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Yolisa Pamla

Yolisa Pamla

Sales Consultant, Receptionist And Admin Clerk
Cape Town

Summary

Enthusiastic Sales and Customer Service professional with expertise in communication and negotiating. Driven to provide superior quality customer service. Innovative in leveraging extensive knowledge of products and services as well as creating solutions for customers to drive loyalty, retention and revenue. Highly adept at training, managing, coaching and mentoring sales and customer service associates with talent for interacting with staff at all levels of organization and public.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Sales Consultant and Sales Manager

Zone Fitness
07.2019 - 03.2025
  • Selling good quality memberships in an attempt to assist members in reaching individual goals they have set themselves upon joining the club
  • Sales and target driven
  • Generating leads and build strong pipeline of potential members
  • Meeting sales target
  • Promoting fitness
  • Customer engagement & Relationship Building
  • Assisting members in reaching their goals
  • Providing excellent customer service
  • Used consultative sales techniques to understand customer needs and recommend relevant products and services.
  • Developed long-lasting client relationships by consistently exceeding expectations with exceptional service.
  • Followed up with existing customers to provide additional support and address concerns.
  • Streamlined sales processes to improve efficiency, leading to quicker deal closings and increased productivity.
  • Enhanced team performance by sharing successful sales strategies and best practices in regular team meetings.
  • Contributed to a positive work environment by supporting fellow Sales Consultants in achieving their individual goals and targets.
  • Maintained sense of urgency in answering customer questions and requests through email or voice messaging.
  • Increased referral business by establishing a strong rapport with existing clients, leading to positive word-of-mouth recommendations and an expanded customer base.

Sales Manager: 2023 - 2025

  • Developing and implementing sales strategies to achieve membership growth targets.
  • Ensuring the club meets weekly/monthly sales goals.
  • Team Leadership: Motivating and coaching sales staff to achieve their targets and contribute to the overall success of the club.
  • Training and Development: Identifying training needs for sales staff and providing the necessary resources and support to improve their skills.
  • Performance Evaluation: Evaluating the performance of sales staff and providing feedback to help them improve.
  • Reporting: Regularly reporting on sales performance and identifying areas for improvement
  • Handled customer relations issues, enabling quick resolution, and client satisfaction.
  • Built long-lasting client relationships through excellent customer service and consistent followups.
  • Led a successful sales team by providing motivational coaching and performance-based incentives.
  • Organized regular sales meetings to review progress, share best practices, and set achievable targets for continued success.
  • Consistently met or exceeded quarterly sales targets through diligent effort and persistence in closing deals.
  • Negotiated contracts with vendors and suppliers, ensuring the best pricing and terms for company profitability.
  • Assisted in recruiting top talent for the sales team, contributing to a high-performing work environment.
  • Implemented CRM systems for better tracking of leads, improving follow-up processes and communication within the team.
  • Implemented systems and procedures to increase sales.
  • Recruited, interviewed and hired employees and implemented mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement.


Achievements:

Zone Fitness - Cape Quarter Club

Top Sales Manager 2023 & 2025


Reference:

Zone Fitness Regional Manager

Name: Riaan Van Aswegen

Cell number: 0712170480

Email: riaan@zonefitness.co.za






Receptionist Administrator

Name Badges
09.2005 - 09.2019
  • Receptionist: Responsible for handling front office reception and administration duties
  • Answered incoming calls, directing clients to individuals addressing specific needs.
  • Handled complaints and questions, and re-directed calls to other team members.
  • Kept reception area clean and neat to give visitors positive first impression.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by efficiently managing incoming calls and directing them to appropriate departments.
  • Took delivery of packages and documents, applying appropriate internal policies relating to chain of possession.Greeted incoming visitors and customers professionally and provided friendly, knowledgeable assistance.
  • Maintaining office directories
  • Assisting other administrative staff with overflow work including word processing, data entry
  • Accounts/Admin Clerk: Debtors Function up to Trial Balance
  • Downloading Bank Statements and copying into MS Excel Processing in Cash book, receipts and payments Processing of credit notes and journals
  • Age analysis and collections of overdue accounts Account queries & Opening of new accounts
  • Preparing month end and mail statements
  • Electronic statements in MS Excel for City of Cape Town, Spar, Shoprite and OK
  • Banking: Bank Reconciliation
  • Creditors: Capture and maintain Invoices & Credit Notes
  • Recording stock on Pastel
  • Monthly reconciliation of Supplier accounts and preparation of payments
  • Loading of Supplier payments on an Online Banking platform
  • Petty Cash: Invoicing
  • Processing Customer and Supplier invoices
  • Update customer records and send out monthly billing statements
  • Orders: Receive and process incoming orders for manufacturing
  • Duties include informing customers of receipt, prices, shipping dates and delays; preparing contracts; and handling queries
  • Obtain customers' names, addresses, and billing information, product numbers, and specifications of items to be purchased, and enter this information on order forms


Achievements:

Employee of the year - 2007

Employee of the year - 2013

Employee of the year - 2017


Education

Grade 11 - English, Afrikaans, Economics, Business Economics, Mathematics

Maitland High

Skills

Computer Literacy

Work Address

The Square c/o Somerset & Napier St, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8005

Phone Number - Cell

073 407 3317

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 12/20/85
  • Gender: Female
  • Nationality: South African
  • Marital Status: Single

Home Address

5 Forest Hill Avenue, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8000

Timeline

Sales Consultant and Sales Manager

Zone Fitness
07.2019 - 03.2025

Receptionist Administrator

Name Badges
09.2005 - 09.2019

Grade 11 - English, Afrikaans, Economics, Business Economics, Mathematics

Maitland High
Yolisa PamlaSales Consultant, Receptionist And Admin Clerk