Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Websites
Accomplishments
Certification
Languages
Career Motive
References
Timeline
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Lyton Chimbirimbiri

Boston,MA

Summary

I consider myself to be a hardworking and driven sales management professional well equipped to revitalize sales operations and align procedures to maximize profits and client acquisition. Successful at improving sales procedures to streamline and strengthen processes. I am a multifaceted leader with an analytical and diligent approach to building and leading strong teams.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sales Manager

E Class Electronics
11.2019 - 08.2023
  • Sales team (5 personnel) supervision and management and reporting to Managing Director.
  • Handling escalated customer complaints and resolving them
  • Introduced a B2B instead of the B2C focus in the business and sales revenue grew 30% in 3 years.
  • Pricing, in consultation with the managing Director.
  • Business intelligence, analyzing competiotin, market environment trends especially online
  • Brand promotion both online and physical through various channels that promote brand visibility
  • Conducted team meetings to reinforce goals and objectives and set out clear expectations about policies and procedures.

Admin Assistant

One Four Nine Financial Services (Zimbabwe)
06.2019 - 07.2019
  • Performing credit checks (KYC) i.e client vetting and selection
  • Handling walk in customers and customer complaints
  • Procurement duties
  • Cold calling and Brand promotion
  • (Business development).

Credit Officer

One Four Nine Financial Services (Zimbabwe)
11.2018 - 05.2019
  • Business development usually via direct response marketing which grew my loan book by 35% in one year.
  • Client vetting and financial statements assessment.
  • Loan underwriting (with Mambu software)
  • Loan portfolio management and outstanding balances follow ups with special attention to PAR.
  • Handling walk in customers and customer complaints.

Marketing Intern

GEC LHMarthinusen Engineering Co Zimbabwe
08.2016 - 08.2017
  • Received and solicited for orders from actual and potential customers
  • Attended to all enquiries and quotation requests from customers over the telephone, email or over the counter
  • Creation and processing of new and existing job entries in the SYSPRO ERP system
  • Receipt, recording and processing of purchase orders and cash payments
  • Preparation of monthly sales reports and recommendations.

Education

Master of Science - Marketing

Suffolk University
Boston, MA
05.2024

MBA - Master of Business Administration

University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
12.2023

Bachelor of Science - Business Studies - Marketing (Major)

University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
10.2018

Skills

  • MARKET RESEARCH
  • CUSTOMER COMMUNICATION
  • SEO, ADSENSE AND ADVANCED DIGITAL MARKETING
  • DATA ANALYSIS (SAS AND PYTHON)
  • WEB DESIGN (HTML,ADOBE DREAMWEAVER, WORDPRESS)
  • Sales Planning
  • Account Management
  • Sales Operations
  • Revenue Forecasting
  • New Business Development
  • Sales Team Training
  • Lead Generation
  • Consultative Sales
  • Direct Sales

Accomplishments

  • Promoted to Regional Sales Manager for Harare after 2 years successful years in the sales department at the Sam Nujoma Branch in Harare ZW.

Certification

  • Google Digital Garage: Fundamentals of Digital Marketing
  • Clean Class Two (2) Drivers License

Languages

Shona
English

Career Motive

I am aspiring to be one of the most successful, easily recognizable and influential individuals around in my chosen field of marketing, seeking to strike a profitable balance between customers' needs and company's objectives. My future aspirations include joining the CIM professional body and having my own marketing consultancy firm.

References

M. Maposa, Finance Manager, GEC LHMarthinusen Engineering Co., +263 77 325 6468, malven.maposa@gec.co.zw 

J. Ngwarati, Industrial Liaison Officer, University of Zimbabwe, +263 77 283 5282, jngwarati@commerce.uz.ac.zw 

Veronica Babi, Human Resource Administrator, 149 Financial Services, +263 773 387 015, veronica.babi@one-four-nine.com

T.L Marinda, Managing Director Eclass Electronics Zimbabwe +263771826633 tatenda@eclasselectronics.co.zw

Timeline

Sales Manager

E Class Electronics
11.2019 - 08.2023

Admin Assistant

One Four Nine Financial Services (Zimbabwe)
06.2019 - 07.2019

Credit Officer

One Four Nine Financial Services (Zimbabwe)
11.2018 - 05.2019

Marketing Intern

GEC LHMarthinusen Engineering Co Zimbabwe
08.2016 - 08.2017

Master of Science - Marketing

Suffolk University

MBA - Master of Business Administration

University of Zimbabwe

Bachelor of Science - Business Studies - Marketing (Major)

University of Zimbabwe
Lyton Chimbirimbiri