving, making connections and identifying client needs. Dedicated to driving growth and contributing to team success.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work history

Business Development Manager

Emapsite
12.2022 - Current

Securing new business opportunities by cultivating strong relationships with potential clients and developing strategic partnerships for sustained growth. Contributing to our Mapshop performance currently maintaining 14% YoY growth


Sales Development Representative

Ripjar Ltd
04.2022 - 12.2022

Working with UK and Nordic Enterprise banking to identify AML software solutions. Key success - Natwest

Reason for leaving- redundancy

Business Development Manager

Clarify Ltd
02.2021 - 04.2022

Working with Adobe Account Managers to identify cross sell opportunities in Enterprise customers- most notable wins, Costain, Chelsea Football Club, JD Sports

Reason for leaving- head hunted

Key Account Manager/Trade Counter Manager

WF Supplies Ltd
12.2019 - 02.2021

Manage the day to day running of the Trade Counter including managing one other person. Develop and grow base of 200 local accounts.

Reason for leaving- redundancy

Key Account Manager

Office Team Ltd
01.2018 - 12.2019

Managed a portfolio of area accounts, working on maximising growth through various product pillars. Runner up in first year for internal sales awards having grown my accounts by over 40%

Reason for leaving-opportunity to work with close family friends arose

Account Manager

Tucasi Ltd
05.2017 - 01.2018

Providing a school payment system, as a team we each had counties to infiltrate and develop. Excelled at communicating with school bursars and developed a local lunch drop in networking which generated 15 opportunities during my time.

Reason for leaving- opportunity to go back into office supplies arose

Business Development Manager

Advantage Risk Solutions
10.2014 - 09.2016

Start up insurance broker- first BDM hiring, so established a framework of operation during my time. Understood and built on ratios for success, built marketing collateral and created local networking events. Key success was winning the teams first 'large' sale at just over £50,000

Key Account Manager

Office Depot Ltd
08.2006 - 10.2014

Managed portfolio of £17m Public Sector accounts, developed cross sell opportunities and developed understanding of bids and working to OJEU standards

Education

Andover College

Skills

  • Consistently hit required target expectations
  • Implemented new channel and product opportunities
  • Experienced team mentor to onboard new starters
  • Experience in selling to diverse customer portfolio from £10,000 to over £1,000,000
  • Empathetic, and talented relationship builder
  • Excellent organisational and planning skills
  • Commercially astute
  • Proficient at new lead generation
  • Identifying and developing marketing collateral

Timeline

Business Development Manager

Emapsite
12.2022 - Current

Sales Development Representative

Ripjar Ltd
04.2022 - 12.2022

Business Development Manager

Clarify Ltd
02.2021 - 04.2022

Key Account Manager/Trade Counter Manager

WF Supplies Ltd
12.2019 - 02.2021

Key Account Manager

Office Team Ltd
01.2018 - 12.2019

Account Manager

Tucasi Ltd
05.2017 - 01.2018

Business Development Manager

Advantage Risk Solutions
10.2014 - 09.2016

Key Account Manager

Office Depot Ltd
08.2006 - 10.2014

Andover College
Sarah Cruickshank