Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Valuable Skills
References
Training
Personality
Behavioral Flexibility
Certification
Accomplishments
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STEPHEN ONJOMA

STEPHEN ONJOMA

Mombasa,Coast

Summary

Strategic Communications and Public Relations professional with over 10 years of multidisciplinary experience across journalism, media production, marketing, and customer engagement. Proficient in both print and broadcast media, including radio production, news reporting, photography, and videography, with a strong ability to craft compelling narratives that enhance brand visibility and audience engagement.

Brings additional leadership experience in the automotive and electric mobility sector, with three years in aftersales management—progressing from Service Supervisor to Regional Aftersales Manager. Combines communication expertise with operational leadership, sales strategy, and customer experience management to support business growth, strengthen stakeholder relationships, and deliver high-impact results.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Regional aftersales manager

Spiro Africa (Smart Mobility Kenya Ltd)
Mombasa, Kenya
08.2025 - Current
  • Dealer Performance Management: Monitor and drive profitability, absorption, and service quality KPIs within the assigned region.
  • Strategic Implementation: Execute Aftersales strategies, business plans, and special projects to meet corporate targets.
  • Operational Support & Auditing: Ensure dealers adhere to franchise standards, including operating systems, workshop equipment, and minimum parts inventory.
  • Dealer Consultations: Perform regular, on-site dealer visits to review performance data and develop action plans.
  • Customer Experience & Satisfaction: Maintain high service standards and handle escalated customer complaints or goodwill issues.
  • Training & Development: Ensure service and parts staff are fully trained in company processes and systems.
  • Senior-level personnel working in marketing and sales capacities.
  • Defined clear targets and objectives and communicated to other team members.
  • Developed detailed plans based on broad guidance and direction.
  • Established performance goals for employees and provided feedback on methods for reaching those milestones.
  • Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
  • Used industry expertise, customer service skills and analytical nature to resolve customer concerns and promote loyalty.
  • Cultivated positive rapport with fellow employees to boost company morale and promote employee retention.
  • Assisted in organizing and overseeing assignments to drive operational excellence.
  • Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to improve skills.
  • Trained personnel in equipment maintenance and enforced participation in exercises focused on developing key skills.
  • Recruited, interviewed and hired employees and implemented mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement.
  • Maintained positive customer relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.
  • Leveraged data and analytics to make informed decisions and drive business improvements.
  • Opened and closed location and monitored shift changes to uphold successful operations strategies and maximize business success.
  • Improved staffing during busy periods by creating employee schedules and monitoring call-outs.
  • Identified and communicated customer needs to supply chain capacity and quality teams.
  • Successfully managed budgets and allocated resources to maximize productivity and profitability.

Service supervisor Coast Region

Spiro Kenya (Africa Smart Mobility)
Mombasa, Kenya
08.2023 - 07.2025
  • Overseeing and supervising technicians tasked with assembling the electric motorbikes.
  • Supervising technicians handling repairs and after sales services both at the showrooms and roadside services.
  • Handling queries and complaints post, during, after and assemblies for quality and efficient workforce and quality technical service.
  • Developed reports and data collection methods for after sales technicians, detailing service rendered, pricing, motorbike plate, and common issues.
  • Preparation of reports for both spares and bikes i.e., sales, dealerships, riders and even competitors.
  • Taking out test rides for the company and creating inquiries from riders and clients as the product is new.
  • Allocated batteries to motorbikes on the assembly line.
  • Managed all EV batteries data entering and leaving the warehouse.
  • Managed EV batteries inventory data, ensuring accurate tracking of stock levels and usage.
  • Created QR codes for EV batteries prior to and following sales.
  • Oversaw all technical operations in the warehouse, showrooms, and swap stations.
  • Preparations of batteries data i.e. scanning, allocation to the swap stations and motorbikes.
  • Managed battery inventory and related data for tracking usage.
  • Provided recommendations and advice on areas for company improvement.
  • Created spare parts invoice orders for dealerships and FOFO stations, ensuring accurate workshop data entries.
  • Warranty data, spares replaced & recommendations for future improvements etc.
  • Assisted with training and development of team members.
  • Handled customer complaints and inquiries.
  • Updated job knowledge by attending workshops, training sessions and educational opportunities.
  • Oversaw appointment scheduling and itinerary coordination for both clients and personnel.
  • Provided backup to front desk to step in to assist with various tasks whenever necessary.

Regional Sales executive North Coast region

Hero Motor Corp CMC MOTORS (AN AL-FUTTAIM COMPANY)
Mombasa
01.2022 - 03.2023
  • Scouted, installed, and managed dealerships to enhance market presence.
  • Executed sales strategies to boost product visibility.
  • Prepared comprehensive reports on spares and bikes, covering sales, dealerships, riders, and competitors for strategic insights.
  • Conducted test rides during the introduction of new bike models.
  • Delivered bikes to clients after purchases and to the dealerships.
  • Creating inquiries and data collection i.e., names, contact, stage, bike etc.
  • Handling queries and complaints whenever they arise, creating a good public relation and image of the company.

Cooperates Communications Officer

Kenya School of Government Matuga Campus
Kwale
01.2021 - 12.2021
  • Managed social media accounts to engage audience and promote institutional initiatives.
  • Wrote articles and delivered speeches to effectively communicate institutional messages.
  • Content creation both visual/audio and print for both online and publication for the institution.
  • Recorded video content for events and institutional projects.
  • Captured images for events and projects to enhance visual documentation and storytelling.

Sales executive Coast region

Bajaj Auto industries
Mombasa
08.2019 - 12.2020
  • Executed sales strategies to drive revenue growth.
  • Handled queries and complaints to maintain positive public relations and enhance company image.
  • Creating inquiries and data collection i.e., names, contact, stage, bike etc.
  • Prepared reports on spares and bikes, including sales, dealerships, riders, and competitor analysis.
  • Conducted test rides during the introduction of new bike models.
  • Delivered bikes to clients post-purchase to ensure customer satisfaction.

Production, creative and news reporting

Baraka Fm
Mombasa
08.2016 - 01.2017
  • Editing news content, voiceover, adverts, mentions for air transmissions.
  • Edited content, conducted interviews, and reported news stories.
  • Researched and generated innovative program ideas, pitching them for commissions to enhance content diversity.
  • Developing content for writing materials or scripts, bulletins and links.
  • Sourced and coordinated potential contributors, interviewees, and music programming to enrich radio show content.
  • Producing pre-production briefings for presenters, reporters, technical staff and other contributors.
  • Presenting programs or managing presenters for both pre-recorded and recorded output.
  • Converted text, graphics, video, and audio files into various formats using software like Cool Edit Pro and Adobe Audition for seamless pre and post-production editing.

News correspondent and reporting

Radio Sahara
Kisumu
01.2016 - 06.2016
  • Created and distributed news stories for television and online platforms, collaborating closely with the chief editor's office.
  • Gathered and verified information for stories through interviews, observations, and research to ensure accuracy and depth.
  • Organized materials, determined emphasis, and wrote stories for broadcast, print, and online, adhering to editorial style and media station standards.
  • Received assignments and evaluated news and tips to develop compelling story ideas.

Education

Electric Welding and fabrication -

Mombasa
Mombasa
01-2019

High School Diploma -

Mombasa
Mombasa
01-2015

Mass communication and journalism -

01-2014

Certificate of computer packages -

Katnasi Computer Training Centre
01-2008

Kenya certificate of secondary education -

Mitiro high school
01-2008

Kenya certificate of secondary education -

Jina primary school
01-2004

Skills

  • Microsoft Office expertise
  • Email writing proficiency
  • Online research skills
  • General sales knowledge
  • Marketing insights general
  • Bilingual: English-Swahili fluency
  • Interviewing strategies effectiveness
  • Teamwork collaboration skills
  • Planning techniques efficiency
  • Multitasking ability excellence
  • Task delegation proficiency
  • Prioritization methods effectiveness
  • Responsibility oversight capabilities
  • Time management strategies effectiveness
  • Interpersonal communication skills development
  • Problem-solving techniques effectiveness
  • Independent working capability
  • Collaborative efforts in teamwork
  • Self-management practices
  • Data reporting expertise
  • Awareness of organizational culture
  • Integrity with strong work ethic
  • Diary management coordination skills

Valuable Skills

  • Proficiency in computer skills: MS word, MS excel, email and internet.
  • Excellence sales and marketing skills.
  • Crisp clear, fluent and friendly but firm in English, Swahili and a good interviewer.
  • Versatile, team player with ability to effectively plan, multitask, assign, prioritize and oversee others.
  • Efficient time manager with unparalleled interpersonal relations and strong organizational skills.
  • Excellent problem solving and high professional communication skills.
  • Ability to work under pressure independently and as a team with minimal supervision.
  • Wealth of knowledge and reporting skills and thorough knowledge of organizational culture, work, ethics and integrity.
  • Experience in telephone reception and accepting deliveries, office tidying and managing diaries.
  • Strong coordination and experience in administration procedures, planning and control.
  • Efficient internet researcher.
  • Driver class BCE.
  • An excellent marketer who knows how to prioritize his duties to achieve goals and meet his target.
  • Excellent in reports and data collection for both organization and individual.
  • Adaptive, flexible and well traversed in coastal regions with a clear grasp of each area and firsthand information and knowledge.

References

  • Dr. John Kiplangat Bii

        Director, Kenya School of Government Matuga

        john.bii@ksg.ac.ke/johnbii451@gmail.com

        0721770640

  • Joseph Akwiri

       Deputy operations manager

       Baraka Fm, P.o. box 87752, Mombasa, 80100

       joseph.akwiri@gmail.com

       0725988293

  • Musa Naviye, News and Programs Editor

       Sahara FM Kisumu

       mnaviye22@yahoo.com

       0715802557

  • Karthickeyan Muralidharan

       After sales manager

       Spiro Kenya (Africa Smart Mobility)

       0704355652

Training

  • Trained at the Technical University of Mombasa (TUM) through a program organized by the Media Council of Kenya, focusing on the role of journalists in achieving Kenya’s Vision 2030. Covered key areas including media law and ethics, governance and media management, entrepreneurship, investment, and innovation in the media industry.
  • Trained at Kenyatta University Mombasa City Campus through a program organized by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on online work and freelancing. The training covered freelance platforms, qualities of successful freelancers, resume writing, profile creation, and marketing techniques for online workers. It also emphasized entrepreneurship and innovation, encouraging the use of digital skills to create sustainable income opportunities.
  • Trained as a Sales Executive at CMC Motors, an Al-Futtaim Company in Nairobi. The training covered dealership management, customer/client relations, and effective handling of inquiry reports, including classification and identification. Participants learned about different types of reports, objection handling, the complete sales process, and strategies on how to successfully close a sale.
  • Completed Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) training, covering first aid, general health and safety practices, and fire risk management. The training also addressed regulations and legal notices, including employees’ rights and procedures for lodging complaints or claims when exposed to workplace risks.

Personality

A highly motivated, effective and efficient, time conscious individual, accountable and transparent, honest and dedicated, well-travelled and detail oriented who enjoys travelling in search of new knowledge, creative individual with practical experience in research and in resource mobilization as well as excellent interpersonal relation skills.

Behavioral Flexibility

Able to learn, understand and cope with changing work situation and environment as well as able to work with people of diverse culture and up bring. Always committed to work and ready to face new challenges of difficulty and demanding situation to meet the set standards as well as time limits.

Certification

Trained at the Technical University of Mombasa (TUM) through a program organized by the Media Council of Kenya, focusing on the role of journalists in achieving Kenya’s Vision 2030. Covered key areas including media law and ethics, governance and media management, entrepreneurship, investment, and innovation in the media industry

Accomplishments

  • Service Network & Dealer Management: Drive and support dealer partner service networks, ensuring service readiness, adherence to brand standards, and continuous improvement in service levels.
  • Technical Operations & Warranty: Provide direct technical support and manage warranty claim processes, including troubleshooting for high-voltage components and software updates.
  • Customer Experience (NPS): Lead the after-sales team to deliver exceptional customer satisfaction, managing customer feedback, complaints, and goodwill authorization.
  • Parts & Logistics Management: Develop, forecast, and manage spare parts inventories, ensuring availability for service centers and optimizing supply chain logistics.
  • Operational KPI Tracking: Monitor, analyze, and optimize key performance indicators (KPIs) such as Turnaround Time (TAT), service retention, and dealer workshop capacity.
  • Service Sales & Revenue: Establish, drive, and meet annual service revenue targets, parts, and accessories sales.
  • Training & Implementation: Coordinate training for technicians, manage the deployment of DMS (Dealer Management Systems), and implement after-sales IT platforms.
  • Conflict Resolution - Accountable for managing customer account inquiries, accurately delivering information to ensure the resolution of product/service issues and customer satisfaction.
  • Conflict Resolution - Responsible for handling customer account inquiries, accurately providing information to ensure resolution of product/service complaints and customer satisfaction.
  • Compiled inventory lists and worked with vendors for product pricing and special orders. Handled high volume sales with cash, credit and gift card transactions, balancing cash draw at end of shift with 100% accuracy rate.
  • Telephone Service - Professionally processed 80+ calls per day, providing information and service to ensure customer satisfaction.
  • Product Promotion - Up-sold products and motivated customers to upgrade current product plans.
  • Customer Relations - Achieved the highest ratings for customer satisfaction across the entire company.
  • Telephone Service - Efficiently handled over 100 calls daily, delivering information and service to guarantee customer satisfaction.

Timeline

Regional aftersales manager

Spiro Africa (Smart Mobility Kenya Ltd)
08.2025 - Current

Service supervisor Coast Region

Spiro Kenya (Africa Smart Mobility)
08.2023 - 07.2025

Regional Sales executive North Coast region

Hero Motor Corp CMC MOTORS (AN AL-FUTTAIM COMPANY)
01.2022 - 03.2023

Cooperates Communications Officer

Kenya School of Government Matuga Campus
01.2021 - 12.2021

Sales executive Coast region

Bajaj Auto industries
08.2019 - 12.2020

Production, creative and news reporting

Baraka Fm
08.2016 - 01.2017

News correspondent and reporting

Radio Sahara
01.2016 - 06.2016

Electric Welding and fabrication -

Mombasa

High School Diploma -

Mombasa

Mass communication and journalism -

Certificate of computer packages -

Katnasi Computer Training Centre

Kenya certificate of secondary education -

Mitiro high school

Kenya certificate of secondary education -

Jina primary school
STEPHEN ONJOMA