OfW Member CV

Summary

At All Nations when the company had only 5 sales agents, I managed to recruit 12 and improved the company revenue by 35% in just over a year. We signed up 650 funeral policies as a team and 250 of those to my name. At Mukuru Africa, I worked for 6 years as their sales consultant, managed to sell the send money home concept to foreigners well. Diaspora Funeral Cash Plan services foreign nationals mainly in South Africa. The company is based in Johannesburg but due to Covid 19 I am working from home and based in Capetown. I source clients from social media platforms such as Facebook and LinkedIn. Strong command of the english language is one of my personal skills. l have a pleasant personality. Ability to work both alone and as a team. In addition to these traits, I am computer literate,competent and have negotiating skills.

 

Details

Age 52
Gender Female
Nationality South African
Address Cape Town

Driving Licenses Car
Languages English

Education & Training

BCom Business Management

Degree, Midlands State University
Gweru, Jan 2005 to Dec 2008
The Bcom degree includes micro and macro economics, business law, project management, financial accounting, quantitative analysis, change management, strategic management and a lot more.

Secretarial & Bookkeeping

Certificate, City & Guilds (Pitmans)
Bulawayo, Jan 1991 to Dec 1995
Secretarial and bookkeeping includes typing 90 words per minute, short hand, office procedures, business English and accounting.

 

Employment

Executive sales Agent

Diaspora Funeral Cash Plan
Virtual, Jul 2020 to ongoing

Sales Advisor

All Nation Funeral First
Cape town, Jan 2018 to Jun 2019
My duties were:- * Calling potentials clients * Recruiting and training new agents as well as supervising * Explaining the various Policies * Handling Policy renewals * Maintaining electronic and paper records * Helping Policy holders to settle claims * Analysing client's insurance policies and suggest additions/changes

Sales Consultant

Mukuru
Johannesburg, Jan 2012 to Dec 2016
Mukuru introduced a new service of sending money abroad and I was one of the pioneer selling this concept to foreigners.

Bookkeeper

Mkoba service station
Gweru, Oct 2000 to Oct 2007
Worked in the family fuel business as their bookkeeper.

accounts clerk

Trust Consultancy
Harare, Jan 1997 to Dec 1999
Data capturing of several companies which my company managed the books

 

Skills

Admin Analysis Bookkeeping Customer service Marketing Social media Spreadsheets Word processing Writing reports

 

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