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Stacy Maliti

Nairobi,Kenya

Summary

An agile and seasoned sales manager with foundational experience in the fields of technology, sales, and marketing. Stacy understands the channel cloud eco system from partner level to distributor level to vendor. Stacy is a results-oriented individual with a drive for career growth by engaging with companies that are progressive and invested in their human capital. Stacy is a hard-working, knowledgeable, and target-oriented Sales Manager with an extensive successful sales record. Stacy builds and maintains a loyal client base through strong relationship-building skills, and excels at devising strategies for increased sales. Stacy's professional path ranges from working with SMEs to working with private and public sectors. Stacy's field experience has enabled her to foster invaluable relationships in the channel partner ecosystem, corporate, government, and education fields, which serves as a critical success factor in the field of sales and marketing. Stacy seeks a growth opportunity in all her endeavors with great strategic and impactful roles that result to positive change for past, current and future generations using technology.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Enterprise Sales Manager

FITTS
Nairobi, Kenya
03.2022 - Current
  • Identified high-performing candidates for future leadership positions.
  • Developed profiles of marketplace and competition to improve prospecting.
  • Executed strategies to develop business opportunities and increase client base by 60%.
  • Listened carefully to SME and Enterprise customers' needs and recommended best-in-class Microsoft and AWS solutions to resolve issues.
  • Communicated product quality and market comparisons by creating sales presentations.
  • Encouraged cross-selling of additional products and services through relationship-building and acquired understanding of customer business needs.
  • Devised sales strategies to increase points of distribution, shelf space, product positioning, consumer awareness, trial, conversion and user acquisition.
  • Increased profit margins by effectively controlling budget and overhead and optimizing product turns.
  • Resolved problems with high-profile customers to maintain relationships and increase return customer base.
  • Demonstrated products to show potential customers benefits and advantages and encourage purchases.
  • Aligned company goals with customer outcomes and increased satisfaction by automating contact management systems.
  • Maintained financial controls, planned business operations and control expenses while identifying and pursuing opportunities to grow business operations and boost profits.
  • Enhanced profitability by developing pipelines utilizing marketing and sales strategies.
  • Investigated and integrated new strategies to expand business operations and grow customer base.
  • Managed revenue models, process flows, operations support and customer engagement strategies.
  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge of competitor products and pricing in market served.
  • Exceeded sales quotas and increased profitability through effective sales strategy and business planning.

Commercial Team Leader

Ajua
Nairobi, Kenya
06.2021 - 12.2021
  • Increased sales revenue 45% in 2022 while partnering with Safaricom to generate recurring revenue
  • Communicated with team members on job functions, responsibilities, and financial goals.
  • Drove team and company profits by developing and strengthening relationships with industry partners and potential clients.
  • Led solution selling strategy initiatives to maximize sales of Ajua 360 and Janja (Intelligent Whatsapp)
  • Resolved problems with high-profile customers to maintain relationships and increase return customer base.
  • Implemented systems and procedures to increase sales.
  • Communicated the progress of monthly and quarterly initiatives to internal and external sales teams.
  • Liaised with sales, marketing, and management teams to develop solutions and accomplish shared objectives.
  • Achieved sales goals and service targets by cultivating and securing new customer relationships.
  • Increased profits through providing excellent customer service, following established guidelines, and auditing sales reports.
  • Prepared and implemented strategic growth plans for territory based on company goals and expectations.
  • Coached and promoted high-achieving sales and account management employees to fill leadership positions with qualified staff and boost company growth.
  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge of competitor products and pricing in the market served.
  • Aligned company goals with customer outcomes and increased satisfaction by automating contact management systems.
  • Achieved established KPI for company, regional team, and individual performance through teamwork and focus on customers.
  • Collaborated cross-functionally with headquarters, regional and other teams nationally to maintain consistent message and experience.
  • Increased monthly gross sales and exceeded goals for sales, revenue, and profit margins.

Territory Manager

Ajua
Nairobi, Kenya
03.2021 - 06.2021
  • Monitored customer buying trends, market conditions, and competitor actions to adjust strategies and achieve sales goals.
  • Met existing customers to review current services and expand sales opportunities.
  • Collaborated with managers to provide customer feedback and recommend operational changes to meet emerging trends.
  • Fostered lasting relationships with customers through effective communication and quick response, resulting in long-term loyalty and expanded client base.
  • Worked with sales team to collaboratively reach targets, consistently meeting or exceeding personal quotas.
  • Identified new business opportunities through cold calling, networking, marketing, and prospective database lead.
  • Built and maintained positive relationships with diverse stakeholders.
  • Prioritized tasks and projects to meet tight deadlines.
  • Increased sales with the execution of full sales cycle processing from initial lead processing through conversion and closing.
  • Negotiated prices, terms of sales, and service agreements.
  • Developed and implemented strategic account plans to generate new, advantageous customers.
  • Liaised between clients and support team to quickly resolve issues.
  • Increased regional market share 30% within six months
  • Created lists of potential customers based on regional markets and assigned sales tasks to a team of three employees

Business Development Manager- Cloud East Africa

First Distribution
Nairobi, Roysambu
03.2020 - 02.2021
  • Responsible for Cloud SME and Enterprise Business in East Africa(Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Rwanda)
  • Products: Microsoft, AWS, Veeam, and VMWare
  • Achieved 90% of $3m target within the product portfolio
  • Supported 100 transacting partners within the EA region on a month-to-month basis.
  • Create and implement customer acquisition strategies through sales of business development initiatives in the East African market
  • Participate in developing go to market plan for the company’s products
  • Ensure retention and growth of existing revenue streams
  • Following up new business opportunities and setting up meetings
  • Planning and preparing presentations
  • Communicating new product developments to prospective clients
  • Writing reports
  • Providing management with feedback
  • Sell across the First Distribution Product Stack for which FD is authorized in the region

Sales Specialist & Account Manager

Dimension Data
Nairobi, Nairobi
04.2019 - 02.2020

Responsible for generating leads and revenue through existing and new opportunities with a key focus on end user computing solutions. (Microsoft product portfolio with key focus on 0365, M365, Dynamics 365, Azure: Mimecast, Nintex)

Duties include:

  • Serves as lead point of contact for all customer account management matters
  • Builds and maintains strong, long-lasting client relationships
  • Negotiate contracts and close agreements to maximize profits
  • Develops trusted advisor relationships with key accounts, customer stakeholders and executive sponsors
  • Ensures timely and successful delivery of our solutions according to customer needs and objectives
  • Clearly communicates the progress of monthly/Quarterly initiatives to internal and external stakeholders
  • Develops new business with existing clients and/or identify areas of improvement to meet sales quotas
  • Forecasts and tracks key account metrics (Quarterly sales results and annual forecasts)
  • Prepares reports on account status
  • Collaborates with sales team to identify and grow opportunities within territory
  • Assists with challenging client requests or issue escalations as needed
  • Updates Salesforce and ensure standard processes during all sales stages are followed
  • Manages vendor relations and ensure target numbers are met for each product
  • Manages five key accounts amongst other minor accounts with over $2m of revenue

Business Manager Sales

CloudHop Ltd
Nairobi, Tanzania
01.2016 - 03.2019

Responsible for generating leads and revenue through existing and new opportunities, fostering business relationships by leveraging cloud solutions covering EMEA region
Product range includes: Document Management System: Box; Mail: Google and Microsoft; Mail Security: Mimecast; CRM solutions: Salesforce, Zendesk, FreshSales; Disaster Recovery as a Service: Infrascale; Cloud BackUp and Archiving, Amazon Web Services & Microsoft Azure and Communication & Engagement solution, Actimo. Duties include:

  • Lead CloudHop's sales team by identifying potential business opportunities, ensuring sales targets are met, customer accounts are handled well
  • Engaged with C-level clients for prospecting, nurturing and closing new business
  • Engaged and negotiates with C level clients on behalf of CloudHop to close, up sell or cross sell business
  • Handled customer accounts by ensuring their needs are met and coordinating with CloudHop's technical team to give them 24/7 support
  • Trained CloudHop's sales team on necessary skills required for each department's and company's effectiveness
  • Evaluated, plans and conducts different training programs to customers
    Ensure customers are well equipped with necessary skills to use CloudHop's products seamlessly and efficiently
  • Prepared sales and training reports on need basis
  • Developed and executes marketing strategies for solutions to increase sales
  • Managed relationship between vendors and CloudHop for various products
  • Managed several key and minor accounts
  • Cultivated strong professional relationships with vendors and key clients to drive long-term business development
  • Evaluated employee progress and compliance while identifying areas for additional coaching by monitoring daily performance
  • Designed protocols for employees to sell cloud products and services
  • Exceeded specific team goals and resolved issues, partnering with upper management team to share and implement continuous improvements

ELearning Assistant

CloudHop Ltd
Nairobi, Nairobi
03.2015 - 01.2016

Responsible for marketing e-learning in education institutions and conducting trainings. Duties included:

Developed marketing strategies for introducing e- learning to various educational institutions.

Conducted product training on Turnitin in:

  • Makerere University (Uganda)
  • Open University of TanzaniaMzumbe University (Tanzania)
  • St. Mary’s School (Kenya)

Engaged in direct selling of cloud solutions Q4 2015.

Team Leader

Kabarak University Online (KABUO)
Nairobi, Kenya
01.2013 - 12.2014

Responsible for leading a team of students through the UNIVERSITY implementation process of Kabarak University Online (KABUO)

  • Conducted trainings on Blackboard for administrators
  • Assisted instructors in creating online courses and uploading course content on Blackboard
  • Customized Blackboard to fit KABUO's branding and identity
  • Organized internal marketing campaigns to drive up usage on Blackboard
  • Provided technical support to Blackboard users

Education

Bachelor of Science - Bachelor of Information Technology

United States International University
Nairobi, Nairobi County
08.2023

Skills

  • Confident presenter and effective communicator to guarantee seamless delivery of sales pitches and presentations
  • Effective relationship manager and closing of contracts and business
  • An enthusiastic, motivated, and relatable individual when providing information, answering customer
  • Resourceful and creative to identify potential leads and establish new business opportunities
  • Trustworthy and honest when working with customers to build brand awareness
  • Timely, organized, and able to multitask to ensure all customers' needs are met
  • An enthusiastic, motivated, and relatable individual when providing information, answering customer questions, and demonstrating product use to customers
  • Resourceful and creative to identify potential leads and establish new business opportunities
  • Timely, organized, and able to multitask to ensure all customers’ needs are met in a satisfactory way without compromising organizational efficiency
  • Resilient and flexible to ensure successful outcomes even when situations don’t go according to plan
  • Sales strategy development
  • Closer of million-dollar deals to small value deals
  • Strategic planning and account development
  • Business development and planning
  • Coaching and mentoring
  • Territory Management
  • Partner Relationship Management
  • Sales lifecycle management

Certification

Microsoft 365 Fundamentals

Azure Fundamentals

AWS Certified Proffesional

Google for Startups

IBM Business Intelligence Specialist with Cognos Report Studio V10.2.2.

Blackboard Certified Trainer

Timeline

Enterprise Sales Manager

FITTS
03.2022 - Current

Commercial Team Leader

Ajua
06.2021 - 12.2021

Territory Manager

Ajua
03.2021 - 06.2021

Business Development Manager- Cloud East Africa

First Distribution
03.2020 - 02.2021

Sales Specialist & Account Manager

Dimension Data
04.2019 - 02.2020

Business Manager Sales

CloudHop Ltd
01.2016 - 03.2019

ELearning Assistant

CloudHop Ltd
03.2015 - 01.2016

Team Leader

Kabarak University Online (KABUO)
01.2013 - 12.2014

Bachelor of Science - Bachelor of Information Technology

United States International University
Stacy Maliti