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I am an accomplished Marketing, Sales, Sales Operations, Business Development, Channel Account professional with over 20 years' experience gained in the Business to Consumer (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) and in the Business to Business industries. Bongani has held positions of Senior Manager: Informal Channel Operations(MTN SA); Portfolio Manager: Market & Product Management, Marketing & Sales Division, Sentech; Executive Head of Sales & Marketing (Vodacom SA); Head of Marketing (TDS Directory Services); Sales Head (Cell C); Sales Manager Africa (ATIO Corporation);Regional Sales Manager (Xerox SA / Bytes Document Solutions); Business Unit Manager and Marketing Manager (Botswana Telecommunications Corporation); Marketing Services Manager (Afrox / BOC Gases); Direct Marketing Strategist (IBM) and Product / Brand Manager (Bromor Foods, Nabisco SA, National Margarine and Telkom SA)
I received my B Com degree from the University of the Witwatersrand and have subsequently attained a Diploma in Project Management, certificates in Management Advancement Program (MAP); in Executive Marketing Management and Chartered Marketer Board certification.
I have demonstrated success in devising customer focused business strategies and in ensuring their implementation in such a way that the companies I have been involved in realised tangible improvements in revenues and market share, reductions in costs and process improvements. I led and developed teams and have also been responsible for large operational and capital budgets.
My wide grasp of business issues, exceptional interpersonal skills and strong work ethic makes me an asset in any environment that I operate in. My last role was as a Senior Manager: Indirect Channels, Informal Channels, Consumer Sales and Service Organisation at one of the leading telecommunications companies in Africa. In this role I was responsible for the account management of allocated accounts. I manage an operational budget of R22 million, a customer base of 3 million subscribers with a base revenue in excess of R 3billion rands; an annual target of 3 million new subscribers and R7.5 billion in airtime sales.