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Pierpaolo Berti

Sales Manager
44 years oldSalesCome from Italy Living in Overseas
Language: Italian, English, Mandarin
Mandarin: fluent communication

Qualified corporate trainer with strong background in structuring teaching programs and leading training sessions for sales professionals and corporate executive. Sales manager with hands-on experience in planning and executing marketing strategies and with solid background in business development and market segmentation. Influential team player with direct on-field international exposure gained across China, Italy and Switzerland in both domestic and cross-border projects. Keenly passionate about transnational entrepreneurial ventures, cultural exchange and foreign languages.

Certified Corporate Trainer
Generali Group - DAS Spa (Verona, Italy)
Oct 2015 - Oct 2020(5 years)

• Certified corporate trainer accountable for delivering professional training to the Company's business partners and distributors. • Defined learning objectives, developed teaching programs, drafted and organized the teaching material. • Led teaching sessions, both in physical and virtual classes (up to 200 trainees in virtual classes). • Delivered professional training in the areas of: products and solutions, sales skills enhancement, customer management, operational procedures. • Evaluated trainees’ progresses accordingly to the Company’s standards and industry-related professional requirements. • Provided personalized tutoring to sales professionals, on the basis of individual gaps and needs.

Sales Manager
Generali Group - DAS Spa (Verona, Italy)
Oct 2010 - Mar 2020(9 years)

• Led the Distribution Unit across Northern Italy, supervised a network of 70 dealers. • Interfaced with Business Units around the world and joined cross-functional teams in delivering innovative solutions in the areas of digitalization, customer experience and business agility. • Drafted relevant project documentation (English/Italian) and reported to senior management on the progress of ongoing initiatives. • Gathering, adapting and translating (English/Italian) commercial materials from foreign Business Units to local products, if applicable. • Joined institutional events (conferences, workshops, forums, etc.) as a speaker.

Management Consultant
SRI Group SA (Lugano, Switzerland)
May 2007 - Jan 2010(3 years)

• Managed 30-50K Eur consulting engagements in the field of sales and marketing backing up internationalization strategies by corporations operating in the energy, entertainment and telco industries. Accountable for English-speaking clients. • Accountable for copywriting, editing, drafting and translating (English-Italian, Italian-English) relevant documents (e.g. executive memorandums, presentations, market research papers, press kits and press releases). • Led and coordinated team members (internal advisors and analysts, industry experts, press agencies, etc.) throughout assigned projects. • Presented project progress, findings and recommendations to clients and actively ensured their implementation.

Procurement Manager
M2AP Srl (Beijing, China)
Apr 2005 - Apr 2007(2 years)

• Established the Company’s Representative Office in Beijing, recruited, launched and led a 3-member locally-based procurement unit. • Created, implemented, and managed competitive bid processes for all gardening tools, outdoor fittings and nurseries equipment supplies, with a projected total spend in the range of 0.5- 1.0M EUR for the launch year. • Partnered with the Italian Headquarter in the design and production of all the relevant commercial materials related to available products. Translated product technical data sheets, catalogues, supply agreements’ terms and conditions (English-Italian). • Identified and qualified a robust database of suppliers across China. Supervised bid evaluations, commercial and contractual negotiations, shipments and customs procedures.

Università Bocconi - Milan
, Business Administration
Oct 1999 - Apr 2005(6 years)

Master's degree in Business Administration with specialization in Corporate Finance

Direct salesBtoB salesTeam managementBusiness developmentP&L managementProfessional trainingprofessional coachingBusiness planningInternational expansiontranslationinterpreting

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