CURRICULUM VITAE
MOLLY TARUVINGA
PERSONAL DETAILS
Surname: Taruvinga
Forename: Molly
Date of Birth: 27 April 1996
Nationality: Zimbabwean
National I. D Number: 63-1566298-F-07
Residential Address: 5 Alwin Court
16th Avenue Famona
Bulawayo
Zimbabwe
Telephone: CELL +263-***-***-***, +263-***-***-*** Email Address: **************@*****.***
Marital Status: Single
Languages: English and Shona
Religion; Christian
CAREER OBJECTIVES
• I am a professional sales and marketing lady who holds an Honours Degree in International Marketing at Chinhoyi University of Technology in Zimbabwe.
• Looking to secure a Marketing related position or any other similar position to utilise my current skills and knowledge that will help me to further develop these skills in a practical and fast paced environment.
• To be creative, innovative, hardworking and develop multinational skills. PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
• Self starter with lots of initiative
• A diligent lady who is always willing to walk an extra mile
• Ability to work under pressure in coordinated manner and able to meet deadlines
• Relationship builder and team player with energy, drive and commitment
• Good analytical, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Good problem solving abilities
• Ability to work under minimum supervision
• Computer literate with MS Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Email, SAP and Internet
• A great visionary and inspiring team leader
• Clean Class 3 and 4 Driver's licence
LEADERSHIP ROLES HELD
• Prefect (Frank Johnson Primary school)
• Editor for magazine club (St Dominics Chishawasha Secondary School)
• Secretary for a youth fellowship group (Reformed Church in Zimbabwe) ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Chinhoyi University of Technology (2015-2018)
Bsc. (Honors) Degree in International Marketing- Grade 2.1 (Upper 2nd Class) Notable Modules- Principles of Marketing, Marketing Management, International Trade, Applied Export Management, Trade Finance, Brand Management, Service Marketing, Buyer and Consumer Behaviour, Relationship Marketing and Sales and Selling ADVANCED LEVEL (CAMBRIDGE BOARD) SPECISS COLLEGE 2014
• 2 “A” levels
ORDINARY LEVEL (ZIMSEC BOARD) ST DOMINICS SECONDARY SCHOOL,2012.
• 8 “O” levels
The Fundamentals of Digital Marketing (Google Digital Skills For Africa)
Certified ID: GTC FKH ZXP
MARKETERS ASSOCIATION OF ZIMBABWE (MAZ registered member) Certificate in Digital Marketing
MASTER OF COMMERCE IN STRATEGIC BRAND MANAGEMENT (MSU) In progress
WORKING EXPERIENCE
CMED Pvt Ltd (December 2021- Present)
Sales & marketing Officer (Matebeleland North & South) Duties include:
Researching and developing marketing opportunities and plans, understanding client requirements and suggesting system improvements to achieve the overall company goals
Schedules for meetings with other SBU managers in the province
Answer question from clients and presenting good problem solving solutions
Preparing strategic marketing plans for the organisation
Makes product knowledge readily available to the customer care stuff and our stakeholders
Analyses and creates plan for engaging the target market
Doing workshop visits checking on the brand image of the company
Training the customer care stuff from different SBUs in the art of client relationships
Event management and participating on trade exhibitions
Planning and doing promotions and coming up with advertising initiatives
Closing deals on construction projects
Assisting in social media management
Public relations and reporting of any developments to the Headoffice
Designing fliers
Participating on tendering processes
Maintaining customer relationships and listening to their feedback
Creating and presenting performance reports for all the SBUs at the strategic meetings EARTHLINK TECHNOLOGIES
Worked as a Sales and Marketing Officer (May 2021-November 2021) Duties include:
Reaching out to prospects leads through cold calling
Competitor analysis
Developing, establishing and promoting good customer relationships
Effective planning and management of sales and marketing business
Conducting periodic market research and monitoring trends to determine clients’ needs and attend to their queries
Arranges and deliver products presentations to both existing and prospective customers
Responsible for advertising and social media management
Preparation of tenders
Sourcing some products from other suppliers
Client visits
Suggesting and making recommendations of appropriate products that suit and solve clients’ power problems
WEBDEV (Classifieds Advertising)
Worked as an Advertising Sales Consultant (February 2020- April 2021) Duties include:
Calling prospective clients and selling advertising space
Explaining to clients how specific types of advertising will help promote their products in the most effective way possible
Prepare and deliver sales presentations to new and existing clients
Inform clients of available options for advertising art, formats, or features and provide samples of previous work for other clients
Recommend appropriate sizes and formats for advertising
Posting adverts and managing social media pages
Responding to the social media page comments and messages
Provide clients with estimates of the costs of advertising products
Emailing advertising proposals to clients
Making appointments and doing presentations to the prospective clients
Assisting clients in doing Facebook campaigns
Solving client queries
FIRST PACK MARKETING
Worked as a Corporate Sales Representative (June 2019- January 2020) Duties include:
Calling corporate clients so as to establish, develop and maintain positive business and customer relationships
Reach out to customer leads through cold calling.
Expedite the resolution of customer problems and complaints to maximise satisfaction
Presenting, promoting and selling products to existing and prospective clients
Competitor analysis
Reporting to the management on the needs, problems of the market as well as sales targets
Searching for more opportunities of company products through analysis of the territory and market’s potential.
Continuously improve through feedback
Keep abreast of best practices and promotional trends
Doing client visits and listening to client feedback towards the service provided
Prepare tenders
Managing debtors
STUDENT ATTACHEE: PACIFIC CIGARETTE COMPANY
Worked as a Trade Marketing Representative (2017)
Duties include:
• Serving customers in a polite and professional manner
• Building brand loyalty and improving customer relationship with the organisation
• Carrying out market research in order to identify new business opportunities and develop products for new and existing customers as well as assessing competitor activities in the market.
• Poster placement
• Carrying out packcount every month to assess on the levels of market share
• Negotiating for displays for products so that they are easily visible to customers
• New product sampling and distribution to selected outlets
• Planning events every month as initiatives for brand recognition
• Reporting to the monthly meetings and doing presentations
• Supervising the work of the sales representative of the area and doing follow ups REFERENCES
Wellington Muruvi (Trade Marketing Supervisor)
Pacific Cigarette Company Zimbabwe
424 Gleneagles Road
Southerton, Harare
Cell: +263-***-***-***
Charles Nengure (Corporate Supervisor)
First Pack Marketing Head Office
127 Masotsha Ndlovu Way
Hatfield, Harare
Cell: +263-***-***-***
Prince Takaindisa (HR Officer)
Webdev
207 Josiah Tongogara, Corner 9th Street
Harare
Cell: +263-***-***-***
Nhamo Kwaramba (HR Consultant)
Earthlink Technologies
17 Bates Street
Milton Park, Harare
Cell: +263-***-***-***
Sydney Sibanda (Regional Manager)
CMED Pvt (Ltd)
19 Iron Bridge Road
Belmont, Bulawayo
Cell: +263-***-***-***