Sales Manager

Samuel's InformationLocation: Ithaca, NYTitle: Senior Tender and Fleet SalesStatus: In need of a jobExperience: 3-6 yearsWilling to Relocate: NoWilling to Travel: No TravelCareer Level: IntermediateWork Status: Green CardMember Since: 2012-02-29 Helpful Links

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SAMUEL SAKYI

VISION

To play a significant role in the winning team, and help accomplish the desired objectives of the organization.

KEY OF SUCCESS

Integrity and Ethics

I am a Self- Driven, Results- Oriented, Credible, Reliable and Tolerant person. I have a rich work experience with reputable giant companies in Ghana. I have developed exceptionally good Leadership Qualities, Strong Interpersonal and Management Skills and have become a very confident person over the years.

CAREER OBJECTIVE

I am an Executive with special interest in Administration, Marketing, Sales, Banking, Customer Service and Care, Product Development and Branding, and Marketing Research and Communication. I wish to find a challenging position to meet my competences, capabilities, skills, education, and experience.

CONTACT INFORMATION

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Emails:

Apt # 19 ********@*****.***

USA

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Nationality: Ghanaian

Resident of: Ghana

Birth date: 16th May, 1982

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Marital status: Single

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

March 2011- Present Senior Tender and Fleet Sales Executive

Auto Parts Limited (Nissan Ghana) and Universal Motors

Limited(Volkswagen Ghana)

Accra

Ghana.

Tasks or duties

1. Develop and implement Trade Markets Campaigns.

2. Prepare and Purchase Tender Documents.

3. Solicit for contracts in the award of vehicles on behalf of the company.

4. Submit and attend Tender/ Sales meetings.

5. Make market research and report of Competitors survey to Management.

6. Follow-up on Opened Tenders in various Institutions, organizations and companies in the supply of vehicles.

7. Support training for attachment and other employees in the Department.

8. Prepare and submit weekly, quarterly and yearly reports on

Sales activities to management.

9. Perform any other duty assigned to you by your superiors.

September 2009- February 2011 Sales and Marketing Administrator

Prestige Motor Company Limited (Peugeot Ghana).

Accra

Ghana.

Tasks or duties

1. Co-ordinate the marketing and sales activities of PMCL by

monitoring and maintaining accurate records on all sales

transactions and assist with ensuring proper cost/ pricing of

company's products.

2. Prepare and submit weekly, quarterly and yearly reports on

sales activities i.e. sales transactions carried out, invoice

amount involved, payment received, outstanding balances,

payment due dated to the supervisor for action to be taken.

3. Assist the Sales Executive and Sales Manager of PMCL to

issue Pro-forma Invoices in an efficient and timely manner

4. Assist with collection of Accounts Receivables.

5. Ensure that at all times, the show room is neat, internally well designed and customer/environmentally friendly.

6. Inspect the condition of vehicles at the time of discharge from the vessel, noting all discrepancies like dents, scratches and report it to my supervisor.

7. Arrange delivery of vehicles from the port to the Service Centre.

8. Liaise with the Service Centre to ensure that PDI of the vehicles is properly done and the vehicles are thoroughly clean.

9. Ensure that the required amount of fuel is put in the vehicles after PDI before sending them to the showroom, and also ensure that all vehicles are supplied with the required accessories before delivery to the customer.

10. Assist with the monitoring of market trends i.e. via Internet towards the review of cost of products in order to avoid under pricing of company products.

11. Assist in the preparation of tender documents.

12. Open and maintain customer files for every sales transaction.

13. Maintain records of all payments received in respect of vehicles sold indicating particulars of the customer, vehicle identity, date of purchase, etc, and maintain an effective filing system for all documents generated from sales transactions/activities in order to facilitate quick retrieval of information.

14. Arrange to effect change of ownership when credit customers complete their installment payments.

15. Assist with the Management of courtesy vehicles by issuing waybills to cover them and check on the state of the vehicle at the time of delivery to customers and cross check same at the time of return.

16. Carry out any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.

March 2008- September 2009 Sales Executive

Prestige Motor Company Limited (Peugeot Ghana).

Accra

Ghana.

Tasks or duties

1. To Market Prestige motors Products.

2. Prospect for customers in a professional and productive manner resulting, ultimately, in the sale of vehicles.

3. To make sales presentations

4. To advice Customers and Clients on the make and models of Cars.

5. Provide technical advice and demonstrate the technical functionality of the range of vehicle offered by Prestige Motors Company Limited

6. Ensure the timely delivery of ordered or purchased vehicles to agreed destination for customers/ clients.

7. Implement marketing and sales activities based on a Departmental Work Programme approved by the Commercial Manager.

8. Undertake market research on competitor's activities and inform and guide management in pricing and other policy issues.

9. Prepare and submit periodical sales report.

10. Carry out any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.

October 2007- February 2008 Direct Sales Agent

Barclays Bank Ghana Limited.

Accra

Ghana.

Tasks or duties

1. To Market Barclays Bank Products.

2. To create new business opportunities through prospecting.

3. To strengthen the relationship between Barclays Bank and both the existing and potential customers.

4. To open new Bank Accounts to prospective customers.

5. To help Address concerns and grievances from both existing and potential customers.

6. To make sales presentations.

November 2006- September 2007 Senior Insurance Sales Executive

Akuapem Rural Bank and Gemini Life Insurance

Company (GLICO).

Mamfe- Akuapem

Ghana.

Tasks or duties

1. To Market Glico ANIDASO Insurance Policy.

2. To Market Akuapem Rural Bank.

3. To supervise over the other sales executives.

4. To coordinate the activities of the sales executives and return completed cases to my superiors.

5. To address all arising grievances and concerns.

6. To develop new marketing strategies.

December 2005- August 2006 Teacher (National Service Personnel)

Ghana Education Service

Diaso, Dunkwa- Offin

Ghana.

Tasks or duties

1. To teach the school children.

2. To organize examinations and tests.

3. To undertake extra curriculum activities with students.

4. To help solve some of their problems.

January- December 2002 Assistant Marketing Officer

Patipa Guest House

Larteh- Akuapem

Ghana.

Tasks or duties

1. To assist the Marketing officer to design, develop and to implement innovative and proactive marketing strategies and programs to support the achievement of the Hotel's business and strategic objectives.

2. To attend to clients and help address their concerns.

SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMEN

Member of the Sales Team that won the contract to supply One Hundred (100) Nissan

Pick-up Vehicles to the Electricity Company of Ghana in 2011.

Due to my hard work and commitment to duty to achieve organizational goals, I was

promoted from Sales Executive to Sales Administrator at Prestige Motor Company Limited

Within few months of joining PMCL, I was able to solicit for businesses that generated

over GH 200,000 Ghana Cedis to Prestige Motor Company Limited.

I proposed and achieved significant changes in working conditions for Sales Executives

Prestige Motor Company Limited.

I was able to help Market Barclays Bank and its products in Ghana.

I was able to help Market Akuapem Rural Bank and this helped increased the market share

of the Company in Larteh, a town in Ghana.

I was able to help develop and implement new marketing strategies in selling the Insurance

Policy. This helped increased the market share of GLICO.

I was able to inculcate into both the Parents and School Children the importance and

benefits of Education, when I was teaching during my national service.

MAJOR BUSINESS PARTNERS

The following Institutions are among a few I have transacted businesses with.

Electricity Company of Ghana

Ghana Health Service

Highgate Hotel

Japan Embassy

University of Ghana

Edern Security Services Limited

Mangel Klicks Company Limited

The Artbureau

Ghanaye Premier Co. (GH.) Limited

Hertz International Car Rentals

Deliman and Co Limited

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

August 2005: KOFORIDUA POLYTECHNIC, Ghana

Higher National Diploma (HND) in Marketing.

December 2000: BENKUM SECONDARY SCHOOL, Ghana

Certificate, SSSCE.

August 1997: AKODZO JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, Ghana

Certificate, BECE.

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

February 2004: An industrial field trip to understudy the variety of

products produced by Cocoa Processing Company and

how best they are marketed. Tema, Ghana.

May 2003: An industrial field trip to understudy the strategic

marketing plan adopted by GHACEM at Tema,

Ghana.

July- September 2003: An industrial attachment at Patipa Hotel. Larteh-

Akuapem,Ghana.

WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS ATTENDED

SEPTEMBER 2010 I undergone a training workshop in Insurance Brokerage

from Premier Brokers and Consultants Limited.

DECEMBER 2008 I undergone a training workshop and was awarded a

certificate of excellence in Snail, Grass cutter, Rabbit

Farming and how to develop Business Plan From

Silicon Consult.

NOVEMBER 2007 I undergone a training and was awarded a certificate in

Contemporary Issues in Management and Career

Development From the Leadership and Business

Network (LBN)

PUBLICATION

August 2005: The impact of Television advertising on the sale of

consumer Products. A case study of Key Soap, a

Unilever product in the New Juabeng Municipality.

Unpublished project work submitted to the

Department of Business and Management Studies. In

partial fulfillment of the award of a Higher National

Diploma in Marketing. Koforidua Polytechnic,

Ghana.

COMPUTER SKILS

Ms Word

Ms Excel

Power Point

DRIVING SKILLS

Very Good

LANGUAGES

LANGUAGE LEVEL

English Expert

Akan Expert

Guan Expert

Ga Very Good

EXTRA CURRICULUM ACTIVTIES

Member Ewuebi Club in USA

Member Progressive Youth Association, Ghana.

Member Professional Marketers Association Of Ghana, (PROGMAS)

Member Ghana Blood Transfusion Service.

Member Beware AIDS foundation, Ghana.

Member Benkum Old Students Association (BOSA)

Member Ghana-Denmark Friendship Association, Ghana.

HOBBIES

Innovation of ideas, undertaking research, and investigating both existing and potential problems, embarking on projects, reading, teaching, acting, Driving, Farming, making new friends, sports, especially tennis and football, and browsing the internet.

REFERENCES

Reference Relation Phone

MR. YAW KWAKYE Prestige Motors Gh. Ltd. +233-***-***-***

General Manager (Ghana)

DR. DIVINE BUER OKUTU Prestige Motors Gh. Ltd. +233-***-***-***

After Sales Manager (Ghana)

MR. ROMMEL NII LANTEY AYEH Prestige Motors Gh. Ltd. +233-***-***-***

Sales Manager (Ghana)

SAMUEL SAKYI.

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