Vendy Petersen

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Sales Manager North America at SCHERDEL North America

Muskegon, Michigan, United States

Overview

Vendy Petersen is the Sales Manager for North America at SCHERDEL, leading a team of Key Account Managers across the U. S. and Mexico. With over a decade of automotive industry experience, she specializes in strategic sales planning, commercial negotiations, and new business development. She holds an MBA from Aquinas College.

Beyond her professional role, Vendy is passionate about global collaboration and culture, highlighted by a recent inspiring trip to China. She values connecting with international colleagues and draws inspiration from meeting successful women who are leaders in their respective regions, seeing them as key drivers of global success.

Her team was recently honored with a prestigious Supplier Award from General Motors, recognizing their dedication and innovation.

Personality Overview

Information Seeker

Objective Thinker

Precise

They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data.  They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms. They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.

Topics They Care About

Automotive Sales
Leads sales for SCHERDEL's springs, stamping, and plastics divisions, with a track record of increasing annual sales by 10-20% for North American plants.
Sales Leadership
Manages a results-driven team of Key Account Managers, focusing on strategic planning, team building, and strengthening customer partnerships across the U. S. and Mexico.
Global Collaboration
Her posts highlight international travel and conferences that bring together teams from the USA, Mexico, Germany, and Brazil to strategize across borders.

Media Appearances

Vendy has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2024
Sales Manager North America at SCHERDEL North America
8-2017 - 12-2023
Sales Manager at SCHERDEL North America
1-2016 - 7-2017
Key Account Manager at SCHERDEL North America
2-2014 - 12-2015
Sales Engineer at SCHERDEL North America
7-2012 - 6-2013
Process Engineer at Shape Corp.

Education

1-2019 - 12-2019
Executive Leadership - Strategies to Enhance Success from Michigan State University
2013 - 2015
Master of Business Administration from Aquinas College

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Insights For Selling To Vendy

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be formal and objective, they will appreciate it more
  • Tell them what ROI they can expect
  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch

DONT's

  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language
  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information
  • Don’t try to give too many examples of other users, they like to make their own decisions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Vendy is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Vendy

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Vendy move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Vendy take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Vendy

Personality Compatibility


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