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South Africa

Develop and implement commercial strategies according to company goals and objectives aiming to accelerate growthConduct market research and analysis to create detailed business plans on commercial opportunities (expansion, business development etc.)Understand the requirements of existing customers to ensure their needs are being metAct to acquire new.

Swellendam

The main responsibility of this highly visible and strategic position is to build and grow market position and revenue by locating, developing, defining, negotiating and closing business relationships to maximise profitability and long term sustainability of the organisation.- Provision of strong commercial leadership within a complex environment and.

Malmesbury

Achieved corporate objectives which included: increasing turnover by 38.23%; restructuring the sales department (appointing national sales managers for both the manufacturing & retail sector) and specialising the sales force; creating a merchandising department to improve customer service levels; creating a specifier department to build brand awareness.

Malmesbury

• Head hunted by non-executive marketing director out of the USB. Formulated, implemented, and reviewed all marketing strategies for the business on a national basis. Focusing on continuously improving business processes.
• Creating and implementing a marketing plan focused on all different divisions within the organisation.
• Creating marketing/sales strategies for both retail and manufacturing segments.
• Managing a marketing team, consisting of technical and graphic designers, to create marketing communication material.
• Managing a sales team; internally and externally to promote products.
• Restructure sales team and formulate a practical strategy to achieve/exceed budgets

Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Recruited out of university by the national sales manager to take a leading role in promoting an internationally award winning brand, Leica-microsystems. Received factory training in Germany on both relationship.
• Same as sales representative, but include
• Product leadership - assisting sales representative with product specific sales & technical assistance, with specific focus on quantitative imaging software.
• Key account management
• Managing sales and technical team

Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Establishes, develops and maintains business relationships with current customers and prospective customers in the assigned territory/market segment to generate new business for the organisation’s products/services.
• Makes telephone calls and in-person visits and presentations to existing and prospective customers.
• Researches sources for developing prospective customers and for information to determine their potential.
• Develops clear and effective written proposals/quotations for current and prospective customers.
• Expedites the resolution of customer problems and complaints.
• Coordinates sales effort with marketing, sales management, accounting, logistics and technical service groups.

Western Cape

Selected to play 7 rugby for Western province in several tournaments

Master In Business Administration (Mba), Marketing, Strategy And Leadership

Electives (only 3 where necessary, selected additional 2 to enhance skills): International marketing Social media marketing Marketing.

Certificate: Corporate Innovation: Strategies For Leveraging Ecosystems, Innovation

Oxford Strategic Alignment Programme, Strategy, Honours

Module 1: The importance of strategic alignment Module 2: The purpose-led enterprise Module 3: Crafting a winning business strategy Module.

Certificate: Advance Project Management, Project Management, Passed With Distinction

Postgraduate Diploma In Marketing Management (Pgdmm), Marketing And Sales Management

Honsbsc, Medical Physiological Sciences

Bsc, Biochemistry And Physiological Science

Certificate In Internet Marketing, Internet Marketing, Pass

SEO SEM Social Media E-mail Marketing Affiliate Marketing Web Analytics