Hazardous Area Product Specialist - Intrinsically Safe Store - Houston, Texas
(2025-06)
- Product certification and compliance: Ensure products comply with all relevant hazardous area standards and certifications (e.g., ATEX, IECEx, FM, CSA)
- Collaborate with notified bodies on certification projects and maintain documentation
- Manage and maintain compliance with regulations like REACH
- Technical and market expertise: Serve as the subject matter expert on product features and the hazardous areas they are designed for
- Conduct market and customer research to understand needs and identify product gaps
- Provide technical support to sales, marketing, and customers regarding product application in hazardous zones
- Bridge the gap between technical product knowledge and real-world application
- Work with product managers and engineers to define product requirements and roadmaps
- Contribute to the entire product lifecycle, from initial concept and development to launch and post-market support
Vehicle Sales Executive - Oh My Cars - Pretoria
(2024-05 - 2025-04)
Motivation for change: The Company is closing down
- Assisting the sales team in new and used cars to customers
- Drive car sales from initial customer contact to final purchase, including rent-to-buy options
- Marketing of inventory
- Work together to facilitate a deal that satisfies the customer while yielding the highest return for the company
- Accurately capture and maintain customer and sales data, ensuring compliance with company policies
- Maintain in-depth knowledge of our vehicle inventory to provide expert recommendations
- Handling queries
- Develop an in-depth understanding of our ever-changing car inventory and leverage that knowledge to encourage customers to purchase
- Vehicle Financing
- Negotiating the terms and contract of purchase
- Finalising purchases
- Conduct test drives and effectively demonstrate vehicle features
- Attain KPI's and KPA's
- Adhoc duties requested by management
Vehicle Sales Executive - EBK Auto Dealers - Johannesburg South
(2022-12 - 2024-01)
Motivation for change: Did not receive a basic salary
- Assisting the sales team in new and used cars to customers
- Marketing of inventory
- Handling queries
- Vehicle Financing
- Negotiating the terms and contract of purchase
- Finalising purchases
Acquisitions executive/Buyer - QuickBuy Properties - Randburg
(2019-02 - 2021-03)
Motivation for change: The company closed due to COVID-19
- Overseeing the company's purchasing activities
- Find and research prospective purchasing deals and implement them
- Negotiating the terms and contract of purchase
- Finalising purchases
- Analysing data on home prices, housing market trends, and inventory levels to help determine the best time to buy or sell a home to maximise profit
- Meeting with potential sellers to obtain information about their homes and determine a fair offer price
Service Representative, Sales and Marketing - Panasonic (RSA) - Bedfordview Gardens
(2018-05 - 2019-02)
Motivation for change: Contract ended
- Merchandising and setting up Point of sales
- Training floor sales consultants at retail branches
- Maintaining stock levels at retail stores
- Sourcing potential Clients and setting up appointments with companies
- Store visits to affiliated franchises, promoting the sale of goods, especially by their presentation in retail outlets
- Handling returns queries
- Digital and electronic sales
Service Representative, Sales and Marketing - LG Electronics (HQ) - Germiston
(2016-03 - 2018-04)
Motivation for change: Resigned because an agency took over the sales staff at the company. This resulted in reduced income
- Mall activations and Casinos
- Buyer Road Shows
- Merchandising and setting up Point of Sales
- Training floor sales consultants at retail branches
- Maintaining stock levels at retail stores
- Sourcing potential Clients and setting up appointments with companies
- Store visits to affiliated franchises, promoting the sale of goods, especially by their presentation in retail outlets
- Proactively meet all customer expectations with detail, accuracy, manage customer enquiries, manage all demand chain-related tasks of customer portfolio's and perform any other ad hoc customer service-related tasks in line with the business strategy
- Manage customers' accounts
- Demonstrate Values of high ethics, accountability, responsibility, teamwork, and openness
- Handle and resolve customer complaints. Obtain and evaluate all relevant information to handle product and service inquiries
- Digital and electronic sales
Sales Consultant - Virgin Active (SA) - Broadacres
(2014-03 - 2016-02)
Motivation for change: Career Growth, wanted to gain more experience in the electronics industry
- Plan each day and month to generate new leads, book new appointments, and present to customers with the objective of making sales to successfully reach and exceed a pre-defined sales target
- Record activity inputs using the tools and systems provided by Virgin Active, in line with timelines and procedures set
- Abide by the Virgin Active sales processes and systems provided by Virgin Active
- To maintain up-to-date, comprehensive knowledge and understanding of VASA products, as well as in comparison to competitors
- To expand the customer base and strengthen the loyalty of existing customers through service calls to increase sales referrals, and ongoing development of networks and relationships
- To understand prospective members' individual interests and requirements, build rapport and match their interests and needs with our product
- Close sales by overcoming objections with the support of the Sales Manager and/or Regional Sales Coach
- Report to the Sales Manager regarding reviews and analyse objectives and planned activities
- To review and analyse sales data and statistics, to plan effectively for the future with the aim of increasing sales and enhancing our brand image
- Participate in sales meetings by sharing best practices, ideas and making recommendations to generate new leads, increase sales, etc.
- Inform the local consumer of Virgin Active through activating unique marketing opportunities local to your club e.g., attend, arrange, prepare, promotions, health days and corporate / community events, as well as in-club events as a Virgin Active brand ambassador
Corporate Sales Executive / Account Manager - Suit Supply Africa - Hyde Park
(2012-01 - 2014-01)
Motivation for change: Company closing in Africa
- Support store sales through accurate and efficient execution of all stock, visual, and point of sales activities
- Provide an engaging and welcoming environment for all customers
- Assist with merchandise handling, including shipment receiving and processing procedures to floor-ready standards and maintenance of customer goods
- Telephonic orders and Sales
- Building relationships to increase clients' loyalty by utilising Suitsupply's Personal program
- Ensure all store standards and operations are to company standards
- Ensure that all merchandise is properly and attractively displayed as per visual Guidelines
Sales Consultant / Lead Generator - Toshiba (Copy Type) - Parkmore Gardens
(2010-06 - 2012-10)
Motivation for change: Resigned, the company moved to Pretoria East
- Prospecting and Lead Generation
- Identify and research potential clients within the B2B sector
- Generate leads through cold calling, networking, and other prospecting methods
- Qualifying leads to determine their suitability and potential for our office automation solutions
- Conduct needs assessments to understand clients' pain points and business requirements
- Present and demonstrate our office automation solutions to prospective clients
- Tailor presentations and proposals to address the specific needs and challenges of each client
- Provide ongoing support and assistance to clients, ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction
- Manage the sales pipeline from lead generation to closing, ensuring timely follow-up and progression of opportunities
- Stay informed about industry trends, competitor activities, and market developments
- Use market intelligence to refine sales strategies and tactics for maximum effectiveness
- Utilise CRM software to track and manage leads, activities, and sales performance
- Forecast sales and provide regular updates to the sales management team
- Identify emerging opportunities and potential threats within the market
