Experience

African Institute of Technology and Innovation (AITI)

• Nigeria
• Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder/ COO

  • May 2023 - Present

  Managing the budget and financial operations Overseeing the development and implementation of the institute's strategic plan Build and maintain relationships with strategic partners Managing the budget and financial operations Overseeing the development and implementation of the institute's strategic plan Build and maintain relationships with strategic partners



Send Errand

• Technology, Information and Internet

• Co founder/ Head of Operations

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Develop and implement strategies for improving efficiency, productivity, and profitability Identify and address operational inefficiencies Build and maintain relationships with key customers, and partners Develop and implement strategies for improving efficiency, productivity, and profitability Identify and address operational inefficiencies Build and maintain relationships with key customers, and partners



Markets.ng

• Nigeria
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO/ Director of Sales

  • Mar 2021 - Present

  Own and hit/exceed annual sales targets within assigned territory. Identifying strategic business opportunities for the company to generate revenue. Build and maintain strong, long-lasting customer relationships. Effectively communicate the value proposition through proposals and presentations. Building a detailed understanding of clients’ products, services, and capabilities, as well as of our competitors and current and prospective customers in the e-Commerce market. Develop an up-to-date knowledge of the characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses of the company's products and services. Gathering market and customer information to evaluate customer research, market conditions, and implement marketing plan alterations as needed. Show less



Weevate

• Nigeria
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-founder Head of Sales & Partnerships

  • Feb 2019 - Feb 2021

  Responsible for designing and defining sales strategy to achieve sales at a profitable price level. Exceeded targeted sales goals by 10% or more each month. Responsible for finding new clients who might benefit from the company's services through emails, phone calls, and in-person visits. I was in charge of maintaining relationships with both new and existing clients, assisting them in determining which services would best meet their needs. This improved our customer acquisition rate by 15% through targeted discussions on market segmentation and pricing strategies. Implemented the use of Odoo CRM to organize sales activity, which helps streamline the entire sales cycle. As a result, we were able to close deals in our sales pipeline and we're able to reach targets faster. Show less



Backpack, LLC.

• Saudi Arabia
• Software Development

• Technology Sales Manager

  • Jan 2018 - Jan 2019

  Designed a sales strategy and sales optimization that was centered around generating product demand, which resulted in a 20% increase in the company’s revenue. Setting up metrics and tracking for the sales team, which are shared with company management, this was done through setting up monthly KPIs and making use of Odoo CRM to make it clear, simple, and inspiring. With this, the company was able to increase its win rate by 12%. Set up terms of contract and negotiation with clients. Responsible for maintaining relationships with existing clients and identifying clients who could benefit from the company's products by providing pre-and post-sales service assistance and support, which resulted in a 10% customer retention rate. Show less



Key Verticals

• Advertising Services

• Sales Manager

  • Mar 2017 - Dec 2017

  Responsible for maintaining and deepening existing business relationships. Engaged in new business acquisition and closing sales. Managed all field-related after-sales process life cycles through design, implementation, optimization, redesign and renewal to ensure high quality and accuracy of work and the promotion of a total stakeholder quality approach to work. Responsible for the coordination, reports, and organization of Marketing meetings including taking all minutes of discussion and ensuring implementation of all resolutions at the Marketing meetings. Show less



Globacom

• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales and Support Services

  • Mar 2013 - Feb 2017

  Worked on identifying and soliciting potential customers and educating them on Globacom products and services, functionalities, features, and competitive advantages. This helped in managing their journey better and resulted in an average monthly win rate of 7%. Up-sell and cross-sell Globacom products and services, monitoring accounts as assigned by partners, ensuring sales/service of Globacom products and services tailored to customer needs, handling all complaints, inquiries, and requests, and ensuring resolution to the appropriate unit, as well as informing customers of the status of their complaint, query, or request and recording details of contact. Maintain and grow sales relationships with existing clients. Consult with clients after sale to resolve problems and to provide ongoing support; this resulted in having a total of 3200 new subscribers porting from competitors' networks as a result of referrals from the customers who were pleased with the post-sales support strategy I used. Develop sales presentations, proposals, or other materials to illustrate the benefits from the use of Globacom’s products and services. While I was in support: managed billing issues, usually value-added service from customers' lines, offering rapid resolution within the turnaround time, either by processing a refund or explaining to consumers why a deduction was made in their account. Show less



UBA Group

• Nigeria
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Executive and Research Analyst Associate

  • Feb 2011 - Feb 2013

  Ensured customer profiles fit within the focus segment. Sold the bank's products proactively to new and prospective customers by Identifying and understanding customers' needs. I was able to sell 42million Naira worth of loans for the bank by selling “No Wahala loan” to 102 customers. Participated in monthly sales performance meetings. Ensured assigned sales targets are met, making phone calls to prospective customers to generate early interest and positioning. Target given was 30 million Naira per year and I sold a loan worth 42 million Naira for the year. Coordinated in-person meetings between the internal sales team and prospective customers. As a Research Analyst Associate: responsible for spotting market trends that the bank can capitalize on and studying competitors' products and services in order to assist the bank to improve. From the research I gathered from other competitors, the bank was able to come up with "ruby account" designed for women. Show less