craigpurdon

The Prince of Wales Hotel - Night Porter

· Responsible for the smooth and efficient running of the hotel during the night.
· Serving drinks to guests at the resident bar and preparation of the restaurant for the continental breakfast.
· Checking in of guests when receptionist has finished their shift
· Responsible for all night cleaning working and tasks requested by management.
· Preparation of meeting rooms.
· Overseeing night security in the hotel.

Mining Market - Sales Facilitator

· Performing a key sales support function of the existing trading team
· Market research into new suppliers and new product opportunities for the company.
· General ad-hoc office duties.
· Working closely with the sales representative’s development team in identifying strategies for further business through email and marketing campaigns.
· Ensure good trade executions to clients.
· Dealing with transport companies, ensuring client order deliveries on time with the correct export paperwork and documents(F178).
· Quotations, receiving, purchasing, sales a daily occurrence.
· Handle telephone calls with a high standard.
· Dealing with clients and suppliers telephonically, fax and email

Main Hardware - Senior floor salesman

· Maintaining and developing relationships with existing customers via meetings, telephone calls and Email.
· Negotiating variations in price, delivery and specifications with managers
· Liaising with suppliers to check on the progress of existing orders;
· Checking quantities of goods on display in the showroom
· Reviewing own sales performance, aiming to meet or exceed targets
· Gaining a clear understanding of customers and requirements
· Making accurate, rapid cost calculations, and providing customers with quotations
· Maintaining and developing relationships with existing customers via telephone calls and Email.

Stewart And Lloyds - Senior Internal Salesman

· Overcome objections and close the sale retailing to all steel products and DIY products
· Record sales data and stock movement daily and report to the Branch manager
· Maintaining tidiness, cleanliness and attractive display of all items on the sales counter
· To serve as a critical link between the company and its customers
· Present products' attributes features and benefits to inform and educate customers
· Meet targets set daily, weekly and monthly.
· Maintaining and developing relationships with existing customers and engineers via meetings, telephone calls and Email
· Negotiating variations in price, delivery and specifications with managers
· Liaising with suppliers to check on the progress of existing orders;
· Checking quantities of goods on display in the showroom

second level/high school education -

Greendale High

second level/high school education -

Greendale High School

Links

• Mining Market - http://www.miningmarket.co.za
• Main Hardware - http://www.mainhardware.co.za
• Stewart & Lloyds - http://www.stewartsandlloyds.co.za/

Languages

• Afrikaans - Intermediate
• English - Fluent

Interests

Computers
Architecture
Sports
Cooking

Awards

Basics to locksmithing