Maria Kromidas

Maria Kromidas

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  • About me

    Sales Operations Manager at Imprint Plus

  • Education

    • Pryor Learning

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      Project Management

      Activities and Societies: Project Management, Management & Leadership, Training & Coaching Main focus on Project Management and other Leadership disciplines.

    • Continuous Improvement, Six Sigma

      2009 - 2011
      Yellow Belt Lean Manufacturing

      Activities and Societies: Introduced Lean Manufacturing to our company and encouraged all staff to attain training in this very important discipline to gain knowledge and skills in their professional growth. Helped to create the Lean Committee at Imprint Plus, later to head to committee and monthly meetings to ensure continuous improvement in everything we do.

    • Canadian Professional Sales Association

      2022 - 2022
      Certificate Professional Sales Management 96%
    • BCIT School of Business

      2004 - 2007
      Associate Certificate Leadership Management

      (with honours)

    • Kwantlen Polytechnic University

      1983 - 1986
      Bachelor Applied Design

      Degree program in the Arts of design (clothing and interior)

    • Sandler Training

      2013 - 2017
      Selling Skills and Sales Operations

      Activities and Societies: Trained by Trainwest Management & Consulting. Continued ongoing training within the Sandler Sales Training programs that included professional development - sales training, leadership & customer service.

  • Experience

    • Kamari Professional Uniforms

      Jan 1989 - Jan 1998
      Owner

      Manufacturer of Healthcare Uniforms Owned and Operated all aspects of the business including designing, marketing and sales of private line of healthcare uniforms as well as specialty labcoats for Dental Hygiene, Dentists, Diagnostic Imaging, General Practitioners, and costume apparel for the Entertainment Industry (TV series and Movies filming in North Vancouver studios).Supervised all aspects of manufacturing and employees including outside contractors.New line of healthcare uniforms were designed, sampled and manufactured annually. Catalogue was distributed twice a year direct to the consumer as well as supplied to outside sales staff. Uniform line was known in Western Canada & Pacific Northwest in the US. Show less

    • Imprint Plus within the Avery Division at CCL Industries

      Jan 1999 - Jan 2001
      Sales Representative

      Serviced existing customer base. Order co-ordination, price quoting, order expediting, and including Accounts Receivables.

    • Imprint Plus within the Avery Division at CCL Industries

      Jan 2002 - Jan 2005
      Customer Service Manager

      Account Management of higher tier client base and managed the Customer Service Team. Including order entry, new customer set up, and meeting targets of Customer Retention and Growth.

    • Imprint Plus within the Avery Division at CCL Industries

      Jan 2006 - Jan 2017

      Responsible for the largest customer base and Brand Manager large hotel organization including all Hotel Distributors. Continued new business development in Banking and high level Account Management of our Retail & Cruise Lines accounts. Brand Management of large hotel group to support sales representatives selling through the contract as well as our partner hotel distributors who are also servicing the hotel group. Continued retention & growth of key accounts, many of which have been clients for over 10 years. Show less

      • Senior Account Manager & Brand Manager

        Jan 2015 - Jan 2017
      • Account Manager & Brand Manager

        Jan 2012 - Jan 2016
      • Business Development Manager

        Jan 2006 - Jan 2012
    • Imprint Plus

      Jan 2018 - now

      Responsible for top tier accounts and Brand Management of large hotel organizations. Key focus is Retail, Cruise Lines, Hotels & Resellers. Strategically working with all departments in our organization to ensure on time delivery, new development of products as required by key accounts. New business development in Banking & Healthcare and continued support of sales representatives that work within the hotel contracts. Additional channels are Government accounts, Grocery & Convenience chains and one of the largest hotel management groups. Show less

      • Sales Operations Manager

        Jan 2023 - now
      • Sales Manager

        Jun 2020 - Jan 2023
      • Executive Account Manager & Brand Manager

        Jan 2018 - Jun 2020
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • CPSA Member

      Canadian Professional Sales Association
      View certificate certificate
    • How to Supervise Bad Attitudes and Negative Behaviors

      Pryor Learning | Fred Pryor Seminars | CareerTrack
      Sept 2023
    • Advanced Microsoft® Excel®-Macros, PivotTables, Charts and More

      Pryor Learning | Fred Pryor Seminars | CareerTrack
      Aug 2023
    • Leadership, Team-Building and Coaching Skills

      Pryor Learning | Fred Pryor Seminars | CareerTrack
      Sept 2023
    • Data-Driven Decision Making and Analysis Course

      Pryor Learning | Fred Pryor Seminars | CareerTrack
      Aug 2023
    • The Manager's Role as Trainer and Coach Seminar

      Pryor Learning | Fred Pryor Seminars | CareerTrack
      Jul 2023
    • Project Management Workshop

      Pryor Learning | Fred Pryor Seminars | CareerTrack
      May 2023
      View certificate certificate
    • Easily Master Microsoft Excel Pivot Tables Seminar

      Pryor Learning | Fred Pryor Seminars | CareerTrack
      Jun 2023
    • Training the Trainer

      Pryor Learning | Fred Pryor Seminars | CareerTrack
      Jun 2023
    • Fundamentals of Project Management

      Pryor Learning | Fred Pryor Seminars | CareerTrack
      Apr 2023