Highly driven Business Development Executive with 20 years of sales experience in the digital and agile environment. Proven ability to engage in market research, identify and develop new growth markets while maintaining and growing existing ones by increasing the value of current customers.Identify and analyze high-level customer requirements and inform them about relevant solutions. Develop new markets and maintain the momentum of opportunities through the pipeline. Possess exceptional communication skills and ability to navigate client issues through to resolution.
Alviva Group (Pty) Ltd
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Senior Business Development ManagerAlviva Group (Pty) Ltd Jan 2018 - PresentDuties:1. Enabling and Coaching Business Partners to offer tailor made ICT Solutions in Government Telco, Finance and Private Sector.2. Deal Structuring profit/loss per deal and financing options.3. Quarterly Business Review.4. Budgets Gap Analysis5. Business Development and Strategic Action to close the Gap.6. Manage IBM/Lenovo Sales Leaders across the African Continent7. PresalesKey Result Areas:1. Sales Revenue SADC: Helped the sales team grow annually by 30% from 3M USD to 4M USD.2. Sales Revenue Central Africa: Assisted the sales team grow annually by 10% from 10M USD to 11MUSD.3. Sales Revenue West/East Africa: Maintained annual revenue at 15M USD despite currency fluctuations.4. Resellers /New Partners: Recruited and onboarded over 50 New Resellers across Africa within 12months.5. Recruit and activate: New Resellers managed to trade annually above a minimum of 25 000USD.6. Debtors book: Maintained a 98 % payment threshold with no write offs.
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Regional Sales And Distribution ManagerLobels Bread Jan 2013 - Dec 2017Bulawayo, ZimbabweDuties:1. Manage cross functional teams i.e., Logistics, Sales, Credit and Cost Management Team.2. Overall responsibility of Regional Revenue, Costs of Distribution, and Manpower Planning3. Quarterly Business Review.Key Result Areas1. Volume Bread: Increased daily bread production from 75 000 loaves to 110 000 loaves.2. Volume Tea Loaf: Increased daily tea loaf production from 500 loaves to 20 000 loaves.3. Confectionary Introduced: Grew daily sales from 0 USD to 8 000 USD.4. Empty Package Collection (crates): Crates collection improved from 75% to 98%.5. Distribution Centers: Set up two new Distribution Centers (Hwange and Zvishavane).6. Cash Collection: Daily cash collection grew from 50 % to 80 %.7. Routes: Introduced 12 new routes which contributed 18% growth i.e., 14 000loaves per day.8. Sales Returns: Reduced sales returns from 2% to 1.5% through improved demand forecasting techniques.9. Efficiencies Delivery Cost: Achieved a delivery cost of 0.02 Cents per Loaf in the region.10. Market Segment Mix: Achieved 80% Informal Trade (Cashflow Purposes) and 20% Modern Trade.
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Territory Sales ManagerIbm Zimbabwe Jan 1999 - Dec 2012ZimbabweDuties:1. Enable and Coach Business Partners to offer tailor made ICT Solutions in Government Telco Finance and Private Sector2. Deal Structuring Profit/Loss per deal and financing options3. Quarterly Business Review.Key Result Areas1. Sales Revenue: Consistently grew revenue above inflation.2. Projects: Successfully engaged government to adopt new Management Information Systems (Passports, Education, Distance Learning and Customs and Excise.3. Currency: Successfully lobbied for USD Payments in the face of the falling ZW Dollars currency4.Resellers /New Partners: Recruited and onboarded 5 new IBM Business Partners in Zimbabwe. I also achieved Resellers Partners annual average turnover of 4M USD.
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Warehousing ManagerMobil Oil Zimbabwe Bulawayo Jan 1995 - Dec 1998Bulawayo Province, ZimbabweDuties:1. Training, supervising and appraising employees.2. Cost Control3. Fulfillment of OrdersKey Result Areas:1. ISO 9001: Managed to secure ISO 9001 certification for my department.2. Distribution Cost: Managed to reconfigure routes and reduce distribution cost by 0.01/ litre.
Owen Murimi (Mba Pgdba Bba) Skills
Owen Murimi (Mba Pgdba Bba) Education Details
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Masters In Business Administration -
Post Graduate Diploma Business Administration -
Zimbabwe Institue Of ManagementHigher Diploma Business Administration -
Zimbabwe Institute Of ManagementDiploma Business Administration
Frequently Asked Questions about Owen Murimi (Mba Pgdba Bba)
What company does Owen Murimi (Mba Pgdba Bba) work for?
Owen Murimi (Mba Pgdba Bba) works for Alviva Group (Pty) Ltd
What is Owen Murimi (Mba Pgdba Bba)'s role at the current company?
Owen Murimi (Mba Pgdba Bba)'s current role is Senior BDM IBM (CEWA).
What schools did Owen Murimi (Mba Pgdba Bba) attend?
Owen Murimi (Mba Pgdba Bba) attended Solusi University, Solusi University, Zimbabwe Institue Of Management, Zimbabwe Institute Of Management.
What skills is Owen Murimi (Mba Pgdba Bba) known for?
Owen Murimi (Mba Pgdba Bba) has skills like Strategic Planning, Business Strategy, Business Development, Business Planning, Performance Improvement.
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