Administration & Operations

CURRICULUM VITAE OF GRAEME SMITH

PERSONAL DETAILS

SURNAME : SMITH

FIRST NAMES : GRAEME

DATE OF BIRTH : 30 MARCH 1982

ADDRESS : * ******** ******, ***** *****

CELL NUMBER : 063-***-****

EMAIL : **************@******.***

DRIVERS LICENCE : YES

CODE : 08

PLACE OF BIRTH : CAPE TOWN

NATIONALITY : SOUTH AFRICAN

HEALTH : EXCELLENT

GENDER : MALE

RACE : WHITE

HOME LANGUAGE : ENGLISH

SECONDARY LANGUAGE : AFRIKAANS

DEPENDANTS : NONE

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

HIGH SCHOOL : PRESIDENT HIGH

GRADE COMPLETED : GRADE 12

YEAR COMPLETED : 2000

SUBJECTS : MATHEMATICS, ENGLISH, AFRIKAANS, GEOGRAPHY,

BIOLOGY, BUSINESS ECONOMICS

WORK EXPERIENCE

INSTITUTION : GAME

POSITION : DISTIBUTION ASSISTANT

YEAR : BEGINNING 2001 – MID 2001

REASON FOR LEAVING : RECEIVED PROMOTION

INSTITUTION : GAME

POSITION : WAREHOUSE ASSISTANT

YEAR : MID 2001 – MID 2002

REASON FOR LEAVING : RECEIVED PROMOTION

INSTITUTION : GAME

POSITION : STOCK CONTROLLER

YEAR : MID 2002 – MID 2005

REASON FOR LEAVING : RECEIVED PROMOTION

INSTITUTION : GAME

POSITION : 2IC FLOOR MANAGER

YEAR : MID 2005 – MAY 2012

REASON FOR LEAVING : BETTER OPPORTUNITY

INSTITUTION : SMOLLAN (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS SA)

POSITION : BRAND AMBASSADOR

YEAR : MAY 2012 – JUNE 2013

REASON FOR LEAVING : RECEIVED PROMOTION

INSTITUTION : SMOLLAN (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS SA)

POSITION : FIELD REP

YEAR : JULY 2013 - SEPTEMBER 2014

REASON FOR LEAVING : BETTER OPPORTUNITY

INSTITUTION : DION WIRED

POSITION : SALES ASSOCIATE

YEAR : OCTOBER 2014 - NOVEMBER 2014

REASON FOR LEAVING : BETTER OPPORTUNITY

INSTITUTION : HISENSE ELECTRONICS SA

POSITION : BRAND AMBASSADOR

YEAR : DECEMBER 2014 – JANUARY 2015

REASON FOR LEAVING : RECEIVED A PROMOTION

INSTITUTION : HISENSE ELECTRONICS SA

POSITION : FIELD REP

YEAR : FEBRUARY 2015 - JULY 2015

REASON FOR LEAVING : BETTER OPPORTUNITY

INSTITUTION : DION WIRED

POSITION : SALES ASSOCIATE AND SALES MANAGER

DEVELOPMENT

YEAR : AUGUST 2015 - JULY 2018

REASON FOR LEAVING : BETTER OPPORTUNITY

INSTITUTION : SAMPLEX AFRICA (PANASONIC SA)

POSITION : REGIONAL FIELD MANAGER/REP

YEAR : JULY 2018

DURATION : CURRENT

WORK HISTORY

COMPANY : SMOLLAN (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS SA)

POSITION HELD : BRAND AMBASSADOR

DUTIES : MERCHANDISING PRODUCTS

: TRAINING STAFF ON PRODUCTS

: PROMOTE SALES

: CUSTOMER QUERIES

: ASSIST WITH AFTER SALES SERVICE

: PLAN AND IMPLEMENT BRAND AWARENESS

: MAINTAIN HEALTHY SHELF SHARE

: DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN GOOD RELATIONSHIPS

: DATA CAPTURING USING SCARECROW APPLICATION

AND LATER ON MCS APPLICATION

SKILLS DEVELOPED : SALES, COMMUNICATION, TIME MANAGEMENT, INTERPERSONAL SILLS, MARKETING STRATEGIES, TEAM PLAYER, INOVATIVE, TRAINING, MERCHANDISING AND FLEXIBILTY

COMPANY : SMOLLAN (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS SA)

POSITION HELD : FIELD REPRESENTATIVE

DUTIES : CALL ON EXISTING CLIENTS DAILY

: PROMOTE SALES BY HAVING PROMOTIONS ON A WEEKEND

: MERCHANDISE PRODUCTS

: MAINTAIN HEALTHY SHELF SHARE

: ASSIST WITH CUSTOMER QUIERIES

: PLAN AND CO-ORDINATE TRAINING

: DELEVELOP AND MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIPS

: MANAGE BRAND AMBASSADORS (PROMOTERS)

: MAINTAIN GOOD STOCK LEVELS WITH STORE

: ANALYZING SALES STATISTICS AND R.O.I

: ADMIN / DATA CAPTURING

RETAIL MAPPING DOCUMENT

HUB FILE

MICROSOFT EXCEL

MICROSOFT POWERPOINT

MCS APPLICATION

: TRAINING SALES STAFF

SKILLS DEVELOPED : LEADERSHIP SKILLS, PRESENTATION, COMMUNICATION SKILLS COMPUTER LITERACY, CONFIDENTIALITY, DELIGATION, BRIEFING, MOTIVATION, TRAINING SKILLS, DISCIPLINE, TIME MANAGEMENT AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

COMPANY : HISENSE ELECTRONICS SA

POSITION HELD : BRAND AMBASSADOR

DUTIES : PROMOTE SALES

: MAINTAIN HEALTHY SHELF SHARE

: CREATE BRAND AWARENESS

: DRIVE AND ACHIEVE TARGETS

: DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIPS WITH CLIENTS

: SUPPLY MANAGEMENT WITH ORAL AND WRITTEN

REPORTS ON CUSTOMER NEEDS, PROBLEMS,

INTERESTS, COMPETITOR ACTIVITIES AND POTENTIAL

FOR NEW PRODUCTS.

: SALES, OOS, SOS, COMPETITOR ACTIVITY, RED FLAGS

DATA CAPTURING USING ONSIGHT (DATA CAPTURING

APPLICATION)

: AFTER SALES SERVICE

SKILLS DEVELOPED : SELF DRIVEN, TIME MANAGEMENT, TARGET

ORIENTATED, INTERPERSONAL SKILLS, TRAINING

SKILLS

COMPANY : HISENSE ELECTRONICS SA

POSITION HELD : FIELD REPRESENTATIVE

DUTIES : CALL ON EXISTING CLIENTS

: TRAINING WITH STAFF/ MANAGERS AND PROMOTERS

: RECRUIT NEW STAFF, MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIPS WITH CLIENTS, EXECUTE AND MANAGE SALES AND PROMOTIONAL STRATAGIES, ACHIEVE SALES TARGETS IN REGION

DATA CAPTURING – CRM / SAP DATABASE

DAILY, WEEKLY AND

MONTHLY EXCEL AND PPT REPORTS

ONSIGHT APPLICATION USED FOR SALES CAPTURING, TIME MANAGEMENT, STOCK CONTROL/OUT OF STOCK REPORTS, TRAINING TRACKING, SALES AND PROMOTIONS

.

SKILLS DEVELOPED : SENIOR MANAGEMENT SKILLS, PROBLEM SOLVING,

TEAM, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, COMMUNICATION, TIME

MANAGEMENT, RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, REASONING

ABILITY, COMPUTER SKILLS

COMPANY : SAMPLEX AFRICA (PANASONIC SA)

POSITION HELD : REGIONAL FIELD MANAGER/REPRESENTATIVE

DUTIES : COLD CALLING

: MAINTAIN EXSISTING CLIENTS

: GROW EXSISTING CLIENTS

: BRING IN NEW ORDERS

: TRAIN CUSTOMERS OF SPECIFICATIONS OF PRODUCT : FOLLOW UP ON ORDERS

: VISIT CUSTOMERS REGULARLY

: CREATING TRAINING MATERIAL

: LISTING OF PRODUCTS ONLINE – TAKE A LOT, MAKRO

: MANAGE A TEAM OF BRAND AMBASSADORS

SKILLS DEVELOPED : SENIOR MANAGEMENT SKILLS, PROBLEM SOLVING,

TEAM, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, COMMUNICATION, TIME

MANAGEMENT, RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, REASONING

ABILITY, COMPUTER SKILLS

INTERESTS AND HOBBIES

-GYMMING

-OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

-PHOTOGRAPHY

-LEARNING ABOUT NATURE

I thank you for this opportunity to make myself known to you. I see myself as a self-driven, motivated and dedicated person, who is not afraid to learn new things and take on challenges. I endeavor to do every task to the best of my ability. I therefore see myself as an asset to your company.

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