Bill Bedsole

Location
palatine, IL (US)
Work Category
Marketing
Interests
Business partnerships, Job opportunities, References, Ways to stay in touch
Birthday
Jan 21st
Email
Currently working on...
a job search.

About Me

I am looking for a new position in either Marketing or Project Managment.

Work Experience

  • Nov 2005 - present
    schaumburg, IL (US)
    Motorola Marketing Program Manager
    Motorola
    •Managed day to day activities for the Motorola Excellence incentive program for 940 two-way radio dealers across the United States and Canada to improve their performance in Motorola’s focus areas.
    •Coordinated regular updates of scorecard websites to provide the sales team with a tool to drive performance in the program.
    •Marketed and promoted the program, presented program results and updates at dealer conferences across the country.
    •Developed a process for the distribution of free demo products as an additional reward to dealers who achieved the highest level of recognition in the program.
    •Worked with the legal department to create a tracking and escalation process for dealers who violated the terms of their contract with Motorola.
    •Led the planning team to: simplify program’s format, consolidate the best aspects of the US and Canadian programs, reduce reporting redundancies, and to streamline the day to day administrative requirements of the program.
  • Jun 2004 - Dec 2005
    schaumburg, IL (US)
    Workforce Manager
    Motorola
    •Created weekly schedules for 100 agents on 7 different teams between 2 call centers.
    •Maintained multiple databases/programs to route calls to appropriate agents.
    •Managed vacation requests for all call center agents while ensuring service levels were achieved.
    •Proactively planed and scheduled training classes to ensure proper service level despite varying attrition levels.
    •Monitored call center service level metrics and worked with other supervisors to implement contingency plans to ensure service levels were met.
    •Worked closely with IT to design routing strategies and testing formats for the Intelligent Router.
    •Conducted and coordinated over 100 test scenarios after hours to avoid service disruption during business hours.
    •Created test scenarios and participated in User Acceptance Testing for the call center’s Disaster Recovery plan.
    •Selected for “Coming In First” award to represent the top 10% of the organization after first six months in the position.
  • Jun 2003 - Jun 2004
    schaumburg, IL (US)
    Customer Service Representative
    Motorola
    •Consistently provided excellent customer service that resulted in positive customer feedback and recognition at quarterly town hall meetings.
    •Regularly performed at or above departmental expectations in all areas of the monthly performance review.
    •Proactively pursued training on all available skill sets to handle a wide variety of customer issues, reduce transfers, and increase customer satisfaction.
    •Demonstrated the ability to efficiently use multiple programs to resolve customer issues completely and in a timely manner.
    •Volunteered as an overflow agent for both the Pre-sale Broadband and Rental teams.
    •Participated as a member of the Consumer Advocacy team and developed a customer survey to improve service across all departmental functions.
    •Was one of the most successful agents utilizing Up-Sell/Cross-Sell techniques
    •Selected as one of 5 agents whose calls were observed by new hire candidates because of ability to handle calls professionally.
  • Jun 1999 - Jun 2003
    schaumburg, IL (US)
    Executive Assistant
    William Travis Group
    • Conducted initial phone screenings and preliminary interviews for new hire consultants.
    • Conducted initial phone screenings and preliminary interviews for new hire consultants.
    •Invoiced for consulting services and followed-up on accounts receivable using QuickBooks.
    •Transposed paper receipts to expense reports and reconciled payments for CEO using Excel.
    •Entered incentive program claims using Access data base for customer reimbursement.
    •Created and assembled 4-colored brochures to be distributed to new sales prospects.
    •Reception, filing and general office.

Education

  • 1999 - 2003
    Bachelor's - Business Managment
    Augustana College
    Degree: B.A. In Business Administration
    Concentration: Management
    Minor: Music
    GPA: 3.32/4.0