Ian Grimsdick

Experience

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  PCS Wireless Communications Inc

  Jul 2004 - Aug 2010

  Wireless Communications Specialist

  Retail sales, technical support, and management for TELUS Mobility

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  MarketStar

  Aug 2010 - Feb 2012

  Field Representative - Motorola Mobility Canada
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  Mosaic Sales Solutions

  Mar 2012 - Aug 2016

  Performed trainings and field marketing for Motorola Mobility Canada. Provided service and technical support to stores as needed and built relationships with wireless carriers in Canada including Bell, TELUS, Rogers, Virgin, Fido, and Glentel.

  • Microsoft Field Trainer

    Apr 2014 - Aug 2016

  • Territory Manager - Motorola Mobility

    Mar 2012 - Apr 2014
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  Premium Retail Services

  Aug 2016 - Dec 2020

  Duties Include:Analyze assigned accounts and look for growth opportunities. Conduct product trainings and create engaging in-store experiences for sales reps in Wireless stores across BC. Establishing relationships with store staff and work with them to find additional opportunities to increase brand awareness and to offer support for any issues stores deal with related to Samsung products. Daily audits of merchandising and providing fixes where possible.Creating personalized training experiences for stores during staff meetingsBuilding and conducting content for trade shows to promote Samsung products Show less Evangelizing and providing service and sales support for wireless retail locations in Surrey, BC. The role frequently puts me in situations where I can create unique training solutions for stores and find new ways to gets sales reps excited about upcoming products. I have spent time working with a team of people on how to best use a new reporting system and was able to present some best practices to the team at a national meeting. I especially had fun trying to find ways of engaging remote locations by conducting webinars and creating preview photos and videos to share with them via OneDrive. Show less

  • Field Sales Manager

    Sept 2016 - Dec 2020

  • Field Marketing Representative

    Aug 2016 - Sept 2019
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  OSL Retail Services

  Jan 2021 - Jul 2022

  Field Sales Manager

  Analyzing accounts and growing Samsung sales within the Lower Mainland and Northern BC. Conducting consumer engagement events and retail staff trainings on new Samsung products covering phones, wearables, laptops and smart home products.

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  Mosaic North America

  Jul 2022 - now

  Android Sales Manager

  Managing the Vancouver East Region where I train and do sales coaching for Android products. The role also involves designing and conducting custom events and incentives for places like Bell, Best Buy, TELUS, and Rogers in order to grow Android awareness and market share. As a senior member of the team, the role has involved a lot of coaching peers and helping them build their own skills as Territory Managers.