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David Afolabi
Business Developer
Abuja
Summary
Driven Business Development Executive with career history in multi-state distributed businesses and proven skill in hiring, developing and retaining high-performance teams. Motivating leader with strengths in building strategic relationships to support key business initiatives. Highly skilled in change management, management transition and merger integration. Offering excellent interpersonal and communication skills and experience managing matrixed organizations.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Business Development Executive
Ahnlich development Ltd
Abuja
09.2021 - Current
- Identified and pursued valuable business opportunities to generate new company revenue and improve bottom line profit.
- Increased revenue by 20%
- Developed and executed strategic initiatives to implement key changes and improvements in business development and sales programs.
- Defined and integrated roles, responsibilities and processes for business team and data management organization.
- Implemented successful approaches to revitalize underperforming product lines and create new profit-generating enterprises.
Inventory Officer
THYAURA PARTNERS CONCEPT LTD
Abuja
03.2021 - 08.2021
- Making appropriate requisitions when necessary
- Managed over 50 Technicians and 60 Janitors
- Kept documentation and records accurate and up-to-date with latest data to prevent errors in processing or delivery.
- Recorded information, shortages and discrepancies to keep records current and accurate.
- Drafted concise and accurate reports detailing inventory, trends and sales for distribution to upper management and use in strategic planning.
- Completed physical inventory counts each month.
Business Development Intern
Ministry of Trade, Investment and co-operatives.
Ibadan
11.2019 - 10.2020
- Penetrated targeted accounts to generate sales from within client base.
- Collaborated with teammates to develop advertising collateral and sales presentations.
- Increased revenue approximately 5%
- Developed knowledge of company products and services to make suggestions according to customer needs.
- Created reports and targeted lists to present to upper management.
Business owner
Alera
Ilorin
09.2018 - 01.2020
- Provide bespoke Male apparel
- Put together realistic budgets based upon costs and fees for successfully operating business.
- Devised and deployed sales and marketing tactics to drive strategic growth and support achievement of revenue goals.
- Increased sales by 10% monthly
Retail Manager
Fola chalk
Ilorin
02.2015 - 08.2019
- Oversaw employee performance, corrected problems and increased efficiency to maintain productivity targets.
- Controlled store inventory and reviewed cash handling and operations reports.
- Completed daily paperwork and computer entry of sales data as established by management.
- Increased sales expectancy by 15%
Middle Level Manager
Aiesec in Ilorin
Ilorin
02.2019 - 08.2019
- Worked with team of 8 to achieve certain goals such as getting IR partners, Interview Exchange participants who applied for opportunities, Ensuring conversion rate in short time and promoting opportunities on various platforms
- Responsible for interviewing international Interns
- Achieved record exchange of 3 interns for Organization
- Timely assessment of team members and Interns
- Used variety of promotional techniques such as social media publicity, partial fee waiver on transport and accommodation to encourage prospective Interns
Trainee
Kwara state house of assembly
Ilorin
08.2018 - 10.2018
- Shadowed senior team members to learn all related jobs and tasks.
- Attended training courses to build understanding of processes, techniques and industry.
Education
MBA - Enabling E-commerce
Nexford Universiy
Washington Dc 09.2021 - 06.2022
Investment Foundations -
CFA Institute
Charlottesville, Virginia 08.2020 - 01.2021
Bachelor of Science - Economics
University of Ilorin
Kwara State, Nigeria 09.2015 - 09.2019
2020 Digital Skills: Web Analytics (Accenture) -
Google
The Open University 07.2019 - 01.2020
High School Diploma -
Rehoboth Cellege
Kwara State, Nigeria 09.2009 - 08.2015
Skills
Excellent level of attention to details
Sales pipeline management
Revenue and profit maximization
Prospect targeting
Relationship building and rapport
Order management
Database Management
Strategic planning
Marketing
Goals and performance
Customer satisfaction
Marketing strategy
Business development and planning
Research
Critical and creative thinking
Interests
Music
Timeline
Business Development Executive
Ahnlich development Ltd
09.2021 - Current
MBA - Enabling E-commerce
Nexford Universiy
09.2021 - 06.2022
Inventory Officer
THYAURA PARTNERS CONCEPT LTD
03.2021 - 08.2021
Investment Foundations -
CFA Institute
08.2020 - 01.2021
Business Development Intern
Ministry of Trade, Investment and co-operatives.
11.2019 - 10.2020
2020 Digital Skills: Web Analytics (Accenture) -
Google
07.2019 - 01.2020
Middle Level Manager
Aiesec in Ilorin
02.2019 - 08.2019
Business owner
Alera
09.2018 - 01.2020
Trainee
Kwara state house of assembly
08.2018 - 10.2018
Bachelor of Science - Economics
University of Ilorin
09.2015 - 09.2019
Retail Manager
Fola chalk
02.2015 - 08.2019
High School Diploma -
Rehoboth Cellege
09.2009 - 08.2015