Uchechukwu Uchendu
Lagos
Summary
Head business development and new products role involved spearheading strategic initiatives that identified new market opportunities, enhancing overall business growth and client acquisition. Responsibilities included analyzing market trends and client feedback to refine product strategies, ensuring alignment with customer needs. Developed and maintained relationships with key stakeholders, driving collaborative efforts that resulted in enhanced service offerings. Led cross-functional teams in product development, ensuring alignment with market trends and consumer needs.
Accomplished Business Development Manager with solid record directing sales and marketing activities. Persuasive negotiator with diplomatic communication style and relationship-building expertise. Collaborative professional committed to providing clients with reasonable, business-smart solutions to common issues.
Driven business development manager with several years of experience in organizational leadership. Well-educated in lead generation and relationship development with key clients and stakeholders. Recognized for guiding teams to success through coaching, sales technique training and revenue target achievement.
Accomplished Sales Manager offering high performance leading development and implementation of superior sales strategy. Proven track record of identifying and creating profitable business opportunities, qualifying authentic prospects and cultivating strong partnerships. Demonstrated expertise in team leadership and development.
Strategic-thinking professional with several years of experience building relationships, cultivating partnerships, retaining top accounts and growing profit channels by establishing trust. Persuasive and self-motivated with expertise in expanding network connections and introducing products. Well-versed in educating clients, implementing pricing strategies, and driving territory development.
Results-driven sales manager bringing several years of experience in product development, promotion and optimization. Skilled in developing lasting client rapport based on knowledgeable support and consistent service. Proficient in developing and applying advanced marketing, prospecting and merchandising strategies to accomplish promotional goals. Demonstrated success in building networks and supporting branding objectives.
Forward-thinking professional with several years of experience enhancing sales and client-relationship management. Talented at strategically pursuing new business opportunities and capitalizing on emerging market trends. Exceptional business acumen and history achieving remarkable channel growth with results-oriented approaches.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Business Development Manager
IAA associate
Lagos
09.2023 - Current
- Spearheaded strategic initiatives that identified new market opportunities, enhancing overall business growth and client acquisition.
- Analyzed market trends and client feedback to refine product strategies, ensuring alignment with customer needs and expectations.
- Developed and maintained relationships with key stakeholders, driving collaborative efforts that resulted in enhanced service offerings.
Head business development and new products
Pac asset management plc
Lagos
03.2016 - 08.2023
- Led cross-functional teams in product development, ensuring alignment with market trends and consumer needs.
- Analyzed competitive landscape and market data to inform strategic decisions, resulting in improved product positioning.
- Developed and implemented comprehensive business development strategies that maximized revenue and market share.
- Sales & distribution of all company products to existing and prospective clients
- Perform Portfolio Evaluations and Portfolio Analysis for Clients
- Develop client base of existing and prospective client
- Spearheaded the development and execution of strategic initiatives, driving substantial growth in new product offerings.
- Cultivated relationships with key stakeholders, enhancing partnerships that significantly contributed to market expansion.
Client relationship Manager
PAC Assets management pls
Lagos
10.2012 - 03.2016
- Developed and implemented client engagement strategies that improved service delivery and fostered long-term partnerships.
- Managed client onboarding processes, ensuring seamless transitions and adherence to compliance standards, enhancing operational efficiency.
- Resolved client inquiries and issues promptly, maintaining high service standards and reinforcing trust in the firm's capabilities.
- Developed and maintained relationships with clients to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Provided timely responses to customer inquiries, requests, and complaints.
- Maintained long-term, profitable relationships with clients through problem solving, issue resolution and recommendation of new products and services.
- Created detailed reports on customer relations activities and performance metrics.
Client relationship manager
PanAfrican capital market plc
Lagos
10.2010 - 10.2012
- Real Estate
- Client Advisory
- Asset Managers
- Fund Managers
Client services/business development
Spring capital market limited
Lagos
04.2007 - 10.2010
- Provided business and personal customer with value added solution
- Equity Account Reconciliation for Customers
- Liaising with Registrars/CSCS on behalf of Customers
- Client Advisory
- Counselling and advisory services to Customers
- Liaising with High net worth Individuals
- Analysis of Customers Decision
Education
Bsc - Architecture
Obafemi Awolowo University
Ile ife, Nigeria 09.1999 - 09.2006
Skills
- Sales expertise
- Communication skills
- Market analysis
- Strategic planning
- Client acquisition
- Product development
- Stakeholder engagement
- Revenue maximization
- Competitive analysis
- Business development
- Portfolio evaluation
- Client relationship management
- Cross-functional leadership
- Service delivery optimization
- Customer satisfaction
- Compliance standards
Certification
- Enterprise risk management, 04/01/16
- Strategy Management Advisory, 03/01/16
- Increasing sales and connecting with customers in difficult times, 06/01/13
- Financial management and effectiveness, 06/01/13
- Capital market operations, 10/01/08
- Capital market issues, 10/01/08
- Clients management in recess, 06/01/08
- Customer service excellence workshop, 06/01/08
- Client service delivery, 08/01/07
- Client satisfaction, 08/01/07
- Performance management system, 08/01/07
- Client management, 08/01/07
- Client advisory services, 08/01/07
- Client services delivery, 08/01/07
Highest Level Of Education
Undergraduate
Nysc Status
Completed
Languages
English, Fluent
Currently Employed
True
Personal Information
- Industry: Architecture
- Date of Birth: 09/06/81
Languages
English
First Language
Timeline
Business Development Manager
IAA associate
09.2023 - Current
Head business development and new products
Pac asset management plc
03.2016 - 08.2023
Client relationship Manager
PAC Assets management pls
10.2012 - 03.2016
Client relationship manager
PanAfrican capital market plc
10.2010 - 10.2012
Client services/business development
Spring capital market limited
04.2007 - 10.2010
Bsc - Architecture
Obafemi Awolowo University
09.1999 - 09.2006