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Belinda Katongo

Sales Manager

I am looking for an opportunity that will not only utilize my current skill set but present new opportunities and challenges to enable me grow while adding to my current skill set.

Work Experience

  • 2017 - 2021
    Qrent Zambia
    Sales Manager
    • Engaging corporate clients and selling Qrent IT products to different segments of the market.
    • Presenting the sales pitch to different corporate clients, explaining key and unique features of the company’s product lines.
    • Organizing and convening meetings with corporate & high value clients.
    • Developing a Know Your Customer (KYC) framework and data base.
    • Developing a sales strategy targeting high value clients and executing it through sales representatives.
    • Managing and supervising sales representatives and ensuring the achievement of set targets.
    • Managing and supervising all sales agents.
    • Tracking all sales representative’s performance on a daily and weekly basis and coming up with corrective action for implementation during the following week.
    • Determining a client's business requirements and establishing whether the available products are suitable.
    • Presenting customer complaints to the technical team to act on, and providing feedback to the client.
    • Offering inspiration and training of internal sales personnel on how to attain business sales objectives.
    • Generating action plans to enhance performance and productive capacity of underperforming personnel.
    • Developing marketing initiatives to propel sales activity.
    • Developing and maintaining an active client database. Ensuring growth and maintenance of the customer base.
    • Ensuring invoicing is done on time and payments are received as per contract terms.
    • Prepare and submit weekly, monthly & annual sales reports to the Regional Manager.
  • 2015 - 2017
    Texila American University
    Sales & Marketing Team Leader
    Successfully create business from new and existing customer accounts, earning me
    the top sales lady position and subsequent promotion to team lead.
    -Supervise and manage a team of sales staff, communicate job
    expectations and provide direction, support and motivation to the sales team to meet
    set targets and KPI lines
    -Enforce policies and procedures and ensure the sales team achieves the customer
    service levels set by the organization resulting in an annual increase of customer
    satisfaction by 5% per year.
    -Responsible for resolving problems, identifying and analysing trends, monitoring
    competitor sales and responding to customer needs.
    -Foster strong relationships with customers and strategic associates to elevate brand
    awareness through print, online and outdoor marketing initiatives.
    -Coordinating with the digital marketing team for required lead generation.
    -Addressing & escalating student grievances approaching sales staff for any
    issues post admission.
    -Providing daily, weekly and monthly reports to the sales and marketing manager.
    -Addressing grievances of team members & escalating to the next level whenever
    required.
    -Providing coordination with the admission team for completing admission procedures
    in time.
    -Conducting research and development for improvising the strategies of promotions.
    -Conducting radio interviews for purposes of marketing the Texila American
    University brand.

Education

  • 2019 - 2021
    University of Lusaka
    Master of Business Administration
  • 2009 - 2013
    University of Zambia
    Development Studies & Public Administration
  • 2004 - 2007
    Katondwe Girls Secondary School
    O Level

Skills

  • Goal oriented
  • Strong customer relations skills
  • Strong analytical & problem solving skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Strong team player
  • Excellent verbal & written communication
  • Good interpersonal & training skills
  • Excellent adaptation skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft word,excel,powerpoint and CRM
  • Good negotiation skills

Hobbies

  • Book reading
  • Travelling
  • Baking

Personal Details

  • Sex: Female
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Religion: Roman Catholic
  • Nationality: Zambian
  • Date of Birth: 15/05/1990

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