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Simone Blake

Simone Blake

Business Development Executive
Kirstenhof

Summary

To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Language

Work History

Hygiene Product Specialist

Cape Town
01.2018 - Current
  • Pescatech - Food Safety is everything www.pescatech.co.za
  • My responsibilities
  • Currently designated as Hygiene Product Specialist, managing a portfolio of over 100 active customers including customers through out Africa
  • Consistently ranked in the top 3 in sales in product selling, through face-to-face interaction
  • Responsible for Key Accounts eg. Woolworths, Burger King, FLM, Nestle, Coca Cola, InJ to name a few.
  • Develop and maintain customers and business relationships
  • Attended and participated in webinars with our international Supplier, to improve in product knowledge
  • Tirelessly pursue revenue goals to drive company success by creatively thinking of new ways to sell and find solutions for customers as well as establish a quality brand
  • Conduct on site surveys to establish that all areas of Food production is completely equipped to be HACCP compliance through advice on colour coding zones
  • Reporting and presenting full hygiene solutions
  • Ensuring continuous interaction with the customers to make sure that area of concern can be worked upon for improved service levels
  • Able to analyse large amounts of information, whilst drawing the most important aspects within the scope and context of a given project
  • Strong leadership qualities, encouraging each team member to be constantly adding value
  • Profound belief in a strong work ethic
  • Possess excellent interpersonal skills that have been put to good use
  • Monitors competition by gathering current marketplace information on pricing, products, new products, delivery schedules, merchandising techniques, etc
  • Recommends changes in products, service, and policy by evaluating results and competitive developments.
  • Customer service
  • Meeting sales goals
  • Closing skills
  • Territory management
  • Prospecting skills
  • Negotiation
  • Self-confidence
  • Product knowledge
  • Presentation skills
  • Client relationships
  • Motivation for sales

Senior Design Consultant

Berco Indoor Gardens Cape Town
07.2013 - 01.2018
  • My responsibilities
  • Setting up and achieving daily sales targets
  • Identifying and qualifying new prospects through cold calling
  • Building rapport and strong relationships with customers
  • Entrepreneurial spirit, ensuring targets are not only met but also exceeded
  • Ability to perform various analytical activities, whilst always searching for innovation
  • Good communication skills, to a diverse range of social groups
  • Able to analyse large amounts of information, whilst drawing the most important aspects
  • Within the scope and context of a given project
  • Strong leadership qualities, encouraging each team member to be constantly adding value
  • Profound belief in a strong work ethic
  • Monitors competition by gathering current marketplace information on pricing, products, new products, delivery schedules, merchandising techniques, etc
  • Recommends changes in products, service, and policy by evaluating results and competitive developments
  • Resolves customer complaints by investigating problems; developing solutions; preparing reports; making recommendations to management
  • Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies
  • Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Financial Planner

Liberty Life
05.2012 - 02.2013
  • Provide clients with advice on financial matters
  • Specialize in long term insurance products, medical aid, pension schemes, (corporate and personal), investment, and unit trust and Retirement advice
  • Contacting clients, cold calls and setting appointments as per minimum requirement targets
  • Conducting in depth analysis of client's financial circumstance, current provision and future aims
  • Analyzing information and preparing plans best suited for clients
  • Designing financial strategies
  • Providing information to clients on new and existing products and services
  • Assisting client to make informed decisions
  • Talking to groups and individuals about personal finance
  • Research information from various sources
  • Promoting and selling financial products to meet given sales targets
  • By providing financial solutions I am giving our clients’ peace of mind for a safe and secure Future
  • After analyzing my client's current needs we can work toward their goals, based on their cash flow and overall risk assessment.

Sales and Marketing Consultant

Virgin active Constantia
02.2010 - 04.2012
  • Calling on generated leads, cold calls, existing members and ex-members
  • Sourcing own business through meeting new members
  • Generating business through referrals
  • Consulting with clients, encouraging a healthy lifestyle by informing new members of the Benefits of a well- balanced lifestyle
  • Highly developed presentations of products, discovering through a needs analysis to match
  • Matching the members needs to their specific membership
  • Use of advanced sales, negotiating and closing techniques
  • Completing all weekly and monthly sales targets, a minimum of 40 -70 sales per month
  • All data capturing of new members, and issuing of membership cards
  • Internal and external promotions, including health days at corporate clients, in conjunction with various Medical Aid Health providers
  • Problem solving and dealing with customer queries and complaints.

Store Manager

Kauai Health Food and Juice
09.2008 - 01.2010
  • Open and close of store
  • Interview and selection of staff- including training
  • Front of house and customer service
  • Weekly and monthly tock takes
  • Food costs- maintain a consistent level of costs
  • Invoicing and admin, daily cash ups and emails
  • Quality, value, standards and cleanliness checks
  • All ordering and receiving of goods
  • Reporting to Regional and General Manager.

Restaurant Manager

Tarragon Restaurant
02.2008 - 08.2008
  • Responsible for Opening, preparing daily task and closing of store
  • Interviewing and selection of staff- including training
  • Front of house and customer service
  • Weekly and monthly stock takes
  • Food costs- maintaining a consistent level of costs
  • Invoicing and admin, daily cash ups and emails
  • Quality, value, standards and cleanliness checks
  • All ordering and receiving of goods
  • Reporting to Regional and General Manager

The Plough Inn
08.2004 - 08.2006
  • Running of the Public House, including the upkeep of the bed and breakfast
  • Contributed to the training and management of the staff from around Europe
  • Front of house and customer service
  • Weekly and monthly stock takes
  • Food costs- maintain a consistent level of costs
  • Invoicing and admin, daily cash-ups
  • Assisting with events including horse racing festivals which catered for up to 1.500 people per day
  • Second chef duties, preparing food and assisting with the Head Chef
  • Waitressing, serving food and giving overall customer experience of the highest standards
  • Experienced barista and bar lady
  • Excellent customer service, which lead to many customers returning regularly.

Education

Sans Souci Girls High School

Skills

E mail simone30wilson@yahoocoukundefined

Accomplishments

  • Achieved closing the largest one time deal in the history of the business through effectively helping with selecting the cleaning equipment for a large brewery in Ethiopia.
  • Total sale of R2,3 mill, GP R1,4 million
  • Achieving my annual target of 100% per annum at Berco every year, being included in the CLUB and winning the incentive to join at Club med every year.

Timeline

Hygiene Product Specialist

Cape Town
01.2018 - Current

Senior Design Consultant

Berco Indoor Gardens Cape Town
07.2013 - 01.2018

Financial Planner

Liberty Life
05.2012 - 02.2013

Sales and Marketing Consultant

Virgin active Constantia
02.2010 - 04.2012

Store Manager

Kauai Health Food and Juice
09.2008 - 01.2010

Restaurant Manager

Tarragon Restaurant
02.2008 - 08.2008

The Plough Inn
08.2004 - 08.2006

Sans Souci Girls High School
Simone BlakeBusiness Development Executive