Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Reading
Timeline
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Zain Zaidi

Business Development Manager

Summary

Positive, business­minded professional looking to leverage my professional marketing/business development experiences and education to aid in market research and strategy. Passionate about, community outreach, market research and consumer insights. Creative Business Development Manager with impressive track record of improving sales and growing company customer base. Innovative program management, strategic planning and team leadership skills. Successful team builder with exceptional communication abilities.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education

Work History

Business Development Manager

Omega Technologies
Mbabane
03.2020 - Current

• Creating development plans and forecasting sales targets and growth projections
• Identifying market opportunities through meetings, networking and other channels
• Meeting existing and potential clients and building positive relationships
• Liaising with colleagues to develop sales and marketing strategies
• Preparing financial projections and sales targets
• Attending events such as exhibitions and conferences
• Preparing sales presentations and participating in sales meetings
• Producing reports for management
• Training business developers and sales colleagues
• Working in a client’s business or in an office.

Performed research to uncover potential target areas, markets and industries.

Performed client research and identified opportunities for account growth, account penetration and market expansion.

Identified key products, services and customers and used data to devise innovative sales and marketing plans enabling dramatic growth.

Identified distributor challenges related to corporate service offerings in order to formulate potential solutions.

Represented company and promoted products at conferences and industry events.

Kept meticulous client notes and updated account information in company databases.

Negotiated and closed long-term agreements with new clients in assigned territory.

Collected data and performed customer needs analysis.

Created reports and presentations detailing business development activities.

Taught consultative selling techniques to new and existing staff members to build expertise.

Identified distributor challenges related to corporate service offerings in order to formulate potential solutions.

Scheduled and implemented product promotions in accordance with available inventory and staff resources.

Completed and submitted monthly and yearly reports to support executive decision making.

Sales Manager

Omega Technologies
Mbabane
01.2015 - 02.2020

• Overlooked sales, service and repairs of all IT equipment & consumer electronics.
• Received training on and implemented Intuits QuickBooks Financial software.
• Responsible for monitoring stock levels, ordering new stock and ensuring that data being captured in the correct manner on the point-of-sale system.
• Responsible for all company related marketing, including designing and publishing of advertisements in various media publications.
• Processing monthly sales reports for department.
• Responsible for processing sales, orders and inventory management.
• Provided software tutorials and system training to clients.
• Received technical training on hardware products.
• Issuing Job Cards and giving feedback to end-users

• Interpreted sales and pricing policies to departmental personnel and customers.

• Reviewed customer service agreements for terms and conditions pricing and accuracy.

• Met with clients, delivering presentations and educating on product and service features and offerings.

Desktop Support Technician

Omega Technologies
Mbabane
01.2010 - 12.2014

Provide Level 2 technical assistance and support, and resolve problems related to the use of computer hardware and software for end users.

Analyze, resolve, respond to, and document end user inquiries

Install desktop/Laptop software using approved tools

Troubleshoot operating system

Troubleshoot basic connection issues with LAN

Maintain and contribute to a knowledge base

Coordinate hardware warranty repair

Escalate to 3rd party vendors when necessary

Responsible for raising and coordinating problem management

issues

Perform additional tasks (end user/infra related) when required

Participate in projects

Education

Certifications - CompTIA A+

ITECH Pro
Mbabane, Eswatini
11.2015 - 06.2016

Certification - Computer Networking

Distance Learning
Mbabane, Eswatini
05.2022 - Current

Skills

Product and service sales

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Accomplishments

  • Supervised team of 6 staff members.
  • Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
  • Documented and resolved company accounts which led to .
  • Collaborated with team of 5 in the development of different Government Tenders.

Reading

  • Technology Books
  • Marketing & Strategy
  • Administration
  • Networking Infracstrutre

Timeline

Certification - Computer Networking

Distance Learning
05.2022 - Current

Business Development Manager

Omega Technologies
03.2020 - Current

Certifications - CompTIA A+

ITECH Pro
11.2015 - 06.2016

Sales Manager

Omega Technologies
01.2015 - 02.2020

Desktop Support Technician

Omega Technologies
01.2010 - 12.2014
Zain ZaidiBusiness Development Manager