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Professional Experience:
2008 - Present: Platinum Playa Promotions : Director /Co-Founder/Shareholder :
• Provide strategic Below The Line solutions to FMCG and non-FMCG companies. My expertise and understanding of the "Main Market" in both urban and rural areas enables the company to bring clients close to their targeted consumers
• Direct clients brand campaigns initiatives across Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northwest and Free State
• Manage teams of promoters in throughout all campaigns.
• Manage time sheets and pay-roll for all promoters
• Manage products and equipment in warehouse
• Manage budgets
• Liaise with company accountant and present relevant data and documentation
• Oversee the day to day operations of the company
• Executed more than 10 000 brand activations for South African Breweries and other companies

2005 April - 2007 Nov: South African Breweries Ltd: Market Development Rep
• Execute SAB's main market penetration strategy.
• Identify unlicensed liquor outlets and facilitate licensing with the liquor licensing authority.
• Organize and facilitate SAB's Mahlasedi tavern owner training to help small business grow their revenue.
• Manage stakeholder relations between SAB, SAPS, Liquor Traders Associations
• Report on progress made in licensing liquor traders

Aug 2002 - 2005 March: Pikitup Johannesburg (Pty) Ltd: Marketing Consultant
• Implement COJ's Waste Management Strategy:
o Educate/Inform business sector of Waste Management By-Laws
Help food handling institutions/business facilitate safe disposal of waste generated from food stuff.
o Mange the safe disposal process between Pikitup and business sector.
Market and sell waste management solution to the property management sector.
o Educate/Inform business sector of Waste Management By-Laws
2002 April - 2002 July: RCI : Call Centre Agent
Call Centre Agent responsible for handling inbound and outbound calls, providing customers with excellent customer service and good telephone etiquettes
• Pro-actively deal with inbound and outbound calls
• Achieve all personal targets and objectives through maximising all sales opportunities
• Motivated to earn competitive incentives by meeting personal and team sales targets
• Flexibility to work in a changing inbound and outbound sales environment offering existing members
2001 March - 2002 March: Telepassport SA: Sales Rep
LCR (Least Cost Routing) sales rep to government and private sector
• Pro-active cold calling
• Achieve all personal targets and objectives through maximising all sales opportunities
• Plan sales calls and sales presentations
• Explain the technical elements of the products
2000 July - 2001 Feb: Direct Line Communications: Sales Consultant
• Persuading clients to buy advertising space or time
• Finding out who controls the advertising budget in target organizations and contacting them
• Explaining the benefits of using statistics on readership or viewing figures
• Offering price and negotiating around it
• Closing the deal and recording the details
1999 Aug - 2000 June: M-Web Auctions: Tele Marketer
Marketing and selling the companies services to business owners. My duties were to educate and help business owners capitalize on online selling and marketing as a way of growing their businesses.
1997 - 1999 : Student Wise Placemants: Brand Ambassador
Part time work for students doing in-store promotions for various brands and companies.