Eddy Hassin
Alberton
Summary
Account executive with a background in client relations, territory planning, and day-to-day sales support. Handles promotions, grows existing accounts, negotiates orders, resolves customer issues, and reports on activity, targets, and territory results to support steady sales performance.
Overview
4
4
Languages
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Executive
Akzonobel
01.2018 - Current
- Serviced existing accounts while negotiating deals, initiating orders, and establishing new accounts through organised daily work schedules targeting potential sales outlets
- Worked diligently to achieve set sales targets on a daily basis. annual targets (broken down to quarterly, monthly then daily)
- Increased product volumes through targeted sales strategies. and striving to maintain profit margins (80/20) while monitoring ASP
- Supported clients with promotional strategies to enhance sales performance
- Recommended product, service, and policy enhancements based on evaluation of results and competitive landscape.
- Keep management informed by submitting activity and results reports, such as daily call reports, weekly work plans, and monthly and annual territory analyses.
- Resolve customer complaints by investigating problems, developing solutions, preparing reports, and making recommendations to management.
- Marketing and merchandising of brands i.e. overseeing to quality, distribution and visibility of Dulux services
- Contributed to team effort by accomplishing related tasks.
Sales Representative
Medal Paints
02.2015 - 12.2017
- Build, service and retain a client portfolio
- Sell paint, portfolio of brands to a client base
- Negotiated deals and initiated orders to benefit clients and Medal
- Created brand demand in competitive market through targeted strategies
- Scouted potential new business opportunities in hardware and reseller markets (Hardwares and potential resellers)
- Assisted clients with in-house promotions (Medal products) to drive sales growth
- Promotions done accordingly to maximize sales
- Marketing and merchandising of brands i.e. overseeing to quality, distribution and visibility of Medal Paints services
- Striving to achieve annual targets (broken down to quarterly, monthly then daily)
- Conducted at least ten surveys each month to gather client feedback
Sales Representative
Ecommedia Marketing Solution Consultants
11.2009 - 01.2015
- Sell E-com Media, portfolio of brands to a client base
- Executed cold calling strategies to engage and acquire potential clients
- Developed and maintained client portfolio, ensuring retention and satisfaction
- Needs Analysis with existing and new clients
- Create demand for brand in very competitive market
- Marketing of brands i.e. overseeing to quality, distribution and visibility of E-com Media services
- Promotions done accordingly to maximize sales
- Managed orders while drafting accurate quotations and invoices for clients
- Business Market and Industry research
- Reason for leaving: Company liquidated
Merchandiser/ Sales
The Effectiveness Company
01.2007 - 02.2009
- Promotional advertising and Implemented merchandising displays to attract customers
- Executed sales strategies to increase revenue by aligning with customer needs
- Collaborated with merchandising team to meet regional targets and improve customer satisfaction
- Client management which includes educating and training them about the product.
- Assisted field manager with operational tasks to optimise business functions
- Reason for leaving: Contract expired
Education
BCOM - Marketing
Mancosa
01-2023
Internal Auditing
Unisa
01-2008
Fire Fighting Course
Action Training Academy
01-2008
Secondary education -
Middelburg Combined School
01-2000
Internal Auditing
Tshwane University of Technology
Occupational Health and Safety
Academy of York
Skills
- Sales proficiency
- Sales strategies
- Sales performance analysis
- Sales process optimisation
- Deal closing strategies
- Key account development
- Client engagement
- Customer relationship management
- Customer Service
- Customer relations
- Market research
- Market opportunity assessment
- Forecast preparation
- Competitive landscape evaluation
- Business development
- Organisational ability
- MS Office proficiency
- Salesforce experience
- Marketing implementation
- Report writing
- Relate well to diverse audiences
- Communication skills
- Communication
- Leadership skills (Training ability)
- Relationship Management
- Relationship building
- Product bundling strategies
- Target achievement
- New business opportunities
- Salesforce experience
- Marketing implementation
- Sales proficiency
Languages Spoken:
English (Business Comprehension)
Afrikaans (Social Comprehension)
SiSwati (Excellent)
Zulu (Excellent)
REFERENCES
- Hendry, Khoza, Branch Manager, (013 799 5141), 082 844 3949, Standard Bank
- Hellen, Madzhiga, Director, 065 941 5758, E-Com Media Consultants
- Nthato, Malebye, Sales Manager, 066 018 7775, Dulux
Custom
Race: Coloured
Timeline
Accounts Executive
Akzonobel
01.2018 - Current
Sales Representative
Medal Paints
02.2015 - 12.2017
Sales Representative
Ecommedia Marketing Solution Consultants
11.2009 - 01.2015
Merchandiser/ Sales
The Effectiveness Company
01.2007 - 02.2009
BCOM - Marketing
Mancosa
Internal Auditing
Unisa
Fire Fighting Course
Action Training Academy
Secondary education -
Middelburg Combined School
Internal Auditing
Tshwane University of Technology
Occupational Health and Safety
Academy of York