Neil Desmond

About Neil Desmond

Results-driven Sales Manager / Director with over 15 years of experience leading high-performing sales teams, developing strategic sales plans, and driving revenue growth. Skilled in key account management, market expansion, and team leadership. Proven ability to exceed targets, foster client relationships, and deliver sustainable business growth with extensive experience in the fields of Industrial and Technical Sales and Marketing, creation of Distributor / Channel Sales teams. Repeatedly expanded market share by developing a highly competitive, motivated, customer focused teams that consistently outperformed the competition.

Experience

1. Senior Business Development Director

   Flowserve Corporation

   Feb 2025 — Present · Irving, TX, US

   Flowserve offers the world’s most comprehensive portfolio of fluid motion and control products available. From pumps and seals to valves, actuation and instrumentation, to energy recovery devices and hydraulic decoking systems, and more, our products help plants overcome the toughest flow control challenges.Industrial sites around the world trust Flowserve products for their proven performance, durability, and reliability in the most difficult fluid management applications.We develop our flow control products using an unrivaled combination of technical expertise and practical application knowledge. This approach leads to reliable products proven to increase plant uptime, enhance operational efficiency, reduce costs, and improve plant safety.Our industry-leading portfolio is only part of the Flowserve story. Our customers need answers that demand extensive know-how and experience, and we’ve got it. More than committed associates are go-to resources for expert engineering, project management, technical support, and service in every corner of the world.

Education

• William Paterson College

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Skills

• Program Management
• Strategic Planning
• Budgets
• Sales Process
• Procurement
• Business Planning
• Operations Management
• Management
• Team Building
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Fundraising
• Marketing Strategy
• Marketing
• Direct Sales
• Logistics
• New Business Development
• Strategy
• International Sales
• Forecasting
• Contract Management
• Sales Operations
• Customer Service
• Business Development
• Contract Negotiation
• Selling
• Team Leadership
• Purchasing
• Account Management
• Leadership
• Negotiation
• Manufacturing
• Pricing
• Sales
• Key Account Management
• Project Management
• Business Strategy
• Sales Management
• Project Planning
• Product Development