Benny Bandekele

About

A creative and inventive thinker, who craves a challenge and who is not afraid to work outside his comfort zone. Benny is a motivated team player who consistently aims to push revenue expectations and exceed goals. He possesses superb communication skills and is someone who can build up rapport easily, open up clients, find out exactly what they need, and then present them with a wide range of services and solutions. Pragmatic and results orientated, with a focus on bottom line results, he has a track record of achieving and exceeding the standards of performance set out for any sales projects. He wants to develop his career in a fast moving environment, and is currently looking for a suitable position with a company that values passion, positivity, integrity and hard work.

Experience

Aloe Learning Centre

Dec 2009 – Present

Pretoria, South Africa

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Responsible for developing and maintaining commercially productive relationships with both new and old clients. Also, in charge of identifying every sales lead and of making the most out of every opportunity to increase revenue and profitability. Duties: • Promote the company brand and products to key buyers, ensuring their knowledge is current and appropriate. • Generating new business both in face-to-face meetings and over the phone. • Writing up concise, value-based sales proposals. • Replying to all customer enquiries in a timely and accurate manner. • Writing up sales reports, activity reports and revenue forecasts. • Completing all documentation and administrative records, fully and accurately. • Developing and maintaining a database of all contacts.

TACT Business Development & Management

May 2006 – Nov 2009

Pretoria, South Africa

ASSISTANT MANAGER

• Possessing the financial acumen and commercial flair needed to understand diverse market and identify potential opportunities and new clients. • Ensuring that projects are financially viable. • Ability to react quickly to emergency situation or new customer requirements. • Identifying the specific needs of customers, then creating bespoke solutions for them. • Writing accurate reports through the detailed analysis of data. • Sharing knowledge and expertise in a highly professional manner. • Can quickly collate and prioritize data from different sources.

Education

University of South Africa

Feb 2010 – Nov 2020

Post Graduate Diploma, Post Graduate Diploma Marketing Management

University of South Africa

Feb 2018 – Nov 2018

Diploma, Social Media Marketing

University of South Africa

Feb 2013 – Nov 2013

Diploma, Programme in E-marketing

Skills

Languages