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Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
References
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S'celo Mtshali

S'celo Mtshali

Admin And Customer Service Consultant
Durban

Summary

Astute sales professional highly skilled and extremely organized at providing exceptional customer service, processing orders and managing cash functions. Adept at engaging with customers and captivating attention and interest in product offerings.


I have vast multi industry experience and expertise which together with my naturally amicable interpersonal skills makes me most legible and best suited for the advertised position. I'm an eloquently hardworking and quick learning individual with meticulous attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills. I possess impeccable individual and collaborative facilitation and communication skills. I Completed my National Senior Certificate in 2002, I have my own reliable vehicle, I am FAIS compliant as trained internally at Nedbank, I also possess vast short and long term Insurance experience begotten from my short tenure as an employee at Woolworths Insurance, I'm very well versed with advanced computer literacy and I bare an articulate command of multiple languages holistically in reading, writing and in speech with IsiZulu and English being my best mediums for communication which I believe to be in line as well with the prerequisites for the advertised Position.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Sales Agent

AMALFI Outsourcing
Durban
12.2022 - Current

Duties

  • Conduct professional telephonic internet and television product presentations for clients.
  • Respond to prospect call-in customer inquiries.
  • Follow up with prospective customers and nurture the relationships with current customers as well, as regularly scheduled customer appointments.
  • Manage product information, current sales pricing and manufacturer promotions.
  • Accurately coordinate the sales teams daily sales reports.
  • Cross-sell other products to all clients that you speak to.
  • Proactively initiate tranqwsactional product sales
  • Gather required documentation from clients to process applications.
  • Follow up on declined and outstanding deals and leads
  • Generate leads and introduce new business
  • Acquire quality clients by adapting an effective needs based sales approach
  • Set up appointments with clients.
  • Enhance client relations by managing customer expectations
  • Educate and navigate prospect customers
  • Understand the needs and wants of the clients
  • Responsible for after sales service / networking
  • Provide clients with solutions and alternatives to satisfy their needs and wants
  • Provide clients with information required to make an informed decision
  • Refer relevant queries and complaints to the field sales team's relationship Manager
  • Promote the brand through promotional calls
  • Identify suspicious or fraudulent behavior and attempts.
  • Compile scheduled and general office and management reports.
  • Assisted call-in customers with questions and orders.
  • Spoke to customers in native language to increase loyalty and establish relationships.
  • Offered each customer top-notch, personal service to boost sales and customer satisfaction.
  • Provided superior service to customers by quickly and courteously responding to requests, inquiries, suggestions and concerns.
  • Used Salesforce CRM software to record personal information and purchases of contacted prospects.

Managing Director

SCELO-M TRADING cc
Durban
12.2009 - Current

Duties:

• Project management

• Business Planning and Strategy

• Time & Deadline management

• Staff Recruitment

• Legal/Compliance planning

• Acquiring business and managing it’s execution

• Ensure staff satisfaction

• Set up appointments with clients

• Conflict resolution

• Staff and Client Liaison

• Continued staff training and development

• Production/Productivity management

• General corporate supply and delivery services

• General Property maintainance services (General building, Carpentry, Tiling, Painting and Plumbing)

  • Negotiated new annual contracts and service agreements with vendors to achieve prime pricing.
  • Documented processes and drafted SOPs to comply with regulations and company policies.
  • Spearheaded successful business development initiatives aligned with company's strategy and core competencies.
  • Led change and transformation across business areas to deliver benefits and align company resources.

Contact Center Insurance Sales Agent

CCI - Woolworths Insurance (Australia)
Durban
08.2022 - 12.2022

Duties

Sale of various long & short term Car, Household and Pet insurance products aligned to the needs of the client.

  • Initiate cold call marketing initiatives to attract new clients.
  • Call potential clients to discuss their insurance needs.
  • Intensively learn and be knowledgeable of all the available policy options for the client.
  • Facilitate the acquisition process between Woolworths insurance and the client to get the best policy at the best price.
  • Present all policy details to the client telephonically and process an online policy agreement / contract.
  • Facilitate the collection of premiums.
  • Management and Processing of client accounts.
  • Do a thorough risk assessment for clients
  • Advise clients on risk management initiatives available at Woolworths Insurance.
  • Advise clients on when and how to make a claim on their policy.
  • Prepare weekly and monthly sales / progress reports.
  • Update / Upgrade existing client policies.
  • Maintain company, client relationships.
  • Display a passion for sales, marketing and customer service.
  • Gain in-depth knowledge of insurance products through continued market and industry research.
  • Have exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Learn continuously to gain proficient knowledge of office and accounting software.
  • Always display a high-level negotiating skills.
  • Pay meticulous attention to detail.
  • Have proficient mathematical skills.
  • Bring forth empathy and a constant consideration of the perspective of clients.
  • Participated in team projects, demonstrating an ability to work collaboratively and effectively.
  • Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
  • Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
  • Provided professional services and support in a dynamic work environment.
  • Paid attention to detail while completing assignments.
  • Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.
  • Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations.
  • Demonstrated a high level of initiative and creativity while tackling difficult tasks.
  • Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
  • Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.

Logistics and Operations Manager

LK Logistics.
Mpumalanga Province (Witbank)
11.2021 - 06.2022

Duties

  • Logistics management.
  • Route Planning and Optimization Strategy Planning.
  • Time & Deadline management (Loading and offloading times).
  • Diesel usage (Monitoring and Management).
  • Monthly Tonnage management (Calculation, Monitoring and Consolidating).
  • Tyre and Mechanical breakdown costs management (recording and consolidating).
  • Downtime and Breakdown management (fault assigning and recording of time lapsed).
  • Invoicing and Monthly Expense Consolidation.
  • Staff Recruitment (driver Criminal and Competency screening).
  • Legal/Compliance planning.
  • New business Acquisition and managing it’s execution.
  • Ensure staff satisfaction.
  • Set up appointments with potential coal transportation clients.
  • Conflict resolution.
  • Devised processes to boost long-term business success and increase profit levels.
  • Set, enforced, and optimized internal policies to maintain responsiveness to demands.
  • Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines.
  • Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time.

Transactional Banking Consultant

Nedbank - NCC
Durban
02.2009 - 01.2013

Duties

  • Conduct professional telephonic internet and television product presentations for clients.
  • Developed strong organizational and communication skills through coursework and volunteer activities.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.
  • Proactively initiate transactional product sales.
  • Gather required documentation from clients to process applications.
  • Follow up on declined and outstanding deals and leads.
  • Generated leads and introduced new business.
  • Acquire quality clients by adapting an effective needs based sales approach.
  • Set up appointments with clients.
  • Enhanced client relations by managing customer expectations.
  • Educated and navigated customers.
  • Understood the needs and wants of the clients.
  • Responsible for after sales service / networking.
  • Provided clients with solutions and alternatives to satisfy their needs and wants.
  • Provided clients with information required to make an informed decision.
  • Referred relevant queries and complaints to branch relationship Manager.
  • Promote the banks brand through promotions.
  • Identify suspicious or fraudulent behavior and attempts.
  • Compile scheduled and general office and management reports.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Corporate Communications (incomplete)

Varsity College (PMB Campus)
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal
01.2013 - 12.2013

No Degree - Exhibition, Conference And Event Management Cert.

Damelin
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal
04.2001 -

No Degree - Basic Industrial Security Officers Training Course

Alizwa Security And Training
Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal
04.2001 -

High School Diploma -

Alexandra High School
Pietermaritzburg
01.2002 - 12.2002

Skills

Customer assistance

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Accomplishments

  • Drafted, conceptualized, initiated and monitored various inter connected initiatives pertaining to community development.
  • Drafting and Overseeing the implementation of many nonprofit community outreach projects focused on poverty alleviation.
  • Sitting in an advisory committee that focuses on sustainably suitable strategies for community based learner support systems.
  • Teaching the importance of community involvement in fighting the spread of dread diseases with particular focus on HIV AIDS and TB.
  • Drafting and/or Editing project learning documents
  • Assisting facilitators with learning and project subjects management

References

Thobe Ndlovu

Entrepreneur and Founder of

the Great Impact Lifestyle NPO.

Contact: 083 995 0181

Email: thobethulani@gmail.com


Mr. Pat Gqamane

Operations Manager (LK Logistics)

Contact: 083 681 6935

Email: info@lklogistics.co.za


Qhwa Dwenga

Managing Director (DTE enterprise)

Contact: 083 433 9382

Email: liteqwa@gmail.com


Sandile Ntamane

Team leader (Nedbank NCC.)

Contact: 073 734 0508

Email: mail@mail.com

Email: email@email.com

Email: email@email.com

Timeline

Sales Agent

AMALFI Outsourcing
12.2022 - Current

Contact Center Insurance Sales Agent

CCI - Woolworths Insurance (Australia)
08.2022 - 12.2022

Logistics and Operations Manager

LK Logistics.
11.2021 - 06.2022

Bachelor of Arts - Corporate Communications (incomplete)

Varsity College (PMB Campus)
01.2013 - 12.2013

Managing Director

SCELO-M TRADING cc
12.2009 - Current

Transactional Banking Consultant

Nedbank - NCC
02.2009 - 01.2013

High School Diploma -

Alexandra High School
01.2002 - 12.2002

No Degree - Exhibition, Conference And Event Management Cert.

Damelin
04.2001 -

No Degree - Basic Industrial Security Officers Training Course

Alizwa Security And Training
04.2001 -
S'celo MtshaliAdmin And Customer Service Consultant