Chantel Baxter

Collaborator
DISC Type : si

Sales Operations Manager - Wholesale at Bridgestone EMIA

City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Overview

Chantel is a sales operations leader with over two decades of experience at Bridgestone, where she excels at simplifying complexity and driving commercial execution. Colleagues describe her as a dedicated, high-performing, and unflappable leader who is instrumental in building a people-first culture. She holds a Postgraduate Degree from the University of the Witwatersrand.

Outside of work, Chantel is deeply committed to social and environmental causes. She actively participates in community initiatives, including programs that establish food gardens, plant trees in under-resourced areas, and support mobile libraries for children. She is also a proponent of self-development, recently teaching herself Power BI.

Early in her career, she learned a valuable lesson from a mistake: what matters is not the error, but how you fix it.

Personality Overview

Consensus Builder

Example Driven

Fair-minded

Win-win scenarios can appeal strongly to them.  Unlike D or C types, they are calm as well as friendly and can give the impression of being more receptive than they actually are. They are more likely to go for proven solutions.

Topics They Care About

Sales Operations
Her core professional focus is on improving the intersection of people, process, and performance to enable sales teams and drive growth.
Data-driven Clarity
Passionate about translating chaotic data into clear, actionable insights that allow business decisions to be made faster and with more confidence.
Community Upliftment
Actively involved in Bridgestone's partnerships that support local communities with food gardens, literacy programs, and environmental greening projects.

Media Appearances

Chantel has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2022
Sales Operations Manager - Wholesale at Bridgestone EMIA
7-2019 - 7-2022
Business Planning Manager at Bridgestone EMIA
10-2017 - 7-2019
Product and Price Manager at Bridgestone EMIA

Education

4-2022 - 12-2022
Postgraduate Degree from University of the Witwatersrand

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : 8 Location : City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Job Level : Middle Designation : Sales Operations Manager - Wholesale at Bridgestone EMIA
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To Chantel

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘trust me when’, ‘your team will love’ etc.
  • Show genuine interest in solving their problems
  • If possible, involve their colleagues in the sales process

DONT's

  • Don’t ask too many questions that sound too dry and objective
  • Don’t get into excessive details unless prompted
  • Don’t sound very transactional

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Chantel is

  • Relationship and rapport play a major role, followed by low risk and the presence of proof points.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Chantel

  • They are diplomatic when the need arises; they hardly ever say a direct no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Chantel move?

  • They can take their time to reach decisions, even while they stay engaged and friendly.
  • Can Chantel take some risk or not?

  • They are unlikely to take many risks.

You And Chantel

Personality Compatibility


More Profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Search more profiles

Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.

Or visit Humantic AI to know more.