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Kimberly DiStefano

West Chester

Summary


Result- driven Inside Sales and Account Manager with thirty years experience in medical component manufacturing. Committed to drive team success and contribute to organizational growth.


Overview

44
44
years of professional experience

Work History

Customer Success Specialist

Pulse Technologies
01.2024 - Current
  • Sales Forecasting
  • Report Risk, Opportunities and Adjustments to forecast, shipment forecast, on time delivery, quotation analysis, booking profit analysis reports weekly
  • Manager Customer Service; conduct performance evaluations, monitor performance and provide feedback monthly
  • Director of Sales designee to oversee the sales department including cost estimating
  • Develop and satisfy Goals and Objectives for customer service
  • Compile customer satisfaction surveys and customer scorecards
  • Write, audit and maintain department procedures
  • and work instructions
  • Participate in customer and ISO audits
  • Manage and resolve escalated customer issues
  • Monitor accounts receivables, credit limit, credit hold and resolve issues
  • Communicate delivery delays and expedite shipments

Customer Service Manager

Pulse Technologies
01.2022 - 12.2023
  • Manage Customer Service; conduct performance evaluations, monitor performance and provide feedback monthly
  • Director of Sales designee to oversee the sales department including cost estimating
  • Develop and satisfy Goals and Objectives for customer service based on company goals
  • Conduct Customer Satisfaction surveys
  • Write, audit and maintain department procedures and work instructions
  • Participate in customer and ISO audits
  • Manage and resolve all escalated customer issues
  • Monitor accounts receivables, credit limit and credit holds and resolve issues
  • Communicate shipment delays to customers and expedite shipments as needed

Sr. Account Manager

Pulse Technologies
01.2015 - 12.2021
  • Prepare customer presentations, travel and customer itinerary, call reports and customer follow-up on opportunities
  • Schedule QBR with all customers
  • Develop strategies to drive revenue and profit growth
  • Manage supply contracts and kan-ban agreements
  • Maintain customer funnel and CRM
  • Monthly face to face and or TEAMS meetings


Account Manager

Johnson Matthey
01.2012 - 12.2014
  • Develop and build strong relationships with existing and new customers
  • Plan travel itinerary and prepare presentations which are customer specific for face to face meetings
  • Coordinate QBR and face to face meetings with all customers
  • Manage revenue goals
  • Complete call reports after customer meetings
  • Ensure customer requirements are satisfied



Inside Sales Manager

Johnson Matthey
01.1998 - 12.2012
  • Administer Inside Sales Representatives
  • Maintain Inside Sales Departmental and Salary Budget
  • Conduct Performance Evaluations
  • Develop and satisfy Departmental Goals and Objectives
  • Consolidated two Inside Sales Departments with 7 Inside Sales Representatives to one location with 4 Inside Sales Representatives
  • Originate and implement department procedures
  • Coordinate Customer Satisfaction surveys
  • Implement training program and maintain training records
  • Publish monthly sales reports
  • Process precious metal transfers and monitor precious metal accounts and kan-ban inventory
  • Member of the Quality Improvement Team
  • Member of the IT Project Team

Product Specialist

Johnson Matthey
01.1987 - 12.1998
  • Coordinate with Account Manager and Technical Manager to ensure customer requirements are satisfied
  • Communicate with manufacturing, quality and engineering, scheduling in facilities located in West Chester, San Diego, San Jose and Temecula CA to assure customer specification and delivery requirements are achieved
  • Maintain precious metal consignment accounts
  • Initiate quality incident reports and coordinate product replacement
  • Report market information pertaining to lost business and potential new business
  • Trade Show coordination and attendance

Engineering Process Technician

Johnson Matthey
01.1981 - 12.1987
  • Implementation and control of Engineering documentation Control System
  • Coordinate documents with engineering and quality for manufacturing
  • Mechanical drafting on CAD

Education

Bachelor of Arts Degree - Business Administration

Immaculata university
immaculata, pa
01.2004

Associate of Science Degree - Business Administration

Immaculata university
immaculata, pa
05.1999

Skills

  • Problem solving
  • Relationship Building
  • Mentorship
  • Product and Market Knowledge
  • Communication
  • Critical Thinking

Timeline

Customer Success Specialist

Pulse Technologies
01.2024 - Current

Customer Service Manager

Pulse Technologies
01.2022 - 12.2023

Sr. Account Manager

Pulse Technologies
01.2015 - 12.2021

Account Manager

Johnson Matthey
01.2012 - 12.2014

Inside Sales Manager

Johnson Matthey
01.1998 - 12.2012

Product Specialist

Johnson Matthey
01.1987 - 12.1998

Engineering Process Technician

Johnson Matthey
01.1981 - 12.1987

Bachelor of Arts Degree - Business Administration

Immaculata university

Associate of Science Degree - Business Administration

Immaculata university
Kimberly DiStefano