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Sebestean Francisc

Cluj-Napoca,Cluj

Summary

Over 25 years experience in sales B2B,B2C,direct sales, logistic and warehouse management, purchase, negociation, team leader and developer with a demonstrated history of working in the construction industry.

Skilled in Negotiation, Business Planning, Business Development, Sales Management, and Business Strategy. Strong sales professional

Licentiate degree in Business Administration and Management, General from Universitatea „Babeș-Bolyai” din Cluj-Napoca.

Multiple sales, strategy, negociating, human resources and purchasing training courses

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work history

Regional Manager

MAX BAU MATERIALE S.R.L.
ORADEA, CLUJ-NAPOCA, BIHOR, CLUJ
05.2023 - Current
  • Improved customer satisfaction and dealer profits by negotiating market consolidation.
  • Increased global footprint by building launch plans into international markets, Hungary with 3 major clientis
  • Improved branding initiatives, implementing strategic marketing campaigns to maximise engagement, with 4 new family products - insulation, rooftiles and accesories, thermosistem new products.
  • Implemented change management and network restructuring strategies to address underperforming areas - Bihor county, where a new warehouse and B2C construction materials store opened in June 2023 in Oradea.

National Sales Manager

BENDKOPP FASTENERS S.R.L.
CLUJ-NAPOCA, CLUJ
05.2009 - 09.2010
  • Developed omni-channel marketing strategy in collaboration with technical and purchasing departments - 14 Area Sales Managers covering all the country - vendors, industrial fasteners consumers in various domains
  • Consistently met company's sales targets, achieving profit goals, group of product KPIs and strategic clients
  • Monitored sales performance of my team,
  • New products implementation - StainlessSteel iron screws and fixing systems
  • New strategic clients in oil&gas and energetic industry


Regional Manager

MAX BAU MATERIALE SRL
CLUJ-NAPOCA, CLUJ
06.2019 - Current
  • Regional Manager at MAX BAU MATERIALE SRL - Cluj warehouse, sales to B2B clients
  • +25 people in my team - 8 ASM sales department, 2 accounting, 17 in warehousing and logistics
  • Sales for constructions materials - from cement, iron, bricks to insulate and roof parts
  • I've implemented new products in our portfolio: insulation, thermosystem, bricks, screws and new types of wool
  • conducting and implementing the company's comercial politics in selling products, growing share market and profit and loss KPY's
  • gaining new major clients on designated area NV part of Romania - 8 counties.
  • managing important projects - in Cluj-Napoca, Baia Mare, Oradea, Tg Mures, Zalau, Alba Iulia, Satu Mare and Bistrita

Regional Sales Manager

CEMACON S.A.
CLUJ-NAPOCA, CLUJ
01.2016 - 06.2019
  • Cluj-Napoca
  • Commercial and sales activities
  • Market analysis
  • Budget construction and implementation, B2B strategies, follow-up - for Northern part of Romania, R.Moldova and Hungary
  • Managing partnership with over 150 clients B2B. Constant growing of brick, chimney system and lintels.
  • Increasing the business with +15% each year until 2019, when Cemacon was 2nd national player in brick production&sales
  • Increasing the market share from 14% (2016) Page 1 of 4 to 27% at the end of 2017 (Transylvania) and 22% share market (national)
  • Project management in developing new line of business - building materials for indoor and outdoor applications - for residential, industrial and Horeca

- KA clients - Dedeman, Arabesque and BricoDepot

  • Leading a team of 5 Sales Managers and 2 Technical Sales (engineers)
  • Develop and gain market share on KA sales from 2016 to 2019, on national presence in all Dedeman stores, 11 Arabesque warehouses and 6 BricoDepot stores


Regional Sales Manager

CEMACON S.A.
CLUJ-NAPOCA, CLUJ
01.2014 - 01.2016
  • Romania
  • Target: NV part of Romania
  • B2B development with small and medium partners in: construction and warehouse
  • Contracting and leading negociations with Arabesque, on each annually contract
  • Leading a team of 4 ASM and 2 TSM

Regional Operations Manager

CEMACON S.A.
CLUJ-NAPOCA, CLUJ
01.2013 - 01.2014


  • Developing a new line of business: direct sales in 3 markets with small share market: Timisoara, Suceava and Bacau
  • Sales to the market (B2C) from Cemacon's own warehouses
  • Implementing company's goals in logistics, human resources, warehousing policy - a brand new goal for me at that time
  • During an year, those 3 locations where selected, opened, selling, and closing at the end of 2013 with a constant share market grow from nothing to >10% / each county
  • Growing Cemacon's reach and product brand and being part of the team for negociating the first big contract with Dedeman in December 2013


Sales Manager

CEMACON S.A.
ZALAU, CLUJ-NAPOCA , SALAJ, CLUJ
01.2011 - 01.2013


  • B2B development of three counties (CJ,MS,BN) - sales af bricks in 3 counties, with important turnovers from each year to another - Cemacon begun to count on the bricks market - from 8th place in 2010 to 2nd place in NV part on Romania in 2013
  • Sales and marketing, targeting to B2B clients
  • Uprise of the turnover in Cluj and Bistrita-Nasaud county with 50% in 2.5 years (in a period of a market crisis.) New strategic business partners from those 3 counties.
  • Technical consulting to B2C clients - residencial and industrial developers, construction companies

Area Sales Manager

CREDO GROUP SRL,
CLUJ-NAPOCA, CLUJ
05.2009 - 01.2011
  • Sales and market development
  • B2B and B2C sales
  • Construction materials (for eg: clay bricks, iron, cement, roof tiles, wood fabrics, gips products, and others.) Technical skills and sales skills achieved
  • Negociations with suppliers from Romania and abroad -Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland and CzechRepublic.

Distribution and Marketing Manager

DUMAS SERVIMPEX S.R.L.
CLUJ-NAPOCA, CLUJ
07.2005 - 05.2009
  • Marketing strategy in a distribution business of technical and sanitaryware materials .Distributions sales and coordinating with a team of 4 ASM and 2 front office, in Transylvania.Negociations and new products suppliers achieved with supllirs from Romania, Poland, Italy, Spain, Germany, Holland, Hungary and Czech Republic


Business Development Coordinator

DELTA DISTRIBUTION S.A.
Bucharest, BUCHAREST
05.2003 - 07.2005
  • Business Units developments - showrooms and warehouses, in Romania (for eg: Timisoara, Arad, Galati, Constanta, Iasi, Brasov, Sibiu, Tg Mures,a.s.o.) administrating and controlling
  • Business trainee for the sales team
  • Business support for implementation of internal standards in: periodic inventory, shop design, staff training.

Warehouse Manager

DELTA DISTRIBUTION S.A.
CLUJ-NAPOCA, CLUJ
01.2000 - 04.2003
  • Distribution Coordinating Sales (3 Sales Agents)
  • Over 2,500 types in stock, warehouse administration
  • Logistic coordinating fleet of >7.5to transport capacities.

Warehouse Manager

TOFAN GROUP S.A.
CLUJ-NAPOCA, CLUJ
06.1997 - 05.1999
  • Product and sales management: complete type of tyres and auto parts.

Education

Bachelor's degree - Business Administration and Management, General, Tourism

Universitatea „Babeș
1998

Skills

  • Top Skills
  • Skilled Multi-tasker
  • Organization Skills
  • Networking
  • Personnel management
  • Vendor management
  • Business development and planning
  • Database management
  • Sales development
  • Order management
  • Just In Time stock control
  • Operations coordination
  • Product knowledge
  • Key Performance Indicator monitoring
  • Product and service expertise
  • Merchandising and display management
  • Customer service
  • Territory management
  • Sales strategies
  • Operational oversight
  • Mentoring and coaching
  • Business record-keeping
  • Order processing
  • Employee management

Languages

Romanian
Native
English
Advanced (C1)
Hungarian
Fluent

Timeline

Regional Manager

MAX BAU MATERIALE S.R.L.
05.2023 - Current

Regional Manager

MAX BAU MATERIALE SRL
06.2019 - Current

Regional Sales Manager

CEMACON S.A.
01.2016 - 06.2019

Regional Sales Manager

CEMACON S.A.
01.2014 - 01.2016

Regional Operations Manager

CEMACON S.A.
01.2013 - 01.2014

Sales Manager

CEMACON S.A.
01.2011 - 01.2013

National Sales Manager

BENDKOPP FASTENERS S.R.L.
05.2009 - 09.2010

Area Sales Manager

CREDO GROUP SRL,
05.2009 - 01.2011

Distribution and Marketing Manager

DUMAS SERVIMPEX S.R.L.
07.2005 - 05.2009

Business Development Coordinator

DELTA DISTRIBUTION S.A.
05.2003 - 07.2005

Warehouse Manager

DELTA DISTRIBUTION S.A.
01.2000 - 04.2003

Warehouse Manager

TOFAN GROUP S.A.
06.1997 - 05.1999

Bachelor's degree - Business Administration and Management, General, Tourism

Universitatea „Babeș
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