Experience

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  Self

  • Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia

  • Experienced Business Professional/Leader

    • Nov 2022 - Present
    • Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia

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  Mwabu Zambia

  • Zambia
  • E-Learning Providers
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Country Manager & Director

    • Sep 2022 - Nov 2022

    I was employed as the Country Manager who's key role was to grow the business in Zambia both in sales and revenue. Mwabu Zambia (formerly iSchool Zambia Limited) is an award-winning Zambian education company that uses technology to improve education outcomes. The company combines approved, curriculum-aligned digital content with on-going teacher training and professional development, assessment and data analytics.

  • Country Manager and Director

    • May 2017 - Sep 2022

    I was employed as Country Manager and Director on the Board at iSchool Zambia Ltd. The key role was to lead the company in Zambia, while maintaining close collaboration with other countries, and with the head office in the United Kingdom (UK). I took overall responsibility for the performance and growth of the company in Zambia.

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  Zambian Breweries Group, Sabmiller Zambia

  • Lusaka

  • Distributor Manager-Route To Consumer

    • Jul 2016 - Mar 2017
    • Lusaka

    I was employed as Route to Consumer Manager. The key role is was to develop and optimize the company’s route to market in order to increase Retail Market Penetration and drive volume flows in the most effective and efficient way. This meant developing, customizing and implementing the “where to play” and “how to win” RTM solutions for the multi-beverage portfolio in line with SABMiller Africa frameworks. My role was to spearhead a comprehensive internal and external change process that bring about major improvements to the way we sell, distribute and make available our products to our trade and consumers. This included the development, enablement and fair compensation of effective logistics partners

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  Zambian Breweries Group, Sabmiller Zambia.

  • Lusaka, Zambia

  • Distributor Manager

    • Feb 2015 - Mar 2017
    • Lusaka, Zambia

    I was responsible for managing Distributor for Zambian Breweries Group covering Zambian Breweries, National Breweries and Heidrich Beverages. The key role was to pursue performance improvement in the operations of the distributors so that they remain relevant to the business operations.

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  National Breweries Zambia

  • Kitwe, Copperbelt Province, Zambia

  • Regional Operations Manager-North

    • Aug 2012 - Feb 2015
    • Kitwe, Copperbelt Province, Zambia

    I was in charge of all operations in the Northern region of the country that covered, Copperbelt, Northern, North Western and Luapula provinces. The key role was to oversee three manufacturing plants- Kitwe and Ndola, fleet management, sales & distribution for the region.

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  Nile Breweries Ltd.

  • Kampala, Central Region, Uganda

  • Project Support Manager

    • 2010 - 2011
    • Kampala, Central Region, Uganda

    Business development; Research and development, People Management, Sales and Marketing Management, financials/budget controls, Quality Management and Product development

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  National Breweries Zambia

  • Across four provinces

  • Business Unit Manager/Brewery Manager

    • Jan 2004 - Jan 2008
    • Across four provinces

    I served as Brewery (Branch) Manager at five of the six branches in six different provinces of Zambia namely Kabwe brewery (Central), Chipata Brewery (Eastern), Kasama brewery (Northern), Lusaka Brewery (Lusaka) and Ndola brewery (Copperbelt). I opened Chipata and Kasama breweries’ operations and did the RTM/grew markets for the two provinces.