Festus Abuma

Regional Sales and Marketing Officer

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Gombe, Nigeria

Experience

Jan 2022 - Dec 2024
3 years
Nigeria

Regional Sales and Marketing Officer

Coldhubs Limited

  • Successfully increased sales by 40%-50% through effective regional operations management.
  • Recruited and trained Hub Operators in the regions, ensuring seamless execution of sales strategies.
  • Built and maintained strong relationships with customers, representing the company with professionalism and integrity.
  • Accurately maintained customer data and provided daily sales reports to inform business decisions.
  • Monitored and coordinated regional operators, organizing post-harvest programs to drive business results.
Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
1 year
Nigeria

Area Sales Manager

Africarays Energies Pvt Limited

  • Successfully built and managed business operations in designated areas, achieving significant reductions in operational costs.
  • Fostered and maintained strong relationships with key distributors, dealers, and outlet customers, securing valuable orders and driving business growth.
  • Consistently ensured seamless operations and met monthly targets, demonstrating exceptional leadership and management skills.
  • Conceptualized and led impactful sales promotions, resulting in substantial sales increases and expanded customer engagement.
Jan 2018 - Dec 2020
3 years
Nigeria

Regional Recruitment Officer

Teller Agency Services Limited

  • Coordinated and oversaw all regional operations, driving market value growth and expansion.
  • Ensured all partners and agents met or exceeded their targets, fostering a high-performing network.
  • Built and maintained strong relationships with agents and outlet customers, resulting in significant sales generation and revenue increases.
  • Provided daily reports to the CEO, ensuring timely and informed decision-making.
  • Successfully established new branches, generating additional revenue streams and fueling business growth.
Jan 2016 - Dec 2018
3 years
Nigeria

Area Sales and Marketing Representative

GlaxoSmithKline Group of Companies

  • Successfully marketed company products, consistently meeting or exceeding daily sales targets.
  • Identified and reported new business channels to management, driving growth and expansion opportunities.
  • Fostered strong customer relationships through effective communication, ensuring customer satisfaction and loyalty, and maintaining a strong market presence.
  • Covered over 70 outlet shops daily, achieving monthly sales targets and demonstrating exceptional sales execution and territory management skills.
Jan 2014 - Dec 2016
3 years
Nigeria

Area Sales and Marketing Representative

Ayisagi Nigeria Limited

  • Successfully marketed company products and fostered strong relationships with key distributors, ensuring preferred partner status and driving consistent orders.
  • Implemented effective sales strategies with customers, resulting in daily sales increases and consistent revenue growth.
  • Collected and managed customer data, enabling targeted follow-ups and reducing sales operation costs. This strategic approach generated additional sales and improved overall sales efficiency.

Summary

I am a sales professional who is passionate about my job responsibilities and eager to expand my skillset. I love learning new things and finding solutions to challenges. My strengths lie in developing and executing strategies to increase sales, building and managing business relationships and communication, managing time effectively with project management skills, and being a team player who maintains integrity in all interactions. With these qualities, I strive to create a trustworthy and reputable experience for my colleagues and customers.

I am competent and ready to be committed to professionally deliver my job responsibilities as to ensure a good reputation and making impacts through my professional skills to the growth of the company. I seek challenging opportunities, where I can fully ultilize my skills to the success of the Organisation.

Skills

  • Relationship Management Skills
  • Time Management Skills
  • Project Management Skills
  • Strong Negotiation Skills
  • Excellent Communication Skills
  • Operation Management
  • Marketing Management

Languages

English
Advanced
Hausa
Advanced

Education

Oct 2019 - Jun 2022

Umar Ali Shinkafi Polytechnic Sokoto

Mechanical engineering · Sokoto, Nigeria

Oct 2015 - Jun 2018

Umar Ali Shinkafi Polytechnic Sokoto

Mechanical engineering · Sokoto, Nigeria

Certifications & licenses

Soft Skills Training

Jobberman Soft Skills

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