CURRICULUM VITAE FOR LAWRENCE MUDZAMIRI

SURNAME : Mudzamiri

NAMES : Lawrence

GENDER : Male

DATE OF BIRTH : 18 May 1988

MARITAL STATUS : Married

NATIONALITY : Zimbabwean

CONTACT NUMBER : 077*******

E –MAIL ADDRESS : ad3w12@r.postjobfree.com

RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS : 45 Jesmond Rd, Hatfield Harare ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

8 Ordinary level passes including English and Mathematics (Loreto High School)

10 Points at Advanced Level (Manunure High School)

Bachelor of Science (Honors) Degree In International Marketing Chinhoyi University of Technology (2009-2013)

Degree Class 2.1 (B+)

Certificate in Research (Research Council of Zimbabwe)

Certificate in Effective Supervision and Staff Management (Mandel Training Centre)

Skills – Market research, advertising, supply chain management, administration, sales and marketing and data base management,

Work Experience - 8 years

EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY

National Foods Limited: Branch Manager (January 2015- December 2020) Duration: 5 years

KEY PERFORMANCE DUTIES

Achieving set sales targets (per month/quarter/year)

Stock Management and housekeeping (minimizing stock variances, breakages, expiries and returns)

Managing subordinates

Drafting Marketing and promotional campaigns

Banking of sales and petty cash management

Minimizing operating costs drafting monthly budgets

Stock procurement and managing required stock holding levels

Market intelligence and brand awareness

Customer data base management and looking for new business

Customer service and market visits

Managing online advertising platforms and social media pages

Reporting sales data and presentations to management and other functional departments

Overseeing all branch operational activities

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Vakani Bricks Pvt Ltd –Sales and Marketing Manager (January 2020 to January 2022)

KEY PERFORMANCE DUTIES

Identify trends and determine system improvements to achieve marketing and sales operational goals.

Prepare an annual budget to meet marketing and sales financial goals.

Develop field sales action plans and advertising to accomplish marketing and sales goals.

Identify different consumer requirements to properly identify marketing opportunities.

Research and capitalize on different marketing opportunities to improve product marketability and profitability.

Anticipate new opportunities to maintain relationship with important clients.

Gather, investigate and summarize data and trends to provide accurate information through reports.

Formulating the Marketing strategy

Stay up to date on job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, attending conferences and workshops, maintaining a personal network and joining professional organizations.

Collaborate with other managers and key employees in sales and marketing department to achieve important goals

Making sure that all sales procedures, standards and controls are adhered to by all team members

Making sure the business is profitable

perform all other relevant tasks essential for increasing the business's sales Yanaya Lifestyle – Sales and Factory Administrator (January 2022 to July 2023) KEY PERFORMANCE DUTIES

Maintaining current data base and finding new customers

Customer Relationships Management

Procurement of factory raw materials and other consumables

Ensuring consistence in production processes and quality controls

Maintaining economic stock levels

Monitoring and implementing controls on dispatches and deliveries

Staff Management and Supervision

Negotiating with cooperate buyers to consider the organization as their supplier of choice,

Create marketing strategy and budgets,

Building sustainable relationships and partnerships with other key players such as suppliers, advertising agencies and vendors

Understanding customers and making available the products they want

Product/service management, marketing-information management, pricing, distribution, promotion, and selling.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Davis Granite Pvt Ltd – Regional Sales Representative (July 2023 to date) DUTIES

Sales strategy development

Visiting prospects, and converting prospects into actual customers

Sales pipeline management

Cultivating relationship with customers,

Market research and collecting information about customers,

Promoting products and services,

Market trend analysis

plan, direct, or coordinate the actual distribution or movement of products services to the customers across the region

INTERNSHIP

Select Research Pvt Ltd– Market and health Researches (2012-2014) DUTIES:

Market Research

Data coding, capturing and data analysis

Sales/Market reports and presentation to superiors

Drafting sales promotions, exhibitions and advertisements

Creating engaging and informative content for the website, blog, social media, and any other content marketing channels that the business might leverage

Retail audits

COMPUTER SKILLS

Pastel

Sage 1000

SPSS

Marketing Automation and CRM

Basic design and principles

Microsoft Office - spreadsheet and Slide deck

DRIVER'S LICENCE

Clean Class 2 Driver's licence

Defensive Driving Certificate

REFERENCES

1) Mr. G. Nyandoro

Regional Operations Manager

National Foods Ltd/ Gain Cash and Carry

41 Telford Rd Graniteside Harare

Email: ad3w12@r.postjobfree.com

Cell: 077*******

2) Mr T. Matewe

Group Sales and Marketing Manager

Davis Granite Pvt Ltd

Off Delport Road

Aiport, Harare

ad3w12@r.postjobfree.com

Cell: 077*******

3) Mr C. Mpande

Human Resource manager

Yanaya Lifestyle

3 Portal Road, Highlands Harare

Email: ad3w12@r.postjobfree.com

Cell: 077*******

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