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DENNIS MUHIKA

Mombasa

Summary

Highly motivated sales associate with extensive customer service and sales experience. Outgoing sales professional with track record of driving increased revenue, improving buying experience and elevating company profile with targeted markets. Consistently recognized for sales performance and excellence in customer service.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sales Associate

Midas Traders Limited
10.2020 - 01.2024
  • Manage leads for potential clients through online and traditional means
  • Assessed customers’ needs and provided assistance and information on product features
  • Researched on products offered and discussed available options for product improvement
  • Handle quarterly client visits to assess future niches through client feedback
  • Increased company’s revenue by 27% through enhancing internal processes to meet customer expectations
  • Increased customer retention by 60% through managing client needs and improving product & service offerings
  • Cross sold products and handled return of merchandise increasing sales by 45% month on month
  • Collaborated with colleagues to ensure proper customer service through process improvement
  • Set and achieved departmental sales goals on monthly, quarterly and annually
  • Ensured stellar customer satisfaction through excellent sales service and implementation of feedback mechanisms
  • Brainstormed on ways to improve sales; planning marketing activities, changing store’s design etc.

Intern- Assistant Campus Administrator

Daystar University- Main Campus
01.2020 - 06.2020
  • Planned & executed day-to-day administrative tasks to ensure 90% efficacy & efficiency
  • Managed scheduling of events, programs, and activities for campus manager
  • Properly documented/recorded information - entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic form
  • Handled all inventory by registering fixed assets and also facilitate asset movement within and outside school
  • Oversaw facilities management for university, including repair, and maintenance projects
  • Promoted university’s outlook by participating in community events & meetings, and developing partnerships with secondary education institutions.

Chairperson, Marketing Student Association

Daystar University
08.2018 - 02.2020
  • Oversaw growth in membership & activities of club while ensuring smooth operations
  • Spearheaded a talk by Charted Institute of Marketing (CIM) - Kenya General Manager gave us a lecture on importance of doing the Marketing professional course
  • Organized a talk themed Era of Digital Marketing: How to position yourself with successful digital campaigns for companies including Coca-Cola, Two Rivers, Samsung, KFC, Sportpesa under his belt
  • Collaborated with the team in a Marketing Competition organized by the Strathmore Marketing Club in partnership with KCB Group and WPP-SCANGROUP which we emerged
  • Planned corporate partnerships for members to gain valuable industry insights examples including The Standard Media Group where we conducted focus group research on their latest and hottest product - Pulser Magazine
  • As a team we hosted a talk by Daystar Alumni Peris Gitau who is also the Marketing Manager of Domino's Pizza and Coldstone Creamery
  • Carried out a 4-week Digital Marketing Training
  • 38 students participated and certificates were issued upon completion
  • Conducted educational visit to Coca-Cola company were students got to see marketing aspects of company
  • With increasing use of Digital Marketing, MSAD in collaboration with Hakika Marketing Agency held talk where CEO shared insights on digital marketing
  • BuuPass Limited sponsored event where 52 students participated.

Brand Ambassador

Centonomy Ltd.
04.2018 - 11.2018
  • Managed customer feedback regarding brand to sales managers
  • Collaborated with supervisors to work out new ways to market & represent brand
  • Bridged misconceptions and miscommunication gaps of Centonomy
  • Worked closely with sales and marketing staff to conceptualize marketing campaigns and strategies
  • Relayed feedback on website and social media content in order to drive brand awareness
  • Built rapport with customers and prospective institutional partners by maintaining positive brand image.

Education

Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing -

Digital Marketing Institute
Simon Page College Of Marketing
12.2021

HSK Level 1, Chinese Language & Literature -

Discovery Chinese Centre
Nairobi
08.2021

Bachelors of Marketing and Business Administration -

Daystar University
Athi River
11.2020

Skills

  • Customer Relations: Competent in providing experience to clientele by ensuring delivery of service is satisfactory and follow up is made to ensure client loyalty
  • Interpersonal Skills: Experience in sales has equipped me with skills relevant for face-to-face, online, or over phone calls
  • Communication & Problem-solving: Being an effective communicator I am able to solve customer problems stemming from misunderstanding/miscommunication with brand and product offering
  • Customer Relationship Management: Ability to establish and grow strong relationships/partnerships with current and potential clients by building and maintaining networks with stakeholders
  • Marketing Design and Planning: Astute in identifying and planning market coverage to reach target audiences, developing, managing and driving all aspects of marketing strategies
  • Sales & Marketing Strategies: Skilled in product positioning, communicating customer insights and supporting development of new business strategies; identifying top business opportunities or gaps through analysis of available reports
  • ICT Competence: Knowledge in dealing with MS Office suites & Google Office suites

Certification

  • Inbound Sales by HubSpot Academy
  • Sales Enablement by HubSpot Academy
  • Frictionless Sales by HubSpot Academy
  • Google Ads Certification
  • Google Africa Day Creative Bootcamp
  • Google Analytics Individual Qualification
  • Leadership Seminar Covering on: Leader & Time Management, Leader & Change, and Leader & Engagement - Continuous Improvement Management Ltd.

Career Profile Summary

Highly efficient and data-driven sales & marketing professional with 2+ years of experience in connecting brands to customers through incorporating innovative plans, designs and strategies. I’m eager to support your company in building an impeccable online & physical reputation by offering high class customer service for its product & service portfolio. Additionally, I have a proven track record of sales, marketing and customer service as my experience section highlights, being able to increase revenues to upwards of 27% and boosting profitability while maintaining positive customer & stakeholder relations.

Awards

Dean’s List Award

Volunteer Experience

  • Secretary, Rotaract Club of Youthzone Mombasa D9212, 06/01/23, Present, Rotaract is a worldwide organization of service clubs that brings together people aged 18 and above to exchange ideas with leaders about how to empower their communities, develop leadership and professional skills, and have fun while serving. Rotaract is a Rotary International program., Maintain membership records., Record attendance at meetings, and report monthly attendance to the district., Send out notices of meetings of the club, board, and committees., Record and maintain minutes of club, board, and committee meeting, Manage club correspondence, including responding to emails and sending official notices and invitations., Assist the club president, treasurer, and committees as needed.
  • Communications & Information Executive, 05/01/17, 05/01/18, Lukenya Pillars of Transformation (LPT), Tutoring, motivating and donating reading & revision materials to children at Daystar Mulandi Transformational Primary school., Offer life skills training in firefighting, leadership and resource mobilization., Organized a free health checkup with the partnership of Machakos County hospital., Supporting 3 children’s’ homes (Red Rhino, Taraja Boys and Pillars of Hope) in book donation, water tank purchase and furnishing a dining hall.
  • Assistant Instrument Coordinator, 02/01/16, 02/01/17, Daystar Christian Fellowship, Obtained information about the day’s functions, events, and prayer times for band coordination., Planned music background scores for weekly programs & events in accordance with the protocols set., Rehearsed music and made timelines for Daystar’s engagements & events relating to the Christian fellowship.

References

  • Mrs. Celestine Musau, Lecturer, Daystar University, +254 721 354 731, cmusau@daystar.ac.ke
  • Miss. Esther Kariuki, Head of Campus Edition Program, Centonomy Limited, +254 700 826 676, estherkariuki4@gmail.com
  • Ms. Mary Njeri, Director- Sales and Marketing, Midas Traders, +254 725 699 192, midastradersenterprise@gmail.com

Timeline

Sales Associate

Midas Traders Limited
10.2020 - 01.2024

Intern- Assistant Campus Administrator

Daystar University- Main Campus
01.2020 - 06.2020

Chairperson, Marketing Student Association

Daystar University
08.2018 - 02.2020

Brand Ambassador

Centonomy Ltd.
04.2018 - 11.2018

Professional Diploma in Digital Marketing -

Digital Marketing Institute

HSK Level 1, Chinese Language & Literature -

Discovery Chinese Centre

Bachelors of Marketing and Business Administration -

Daystar University
DENNIS MUHIKA