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Wicliff Oginga Sewe

Wicliff Oginga Sewe

Kisumu,Kenya

Summary

Results-driven Area Sales Manager with a proven track record in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector, including impactful leadership at Kenafric Industries. Highly skilled in sales forecasting, distributor management, and strategic trade development, with consistent success in driving revenue growth and expanding market share. Adept at building and leading high-performing teams, territory management, and delivering measurable business results. Renowned for capacity building, coaching, and fostering strong client relationships across diverse markets.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Regional Distribution Manager

Kenafric Industries limited
Kenya West
01.2022 - Current
  • Managed regional distribution operations for consumer goods and food products.
  • Coordinated logistics and transportation to optimize delivery schedules.
  • Oversaw inventory management and stock replenishment processes.
  • Managing the regions P & L/ contribution margin.
  • Directs the selling activities within the region, inclusive of resource deployment and customer interactions. In charge of all sales operations in his assigned region at all levels – primary, secondary and tertiary sales.
  • Meet monthly, quarterly, and annual revenue targets and grow sales in assigned region.
  • Develop and implement efficient route to market strategies for both general trade and regional modern trade channels.
  • Manages the van sales team to grow numerical distribution in regional supermarkets, minimarts and PFMs – petrol food marts.
  • Responsible for implementation of the picture of success in both retail and at wholesale.
  • Monitor, analyze sales and market trends while giving regular and accurate intelligence on competitor activities.
  • forecasting and sales tracking.
  • Coaching and mentorship of the sales resources for the company

Distributor Manager

Kenafric Industries ltd
South Rift
01.2020 - 12.2021
  • Coaching, training and accompanying distributor pre-sellers on route to drive focus on range of products by distributor pre-sales team
  • Motivating distributor sales team and setting of targets
  • Trouble shooting and solving daily issues as the arise at distributorand wholesale levels
  • People development through coaching, training and supervision of wholesale merchandisers
  • Execution and sustenance of wholesale PICOS execution standardsthrough regular audit of wholesale outlets
  • Conduct daily, weekly and monthly reviews of the wholesalemerchandisers to assess progress and manage performance controls
  • Monitor/analyze sales and market trends while giving regular andaccurate intelligence on competitor activities
  • Draft proposals on sales campaigns to grow sales of key brands at wholesale
  • Provide the company with accurate sales data from the distributor to advice on decision making by the company

Territory Sales Representative

Kartasi Industries Ltd
Western/Nyanza
01.2017 - 12.2019
  • Maintain 100% consistent contact and provide sales and service to all customers in the region
  • Assist NSM with promotional ideas to increase numeric distribution.
  • Develop and manage quarterly/annual sales budgets and objectives
  • Provide weekly sales, pipeline and debtors report to management from key wholsale and distribution customers
  • Provide monthly sales reports, monthly expense reports, and any other assigned reports to management.
  • Identifying and tracking all industry trends and issues

Achievements

  • Consistently met 100% of assigned targets
  • Realized 100% customer retention during my entire tenure
  • Introduced incentive program for merchandisers and DSRs in the region which as a result has led to targets achievement.

Sales Representative

Unilever kenya
Kisumu
02.2015 - 11.2016
  • 100% successful execution of business and route plans
  • Establish new customers by organizing and planning daily work
  • schedule to build on existing or potential sales outlets
  • Study potential volume of distributors and focus on sales efforts
  • Debt collection, invoicing
  • Gather current market information on newly introduced products,
  • delivery schedules, pricing, and merchandising techniques in order
  • to monitor competition
  • Contribute to team efforts in accomplishing organizational goals
  • Maintain daily, weekly report in professional manner
  • Maintain professional relationship with every customer
  • Make sales calls, take orders, sampling products

Distributor Sales Representative

Equator bottlers Ltd
Kisumu
03.2013 - 12.2014
  • Service existing accounts, obtain orders, and establish new accounts by planning and visiting potential sales outlets.
  • Establish, develop and maintain business relationships with existing customers and prospective customers to generate new business for organization's products
  • Execute Trade Marketing Strategy across portfolio of brands in consultation with Marketing Manager and Sales Manager
  • Implement and establish close working relationships with partners (Resellers, Traders and Retailers) in order to gain high levels of trade

Key Achievement

  • consistently achieving my sales target resulting to growth of company revenue

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Sociology And Information Technology

Maseno University
11-2012

Skills

  • Sales forecasting
  • Trade development
  • Distributor management
  • Team management and administration
  • Capacity building and couching
  • Resource management

Personal Information

Timeline

Regional Distribution Manager - Kenafric Industries limited
01.2022 - Current
Distributor Manager - Kenafric Industries ltd
01.2020 - 12.2021
Territory Sales Representative - Kartasi Industries Ltd
01.2017 - 12.2019
Sales Representative - Unilever kenya
02.2015 - 11.2016
Distributor Sales Representative - Equator bottlers Ltd
03.2013 - 12.2014
Maseno University - Bachelor of Arts, Sociology And Information Technology
Wicliff Oginga Sewe