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Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Durban, South Africa

I leveraged my long experience in designing business process frameworks, defined processes & streamlined workflow to improve processes. Bringing about change in work practices & procedures, I tackled complex business challenges & made high-stakes decisions using experience-backed judgment, strong work ethic & irreproachable integrity. I have been involved in identifying new streams for revenue growth & preparing marketing plans. Outcome My biggest contribution in this role was to lead end-to-end P&L responsibility while benchmarking targets for consulting services and achieved high-margin revenue.  I have consistently proved my mettle by strategizing long term business directions of the region to ensure maximum profitability in line with organizational objectives; involved in coordinating budgets& forecasts while effectuating business plans to attain maximum sales and optimum revenue. Conceptualizing & executing short-term and long-term strategies/ business plans for revenue growth & expansion  Tackled complex business challenges and made high-stakes decisions using experience-backed judgment, strong work ethic and irreproachable integrity; drove new business through key accounts and forged strategic partnerships to increase revenues: Repositioned products for profit; concept-to-execution driver and turnaround specialist – setting records in business expansion, revenue growth and high rate of satisfaction among business/commercial clients

Maputo, Mozambique

Steered efforts in collaboration with team in surpassing business goals and formulating plans for development/ management. Headed revenue generation, marketing initiatives, team building as well as channel launch. Orchestrated profit turnaround to boost market share – overcoming challenges; instituted innovative sales & business development initiatives, thereby winning high-profile contractsOutcome Spearheaded the acquisition of the JV which resulted in catapulting us to leadership position in the Edible Oil Business in the countryFunctioned as top revenue leader, turned around business unit with rapid attention to key targets for consulting services; managed and ensured achievement of high-margin revenueStrategized long term business directions of the region to ensure maximum profitability in line with organizational objectives; involved in coordinating budgets, forecasts & reports; effectuated business plans to attain maximum sales and optimum revenueBuilt a strong team with all verticals in business which resulted in bringing back engagement scores in Top 10 in organisationSuccessfully re-organised some of the business, reviewed all processes and empowered the Business Heads to deliver record profitability in the second year of taking overEstablished automated systems, processes to align with stakeholder’s / client’s requirement

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

I started my career as a Branch Head and set-up the Cashew, Sesame & Coffee Businesses in Tanzania and hit the record of being the leading exporter from the country, in the 2nd year of operationsOutcome I was made accountable to steer country operations within 6 years of joining and helped to streamline the operations, reworked on vision & strategy for the country and put in processes and team to be a leading exporter delivering consistent profitsPivotal in building East Africa business; expanded base from Tanzania, Uganda to other 5 countries as well as invested in a Green Field Coffee Plantation; opened-up new businesses in each country which helped in entering into new categories for the company

Master Of Management Studies

Dms

B. Sc. (Chemistry), Chemistry

High School