Sales & Customer Service Telephone Specialist

SANDY DAKA SIMONDE

Sales Representative Customer Service Representative Telephone

Market Research Interviewer

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Professional Summary

Results-driven Sales and Customer Service Professional with experience in consultative selling, outbound prospecting, customer relationship management, account support, complaint resolution, and structured telephone market research. Skilled in managing customer conversations from initial contact and needs discovery through product recommendations, objection handling, follow-up, and relationship development. Strong ability to identify customer needs, communicate value clearly, maintain accurate CRM records, and support sales and retention objectives. Experienced in conducting professional telephone interviews, following research scripts, collecting accurate responses, maintaining participant confidentiality, and meeting daily productivity and quality requirements. Comfortable working in fast-paced, KPI-driven environments and recognized for strong communication, active listening, problem-solving, organization, and professional telephone etiquette.

Professional Experience

Sales Representative

Sales Solutions, Inc.

01/2024 – 08/2026

•Generated new business opportunities through outbound calls, email outreach, lead follow-up, referrals, and proactive prospecting.

•Qualified prospects by identifying needs, purchasing priorities, budget considerations, decision-making processes, and expected timelines.

•Used consultative selling techniques to recommend products and services aligned with customer requirements.

•Presented product features, benefits, pricing, and service options clearly while focusing on customer value.

•Handled objections professionally by clarifying concerns and presenting relevant solutions and alternatives.

•Maintained accurate prospect information, opportunity stages, follow-up schedules, and sales activity in CRM systems.

•Built customer relationships through consistent communication, timely follow- up, and post-sale support.

•Worked toward sales activity, appointment, conversion, pipeline, and revenue- related KPIs.

Business Development / Sales Executive

Growth Partners LLC

01/2022 – 12/2023

•Developed new business opportunities through targeted prospecting, outbound calling, market research, and structured follow-up campaigns.

•Researched prospective accounts and identified decision-makers, business needs, and potential opportunities.

•Qualified leads using discovery questions and prioritized opportunities according to fit, urgency, and potential value.

•Delivered tailored sales presentations connecting customer challenges with relevant products and services.

•Managed prospects through qualification, follow-up, negotiation, and closing stages.

•Identified cross-selling, upselling, and account-expansion opportunities while maintaining a customer-focused approach.

•Updated CRM records with call outcomes, opportunity status, next actions, and customer information.

•Collaborated with internal teams to support proposals, onboarding, customer handoffs, and account development.

Customer Service Representative

Client Care Services Corp.

03/2020 – 12/2021

•Provided professional customer support through telephone, email, and digital communication channels.

•Handled customer inquiries related to accounts, orders, billing, products, services, and general requests.

•Used active listening and structured questioning to understand customer concerns and determine appropriate solutions.

•Resolved routine issues at first contact and escalated complex cases according to established procedures.

•Maintained accurate CRM records, interaction notes, case information, and follow-up requirements.

•Handled frustrated customers with patience, empathy, professionalism, and solution-focused communication.

•Worked toward customer satisfaction, quality assurance, productivity, and service-level expectations.

•Followed up on unresolved cases to confirm completion and strengthen customer confidence.

Telephone Market Research Interviewer

Market Research Group

01/2019 – 02/2020

•Conducted structured telephone interviews to collect customer opinions, preferences, purchasing behavior, and market feedback.

•Introduced research studies professionally and followed approved scripts, questionnaires, and interview procedures.

•Used neutral questioning and active listening techniques to collect reliable, unbiased, and complete responses.

•Entered participant responses accurately into survey systems while following project-specific data-quality requirements.

•Managed daily interview quotas and productivity expectations while maintaining accuracy and professional communication.

•Answered participant questions clearly without influencing responses or compromising research integrity.

•Maintained participant confidentiality and followed established data-handling and privacy procedures.

•Reviewed completed interviews for completeness and accuracy before final submission.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

University of Texas

Texas, USA

Core Competencies

Sales

Consultative Selling

Customer Support

Customer Retention

Closing

Complaint Resolution

Active Listening

Quality Assurance

Business Development

Outbound Prospecting

CRM Management

Objection Handling

Cross-Selling

Telephone Interviewing

Problem Solving

Lead Generation

Customer Service

Account Management

Negotiation

Upselling

Market Research

KPI Management

Languages

English

Professional Working

Proficiency

Professional Strengths

Consultative Communication • Relationship Building • Negotiation • Research Accuracy • Professional Telephone Etiquette • Time Management • Goal Orientation • Adaptability • Team Collaboration • Conflict Resolution

Technical Skills

Salesforce CRM

Zoho CRM

Freshdesk

Genesys

Microsoft Excel

Google Workspace

Email & Chat Support

HubSpot CRM

Zendesk

Five9

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

CRM Reporting

Survey & Data Entry Systems

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