Peter Kakadelis

About Peter Kakadelis

Highly motivated, career focused, and determined individual. For me, ones’ attitude is key. Daily I strive to maintain a positive attitude, even during high-pressure, hectic and constantly changing situations. As a determined individual, I constantly drive to advance my knowledge through continuously learning and adapting to change. “The only constant in life is change”-HeraclitusThinking strategically and planning appropriately is also a skill that I have had the opportunity to enhance and obtain through my career. up to this point. I understand that in order to develop success and sustainability, asking questions is essential.\"He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever.\"- Chinese proverbAs an offer manager, I am responsible for the development of strategically pricing sales opportunities. I financially analyze sales deal opportunities through the development and management of pricing models and case analysis. Investigating all relevant data is essential for developing effective and strategic pricing approaches to win deals, achieve a profitable revenue and maintain strong profitable margins. Daily I effectively manage multiple pricing tasks and projects with varying deadlines and constraints. Working collaboratively with various organizational teams, has allowed me to understand the importance of teamwork. I find joy in developing effective time management and organization strategies which allow me to remain organized and focused in this changing business environment. I have developed the ability to sustain consistent composure and build a strong problem-solving and analytical proficiency. I welcome and encourage new challenges because I enjoy acquiring and developing new skills. Doing so, offers me the ability to continuously contribute as well as add more value to my team and organization. I obtain a Master of Business Administration degree from Liberty University School of Business. Attaining an MBA has allowed me to enhance my skills as a business professional that I have acquired throughout my career as well as within the professional business environment.

Experience

1. Offer Manager

   Lumen Technologies

   Sep 2020 — Present

   Financially evaluates sales opportunities and preforms risk sensitivity analysis based on hypothetical scenarios to determine risk level• Works closely a variety of internal organizations to support sales teams win more business opportunities profitably. Contributes to the success of the organization’s strategic goals and plays a pivotal role in obtaining sales and profitability objectives• Completes complex quoting using Networx and WITS 3 contracts• Performs a wide variety of finance-oriented business activities in support of meeting and exceeding CenturyLink\'s short-term and long-term revenue growth objectives• Determines an improvement strategy at an opportunity level to differentiate customer solutions to maximize EBITDA margins• Identifies and evaluates fundamental pricing issues as well as assists back office personnel in resolving various pricing issues as they may arise• Develops, evaluates and implements non-standard pricing strategies and models based upon current business and competitive market dynamics for assigned channel. Monitors the ongoing business environment to ensure competitive pricing/market position• Consults with various internal organizations who also participate in the pricing/contracts process (i.e. Legal, Product Management, Finance, Billing, Operations & Engineering) Establishes and cultivates key relationships with the sales teams and across several cross-functional organizations and provides pricing, strategic and analytic services to multiple sales teams

Education

• Liberty University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Administration, General

  2016

• Laurel Ridge Community College

  General Studies

  2014 — 2015

• Liberty University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

  2018 — 2019