Technology Associates East Africa LtdBusiness Development Manager
Jul. 2010 - Aug. 2017Nairobi, KenyaReported to: Managing Director (EA) Handled a team of: 5 Key Achievements: - Efficiently performed in markets of Dubai, East & Sub-Saharan. - Managed sales & service for Diebold Nixdorf & Tieto customers and assisted in signing up with Oracle as Gold Partner for Kenya. - Served as a relationship manager for Diebold Nixdorf, Tieto, Oracle & Kranium Healthcare and onboarded new customers. - Assisted to expand the market base to Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Uganda. - Coordinated in brand transition from computer point (K) to Technology Associates Limited and assisted in setting up of new office location. - Won the Best Sales for Wincor Nixdorf. Key Roles: - Handled sales by acquiring new customers across financial & healthcare industry verticals through prospecting. - Performed for markets of Kenya, Malawi, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Uganda for solutions from Diebold Nixdorf (ATM/ATS/Monitoring), Tieto (Card Management), Vayana (Internet Banking), Indus (Loan Origination and Management), Datacard (Instant Issuance), Kranium Healthcare (Premise & Cloud), HP, DELL, Oracle. - Planned and oversaw new marketing initiatives to build a healthy channel. - Designed and delivered corporate, technology, solution presentations, and business plans for local and other markets. - Planned and organized events involving OEMs and focused on customer groups, exhibitions, and product launches. - Researched and identified new business opportunities, including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products, and services. - Carried out necessary planning to implement operational changes. - Developed a business development strategy focused on financial gain. - Promoted the company’s products & services addressing or predicting clients’ objectives. - Followed industry trends locally and internationally.