

Revenue-focused Sales Consultant and Business Development Manager with 17+ years of B2B experience and $50M+ generated revenue across SaaS, tech, and marketing services. Expert in building automated sales pipelines, optimizing CRM and workflows, and closing high-value deals. Strong background in sales coaching, outbound strategy, and AI-driven sales operations that deliver predictable, scalable growth.
Partner & Agent Management: Managed and supported Ntel business partners, Super Agents, and supervised Market Development Agents to ensure consistent sales target achievement and optimal stock levels across the territory.
Market Analysis & Strategy: Monitored market trends, conducted competitive research, and initiated new product/market strategies to meet customer needs and drive revenue growth.
Brand & Network Optimization: Ensured brand visibility, product availability, and maximum BTS utilization within assigned territory through cluster activation operations.
Training & Development: Provided comprehensive sales and product knowledge training to Super Agents and Market Development Agents to enhance performance and market penetration.
Team Leadership & Development: Supervise website developer, coordinate weekly stand-ups, and provide training and coaching to team members.
Marketing & Content Support: Assist with lead-generation strategies, social media engagement, and campaign script development.
Performance Management: Monitor and ensure sales targets are consistently achieved.
Creator Outreach & Engagement: Identify and engage YouTube creators with 500K+ subscribers about Microsoft Monetization Program through email outreach and follow-ups managed via Monday.com.
Pipeline Management: Track interactions, manage requests, and maintain activity reports to ensure effective creator conversion.
Lead Generation & Pipeline Management: Generate and qualify high-quality leads through networking, cold calling, and digital marketing tools (apollo.io), while developing and maintaining a robust sales pipeline from initial contact to deal closure.
Client Relationship & Account Management: Build strong relationships with prospective and existing clients, serving as primary point of contact for key accounts while identifying upselling and cross-selling opportunities to ensure client satisfaction.
Sales Strategy & Execution: Develop and implement targeted sales strategies, prepare compelling proposals and outreach scripts, and negotiate contracts to close deals that align with company objectives and revenue targets.
Performance Tracking & Reporting: Monitor and report on sales activities, lead conversion rates, and performance metrics to senior management, adjusting strategies as needed to consistently meet growth targets.
Business Development: Drive growth in Nigeria by identifying and securing partnerships with businesses and digital marketing agencies through multi-channel outreach (email, cold calling, social media).
Client Engagement & Sales: Present SaaS solution to agencies, craft campaign scripts, and negotiate contracts to close partnership deals.
Business Development & Outreach: Liaised with schools across the Middle East and Africa (Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Egypt) about training services in customer service, safeguarding, and data analysis through daily email and cold-calling campaigns.
Sales Presentations & Coordination: Delivered sales presentations to school heads and prospects, showcasing service offers and packages while coordinating the entire sales process from initial contact to closure.
Team Leadership & Recruitment: Recruited and managed a team of 5 VAs and 50 sales personnel, conducting interviews to ensure top talent acquisition while overseeing team coordination and sales lead activities.
Performance Management: Monitored team deliverables and ensured consistent achievement of sales targets across all team members.
Distribution & Supply Management: Conducted routine visits to distribution centers to ensure adequate supply and distribution of communication gadgets across designated areas, meeting customer needs and maintaining product availability.
Team Training & Performance: Led regular meetings and training sessions with marketers to share latest marketing communications and strategies, ensuring they achieve daily, weekly, and monthly sales targets through effective implementation.
Process Optimization & Reviews: Collaborated with distribution teams to harmonize processes across centers and conducted monthly distributor reviews to track performance and complete action points on time.
Sales Strategy & Business Development: Develop and implement sales plans to increase revenue, identify new opportunities through lead generation and prospecting, and analyze market trends and competition to stay ahead of industry developments.
Client Relationship & Deal Management: Build and maintain relationships with key customers, stakeholders, and partners while conducting sales presentations, negotiating contracts, and closing deals to drive territory growth.
Customer Service & Operations: Ensure timely delivery of products and services, manage and resolve customer complaints, and maintain high satisfaction levels across all accounts.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Reporting: Work with marketing, product development, and customer service teams to ensure alignment, and provide regular sales reports and performance updates to management.
Business Development
Leadership
Communication and Negotiation
Management
Strategic planning
Retail operations
Sales strategy implementation
Marketing strategies
Critical thinking
Training and mentoring
Sales strategy development
Team building
Blaise Okwara, Ntel (Telecommunications), blaise.okwara@ntel.com.ng, +2348033166649