CHIOMA UKOH
Summary
Career Summary Business International Exposure A goal-oriented Professional, with a desire to enhance businesses through effective leadership, marketing and communication skills. To provide the leadership necessary to generate and deliver innovative business ideas through the deployment of endowed experiences and new acquired skills to produce effective solutions in highly competitive, rapidly changing business environments. A preference for a good professional position in an organization with a strong background and challenging working environment where resourceful hard work is appreciated with opportunities for career development and advancement Business International Exposure: Nigeria Ghana United Kingdom Germany 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
13
13
years of professional experience
Work history
PROCUREMENT/SALES REPRESENTATIVE
Priniu Energy International Limited, PORT
01.2017 - Current
- Foster and maintain customer relations by establishing a positive image and confidence in the quality of products procured
- Manage Inspection and quality assurance of products on delivery and timely reporting of defects and deviations from specifications for prompt issue resolution
- Facilitate Meetings with vendors and clients for contract negotiation
- Conduct research on potential products, vendors and services and compare prices and quality to ensure compliance with industry standards and policies
- Ensure sales and purchasing contracts are developed and executed
- Attending Products tender and bidding sessions
- Identify new market and customers and conduct comparative analysis of potential suppliers
- Develop, build and sustain long term relationships with customers, suppliers and other industry professionals at fairs and trade shows
- Review of contractual documents to ensure in line with company policies and goals
- Preparing and creating purchase requisitions and orders
- Liaise on all aspects of contractual matters between companies and clients
- Manage the logistics and safe delivery of supplies ensuring live tracking of goods and products
- Review and maintain purchasing, shipping and receiving records
- Recently Completed Supplies
- Managed the Procurement, logistics and sales of Safety Critical Oil and Gas equipment's (pressure and flow Control valves, butterfly valves and plugs) for Frontier Oil, Nigeria
- Managed the procurement, logistics and sales of Hot Oil Units and auxiliary equipment including Gas Control equipment/regulators
- MBPS Oman.
Training Program Assistant
TVET-UK - ABUJA
08.2013 - 01.2017
- Organizing events including press conferences, exhibitions, open days and press tours
- Preparing and supervising the production of publicity brochures, handouts, direct mail leaflets, promotional videos, photographs, films and multimedia programmes, devising and coordinating photo opportunities
- Spearheaded the team by monitoring company's contractors, holding interviews and monitoring their projects
- Inspecting equipment, I.C.T centres, schools and all other projects through careful monitoring
- Initiated the SWEEP method of inspection which helped for easy access to all the clients across the country
- Project monitoring for government organisation (SURE-P and Presidential Amnesty programme)
- Assist with the coordination of training events and other meetings
- Planning and developing and implementing PR strategies
- Liaising with and answering enquiries from media, individuals and other organizations
- Researching writing and distributing press releases to targeted media; collating and analysing media coverage
Marketing/Research officer
World Win Media Limited
03.2012 - 12.2012
- Identifying and Analysing opportunities in the market environment
- Setting goals for market share and growth
- Developing/Implementing appropriate strategies by selecting, segmenting and targeting markets, and promoting products and services to selected audience
- Developing an approach to pricing and setting prices for products and services
- Managing distribution channels such as shops and wholesalers
- Developing plans for advertising, sales promotion, public relations, personal selling and sales management.
Monitoring and evaluation officer
Millennium Development Goals - ABUJA
09.2010 - 11.2011
- NYSC)
- Programme evaluation
- Sourcing for News, attending to files, creating awareness
- Setting up MDG programmes across the country
- Participating in Millennium Development Goals' conditional grand scheme conducted surveys in Nasarawa state to ascertain the accessibility of primary health centres to the community members
- Presented recommendations to the Health centre Board; 2 were approved for implementation
- Coaching by recommending appropriate solutions to the members of the community, helping them to make informed decisions; building their competence
- Acquired new HTC survey method for survey, by using phones to upload data's pictures and gathering information for the consumption of the organisation and receiving accurate location of communities involved through the gps
- Creating health, education and security awareness across the country to the communities through the MGDs 2015 set goals.
Education
Bachelors of Arts - Communications Arts
Certificate of Fellowship in Humanitarian Leadership Certificate of Participation: UN Volunteers Nigeria.Certificate of Participation “PACKAGING FOR A COMPELLING PRESENCE”: JAKOMVEE Consulting Limited Nigeria. -
UNIVERSITY OF UYO
2010
Diploma - Mass Communications
UNIVERSITY OF UYO
2006
Skills
- KEY STRENGHTS
- Building effective relationship by developing and maintaining relationships that inspire trust and respect
- Using the most effective and appropriate channels and technologies to drive sales and marketing
- Drafting and development of contractual documents and proposals
- Understanding and satisfying the sales need of diverse audiences-clients, government stakeholder groups, partners, media and employees; building and sustaining targeted audience
- Excellent written communication skills Plans, builds and manages delivery of strategies
- Campaigns and day to day marketing and sales services which are based on audience insight and are effective in getting the organisations message across and delivered to the highest professional standard; promotes coherent and consistent organisation brand(s)
- Consulting and coaching by recommending appropriate solutions to customers
- Good Interpersonal and Oral communication skills
- IT Literacy: Skill level proficiency level in
- Microsoft Suites packages (excel, power point, word and outlook)
- Introduction to Scrum Master Training (LearnQuest)
- Self-motivated
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Lead prospecting
- Safeguarding knowledge
- Care plan development
- Programme operations
- Dispute resolution
- Guest experience improvement
- Patient education and counselling
- Training and mentoring
- Inventory and restocking
- Staff Management
Additional Information
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Languages
English
Fluent
French
Elementary
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Beginner
Timeline
PROCUREMENT/SALES REPRESENTATIVE
Priniu Energy International Limited, PORT
01.2017 - Current
Training Program Assistant
TVET-UK - ABUJA
08.2013 - 01.2017
Marketing/Research officer
World Win Media Limited
03.2012 - 12.2012
Monitoring and evaluation officer
Millennium Development Goals - ABUJA
09.2010 - 11.2011
Bachelors of Arts - Communications Arts
Certificate of Fellowship in Humanitarian Leadership Certificate of Participation: UN Volunteers Nigeria.Certificate of Participation “PACKAGING FOR A COMPELLING PRESENCE”: JAKOMVEE Consulting Limited Nigeria. -
UNIVERSITY OF UYO
Diploma - Mass Communications
UNIVERSITY OF UYO
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