Experience

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  Zambezi Roofing Ltd

  • Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia

  • Sales Manager

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

    • Wholesale and retail sales of all steel products• In charge of procurement and dispatch of clients orders• Head of sales team • Responsible for co-ordination of sales team and warehouse team• Client account management• Staff recruitment and training

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  Southgate Investments LTD

  • Lusaka, Zambia

  • Regional Manager

    • Aug 2017 - Nov 2022
    • Lusaka, Zambia

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  Foamking Ltd

  • Lusaka, Zambia

  • General Manager

    • Dec 2009 - Aug 2017
    • Lusaka, Zambia

    Management of 5 retail shops selling sanitary wares, hardware products and foam (mattress) products. Each shop has a minimum staff of three and I have the additional responsibility of importing goods as well as maintaining the warehouse for the same.

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  SPAR Arcades

  • Lusaka

  • Sales Floor Manager

    • Sep 2009 - Nov 2009
    • Lusaka

    Duties included purchase of local & imported goods, ensuring stock in warehouse is on sales floor, maintaining stock levels on sales floor, interaction with suppliers for better deals, co-ordinating regular promotions and assisting the General Manager and Managing Director.

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  SPAR Zambia Trading Ltd

  • Lusaka

  • Imports & Purchasing Manager

    • Sep 2008 - Aug 2009
    • Lusaka

    Duties included managing bulk imports, purchase and allocation of both local and imported products, maintenance of warehouse database and central database. Maintaining stock levels of goods to ensure availability at all times, control and analyse item movements to ensure demand meets with supply. Processing of claims, credit notes and reports related to stock control. Distribution of stock reports to seven stores, maintenance of 40 key stock lines for consumer benefit as well as interaction with supplier to get the best possible deals.

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  Wood Processing Industries Ltd

  • Lusaka

  • Assistant General Manager

    • Oct 2001 - Aug 2008
    • Lusaka

    Duties included Debt Collecting and Maintaining Customer accounts, Balancing and of daily sales, weekly maintenance of Stock levels. General managing of retail shop in absence of General Manager.

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  First NorthWestern Rail

  • Manchester, UK

  • Accounts Input Clerk

    • Jun 2001 - Oct 2001
    • Manchester, UK

    Assisted in clearing backlog of rail invoices as well as organising input system

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  House of Fraser

  • Manchester, United Kingdom

  • Accounts Assistant

    • Jun 1998 - Oct 2001
    • Manchester, United Kingdom

    Maintenance of IT systems and customer accounts