Christian Abel

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ABOUT CHRISTIAN ABEL

Experienced sales professional with solid client and key account management skills, international business development experience as well as 10+ years sales team leadership expertise as a sales team manager. I am passionate, highly motivated, approachable, open minded and strive to motivate and inspire external and internal customers, clients and co-workers alike. My experience ranges from lottery games and gambling, CPG (confectionery, import foods) to health foods, sports nutrition, vitamins and nutraceuticals, all the way to technical/automotive components, home appliances and power tools as well as financial/credit card services.My key strengths and skills are best summarized as follows- Highly motivated, flexible and results driven - 20+ years of sales experience across various industries and markets- 10+ years of successful sales team leadership as sales manager for western Canada- International sales & market management (Europe, North America, Middle East, Asia, Latin America)- Versed in regulatory, compliance as well as legal and trademark requirements for nutraceuticals- Project management, business process re-engineering, CRM systems- Territory & Account Management, Key Account Management, Business Development- Solid experience in recruiting, onboarding, training, coaching, mentoring and inspiring sales teams- Strong track record of strategic problem solving & innovative solutions finding- Exceptional customer focus and relationship builder- Excellent interpersonal and team-working abilities- Strong communicator & presenter and brand & product ambassador- Hands-on approach,\"let\'s roll-back-the-sleeves\" attitude