Ilham Afandiyev

About Ilham Afandiyev

Sales & Marketing Enablement professional with 10+ years of experience helping…

Experience

1. Business Trainer

   Afandi Training Llc

   Feb 2015 — Present · US

   Deliver fully customized training and coaching solutions for small and mid-sized businesses (up to employees), helping leaders and teams adapt, sell, and thrive in competitive markets.Specialize in designing and facilitating highly engaging workshops that directly address the client’s unique challenges — from boosting sales performance to strengthening leadership and collaboration.Apply a practical, hands-on approach to ensure participants leave with actionable tools they can implement immediately for measurable results.Key Accomplishments:• Designed a fully tailored Sales, Communication, and Leadership program for Toyota, specifically for showroom sales teams, service center staff, and spare parts department employees. Introduced a continuous quality control system across all three divisions.• Delivered the “Sales Fundamentals: From First Call to Closed Deal” training for the team at Gass Logistics (USA) via #AfandiTrainingLLC — a fully online, interactive program focused on mastering essential sales skills and new sales tools. The program fostered team spirit, commitment, and measurable growth, culminating in successful certification of all participants. Special thanks to the leadership of Gass Logistics for their trust and engagement.• Delivered Communication Skills Training for Coca-Cola, resulting in improved team collaboration and stronger cross-department communication.• Created and implemented customized marketing strategy and data analysis training for a large retail company, introducing practical tools for 3D ABC, XYZ, CDI-BDI, and Sales Dynamics Analysis.• Developed a targeted training solution to help businesses acquire clients from Facebook and Instagram while optimizing advertising budgets.• Led the “Building a Sales Department” program, covering recruitment, incentive systems, and sales processes — achieving an average 30% sales growth for participants and providing over 50 ready-to-use business intelligence templates.

Education

• Netherlands Institute of Marketing

  Diploma

  2008 — 2009

• Azerbaijan State Oil Academy

  Applied mathematics

• International Project Management Association

  Project Management Practitioner

Skills

• Revenue & Profit Growth
• Strategy
• Vas
• Business Planning
• Coaching & Development
• Project Management
• Project Planning
• Telecommunications
• Product Development
• Analysis
• Sales
• Marketing Management
• Training
• Public Relations
• Marketing Strategy
• Advertising
• Strategic Planning &Analysis
• Event Management
• Team Building & Leadership
• Mobile Devices
• Management Consulting
• Sales & Marketing Planning
• Consulting
• Market Planning
• Business Development
• Market Research
• Team Leadership
• Coaching
• Business-to-Business (B2b)
• Product Management
• Leadership
• B2b
• Team Management
• Marketing Communications
• Competitive Analysis
• Start-Ups
• Management
• Customer Care Strategy