My unique experience includes exploring the world through my ten years of being a flight attendant for South African airways. My position allowed me to not only travel to many new destinations but to also explore different cultures and meet interesting individuals which have allowed me to broaden my perspectives of the world and enhance my personal growth. My ambitions include, but are not limited to, achieving a more substantial position within the IT industry, specifically a managerial position within sales. My motivations for this position include coaching, guiding, and supporting the employees which I manage to improve the performance, turnaround time and quality of work produced, and create an environment in which employees can perform optimally and grow their respective skills. My strengths include but are not limited to, my reliability in the workplace and as an individual. I am incredibly adept in customer relations and communication. My willingness to learn and adapt to my environment is unparalleled and I am always willing to take on further responsibilities above my duties. I am highly analytical and possess an incredible ability to acquire knowledge and skills quickly. I am also highly computer literate and am familiar with many standard software suites.
• Lead generation through ‘cold calling’
• New business development and prospecting for new business
• Account Management of existing client base
• Actively pursue opportunities across products and services.
Obtain a firm understanding of Pink Elephants services portfolio and our unique market differentiators.
• Maintain and develop competitive/industry contacts to keep up with trends, changes and opportunities.
• Conduct sales visits.
• Conduct corporate presentations.
• Prepare sales proposals.
• Present and close sales agreements and contracts
• Facilitate and lead project kick-off meeting with delivery team.
• Ensure a smooth transition from sales to the service delivery team.
• Track and record activity on accounts and close deals to meet these targets.
• Forecast sales targets and ensure they are met.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of competitors’ products, programs and pricing.
• Monitor industry/market trends and developments.
• Display high level of negotiation skills in the process of converting opportunities to revenue.
• Update Pink Elephant’s management team on sales progress and forecast
• Provide creative ideas on how to drive more sales and have result oriented approach.
▪Contacting potential clients to establish rapport and arrange meetings
▪Planning and overseeing new marketing initiatives
▪Researching organizations and individuals to find new opportunities
▪Increasing the value of current customers while attracting new ones
▪Finding and developing new markets and improving sales