BRIGHTON NDUWIRABANDA
Mzuzu
Summary
Iam a pleasant, professional, and proficient personnel with sound sales and marketing background. I have 10 years of work experience in sales & distribution; 3years experience in retail microfinance, 4 years’ experience in market coordination. Am an effective team player with excellent report writing skills and could meet deadlines by ensuring that the highest standards of office organization are always maintained. I also have a methodical and thorough approach to work, and i will go out of my way to maintain an enjoyable working environment. I have got vast experience in operations management, people management, marketing management, financial management, Sales, and Promotional management.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Acting Regional Distribution Manager
TNM
09.2024 - Current
- Collaborated cross-functionally with sales teams to develop strategies for expanding market reach and increasing profitability.
- Coordinated seasonal forecasting efforts to ensure adequate staffing levels during peak demand periods.
- Developed contingency plans for potential disruptions in the supply chain, mitigating risks associated with natural disasters or supplier shortages.
- Managed a team of distribution professionals, providing mentorship, guidance, and performance evaluations.
Consumer Sales Supervisor
TNM
01.2019 - Current
- Driving Sales and ensuring that there’s growth against previous month
- Recruiting new dealers into the business to ensure sales growth and market penetration
- Preparing monthly targets and allocating to dealers through formal written communication
- Ensuring that dealers are buying according to the agreed buying pattern and ensure the achievement of their targets
- Managing sales& distribution in the cluster to ensure that there are no gaps
- Growing mpamba business through mass agent recruitment and ensure liquidity issues are resolved timely
- Conducting market activations to promote tnm products across the region
- Conducting market clean ups to cover all the gaps and resolve all customer issues at hand
Mobile money Supervisor
TNM
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Coordinating all mobile money activities throughout the region
- Facilitating Agent recruitment across the region
- Ensuring that all agents are trading within their capacity
- Ensuring that liquidity issues are handled & taken care of
- Handling all agents’ issues and queries across the region
- Managing billers & merchants across the region
- Conducting promotions and awareness for all TNM products within the region
- Ensuring that all TNM shops within the region have enough E value and cash
- Managing other subordinates i.e
- Business Development officers under my authority
Business Development Officer
TNM
01.2014 - 01.2017
- Recruitment & Management of Dealers in the assigned territory
- Growing dealers’ business through increase of orders and assist in Business management skills
- Monitoring of airtime & other products distributed and ensuring that the territory is fully served, hence customers are satisfied
- Recruiting mpamba Agents in the designated area
- Training Agents concerning Mobile money operations and other related topics
- Monitoring Agents and assisting them on issues concerning mobile money operations
- Facilitating town /market activations & holding promotional activities
- Handling any issues concerning customers as well as Agents
- Monitoring Mpamba Ambassador’s and assisting them materially & technically
- Reporting any work-related issues to the Supervisor/ Commercial manager
Loan Officer
Micro – Loan Foundation
01.2011 - 01.2013
- Promoting MLF & its services to the targeted groups, through meetings with local Leaders & awareness meetings
- Facilitate group formation
- Train clients on MLF procedures, business management, group dynamics, Lending methodologies and other relevant topics
- Facilitating clients to open a group savings account during training
- Facilitating group loan application
- Following up on disbursement cheques
- Facilitating loan repayment meetings and ensure they are paid in full amounts falling due timely and in collect bank account
- Conflict resolution at group level
- Reporting to the Branch Manager, group performance delinquency problems on daily basis
Marketing Coordinator
Inter – Aide Agro
01.2008 - 01.2011
- Facilitate the formation of a farmer’s union within Inter Aide Agro catchment area
- Plan together with farmers the annual, quarterly, and monthly activities
- Facilitate market identification & linkage for goods and services produced
- Facilitate monthly and quarterly meetings
- Facilitate market searching together with the main committee
- Assist farmers in taking decisions in terms of production, marketing and its time frame
- Train members in relevant marketing topics
- Monitor and report to the project about technical performances, financial activities and progress of the farmer’s union structure
- Put in place the procedures that will help the farmers union to develop on its own
- Evaluating all the marketing activities at the end of the year
- Maintaining a good relationship between the farmers union and stakeholders
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration -
St John the Baptist University
01.2020
MSCE -
Chipasula secondary school
Higher Diploma - Business management
ABE
01.2014
Skills
- Negotiation
- Communication and Interpersonal
- Persuasiveness
- Leadership
- Organization and time management
- Public Speaking and Presentation
- Social media management
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Excel
- PowerPoint
- Driving
Education Training And Qualification
- Bachelor of Business Administration, St John the Baptist University, 01/01/18, 12/31/20
- Higher Diploma in Business Management, ABE, 01/01/12, 12/31/14
- MSCE, Chipasula Secondary School
Personal Information
- Age: 38
- Date of Birth: 07/23/87
- Gender: Male
Hobbies and Interests
- Watching football
- Playing volleyball
- Travelling
- Playing music
Timeline
Acting Regional Distribution Manager
TNM
09.2024 - Current
Consumer Sales Supervisor
TNM
01.2019 - Current
Mobile money Supervisor
TNM
01.2017 - 01.2018
Business Development Officer
TNM
01.2014 - 01.2017
Loan Officer
Micro – Loan Foundation
01.2011 - 01.2013
Marketing Coordinator
Inter – Aide Agro
01.2008 - 01.2011
MSCE -
Chipasula secondary school
Higher Diploma - Business management
ABE
Bachelor of Business Administration -
St John the Baptist University
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