Key Account Manager - Industrial

• Oct 2020 - Present

Sales Consultant

• Feb 2018 - Oct 2020

- "Sales Process” from the hunting of new business to the closing of deals - Develop needs and wants or fulfill the same in customers and potential customers by providing a suitable solution - Developing and implementing comprehensive strategic goals and strategies to maximize short and long term sales growth and market penetration with profitability - Building and maintain solid corporate relationships with customers, providing reliable support , integrity , honesty with reliance security to the service and relationship offered - Attaining and exceeding agreed sales and gross profit budget - Maintaining and enhancing the Company’s image at all times - Developing and enhancing customer relationships through extensive calling and cold calling - Reporting on opposition activities and market intelligence - Ensuring all administrative duties , ie call reports, reports on lost sales, forecasting, etc are accurately and timeously completed Show less

Junior Research & Development Technologist

• May 2017 - Feb 2018

Assessing the feasibility of new & renovation projects including draft recipe design, manufacturing feasibility, Development timelines, cost estimation, sensory profile, physical properties and packaging of proposed products Development of approved products from bench-top samples to scaled-up trials where required, according to the greed timeline and product brief from client Sourcing of appropriate ingredients and packaging where required Coordination of all internal and external testing for new products and packaging where required Communicate project progress internally and externally. Ensure all products manufactured are consistent quality and per product specifications Managing client queries and requests and ensuring final product and packaging approvals Identifying trends in the food industry and applying them ahead of competitors Ensure label compliance according to country specific legislation Ensure internal approval of all labels by Operations, arranging samples and factory testing where required. Assist with the streamlining of label sizes and materials used during the development process in order to ensure Show less

Wine lounge

• Nov 2016 - Apr 2017

- Welcoming & receiving guests to the wine lounge - selling of wines to the local and international clientele - Attending to guests queries & complaints in a diplomatic & tactful manner - Providing information to guests about tourist attractions in the Cape Town areas - Monitoring daily bookings for wine tastings and ensuring the wine lounge staff was fully prepared - Pre-empting all guests needs by ensuring all guest expectations were surpassed - Welcoming & receiving guests to the wine lounge - selling of wines to the local and international clientele - Attending to guests queries & complaints in a diplomatic & tactful manner - Providing information to guests about tourist attractions in the Cape Town areas - Monitoring daily bookings for wine tastings and ensuring the wine lounge staff was fully prepared - Pre-empting all guests needs by ensuring all guest expectations were surpassed