Henry Fouche

Experience

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  Impact Distributors (Pty)Ltd Bandini Cheese

  May 2002 - Jul 2006

  Sales Representative

  • New business development, including growing a small to medium client base, with a focus on individual pizzerias, restaurants, supermarkets and franchises• Oversight of financials for complete client base, negotiate special contract deals• After-sales care and service delivery, follow up to resolve any issues that arise• Sales analysis and implement marketing strategies for maximum market targeting• Liaise with Tele-Sales division to implement market strategies/product development• Personally handle first deliveries to all new customers to ensure customer retention• Handle export orders and documentation, oversight of franchising key accounts• Logistics, routing and mapping of new customers for drivers, train new staff Show less

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  Active Packaging Ltd

  Aug 2006 - Dec 2007

  Sales Representative

  Key Duties:• I was employed as a sales representative to grow sales within the Gauteng area.• 90% of all the work I brought to the table was cold calling and leads from a networking database I have built up over the past couple of years.• Mondays to Thursdays I was working from home and only on Friday afternoons I was office bound for sales meetings.• The sales were mainly based on the customer specifications as to what they require in different types of corrugated board qualities and strengths.• I was required to go and see all my customers once per week to take orders from them and to see if they require any new design on any boxes they might need.• Customer satisfaction and complaints was my responsibility to see to and sort out. Show less

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  A & H Slab Erecting

  Jan 2008 - Jul 2009

  Managing Partner

  This was concrete slab installation business that we ran very successfully for a year and half, until the market took a dive for the worse and I was forced to close the business down.Duties and responsibilities:• Picking up staff in the morning and getting them to site.• Supervising them the whole day and making sure that the installation is followed to the instruction of the engineer.• Liaising with the client or contractor.• Quoting and invoicing the client.• Paying wages and salaries.• Always making sure that staff adhere to all safety standards and regulations. This was a good learning curve for me as I now know what it is to own and to run a business.The experience and knowledge that I have learnt in this time nobody can ever take away from me, and this not only construction wise, business management and marketing has improved my outlook on life. Show less

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  Impact Distributors (Pty)Ltd Bandini Cheese

  Aug 2009 - Mar 2022

  Key Duties and Achievements:• New business development, including growing a small to medium client base, with a focus on individual pizzerias, restaurants, bakeries, supermarkets and franchises.• Geographical area includes the whole of Gauteng, Vaal Triangle and Rustenburg.• Maintaining existing customers and seeing to their needs, this can be anything from customer complaints to new product knowledge on new products. • Do emergency deliveries to customers when they run out of stock.• Assist the accounts department with bad debts, this too can be anything from collecting debt to making an arrangement with the customer to pay the amount off while they still buy from us on a weekly basis and monitoring this.• Oversight of financials for my client base to ensure sales efficiency and growth. • Negotiate special contract deals with franchises.• After-sales care and service delivery, follow up to resolve any issues that arise.• Sales analysis and implement marketing strategies for maximum market targeting.• Liaise with Tele-Sales division to improve their product knowledge on products, implement market strategies and product development that goes hand in hand with sales.• Personally handle first deliveries to all new customers to ensure customer retention and satisfaction.• Logistics, routing and mapping of new customers for drivers.• I also take it upon myself to train, assist and guide new telesales and drivers that gets newly appointed.• Handle export orders and documentation with regards to import permits and export certificates that needs to be obtained from the department of agriculture. Show less

  • Sales Manager

    Aug 2009 - Mar 2022

  • Sales Manager

    Aug 2009 - Mar 2022
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  Magic Bubbles SRQ

  Nov 2019 - Mar 2022

  Business Owner

  The franchise specialized in residential and commercial pressure washing that provided patio cleaning, roof cleaning, house washing, paver cleaning and sealing, deck and fence cleaning, screen enclosure cleaning, concrete brick and stone cleaning, driveway and walkway cleaning, HOA cleaning, strip malls, restaurants, parking lots and curbing.

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  Legacy Roofing SRQ

  Nov 2022 - Mar 2024

  Senior Sales Consultant

  As a Sales Consultant at Legacy Roofing SRQ, my role is centered around time management, customer service, and expert knowledge of roofing solutions. Key responsibilities include:Planning and Scheduling: Efficiently planning my own days and ensuring punctuality for all appointments.Customer Engagement: Meeting with homeowners to understand their needs and provide tailored roofing solutions.Site Inspection: Conducting thorough site inspections, starting with ground-based photos and progressing to full roof evaluations.Estimating and Presentation: Utilizing specialized software to create detailed estimates and delivering comprehensive presentations on the company, roofing materials, project processes, and expectations.Data Management: Entering all relevant data into the CRM system.Lead Management: Proactively calling leads and setting up appointments.Training: Previously responsible for training new sales consultants.Contract Management: Drawing up contracts and all supporting documents, and collecting checks.Customer Transparency: Ensuring clear and complete transparency with homeowners before, during, and after the project.AchievementsNovember 2022: Secured my first commercial deal.March 2023: Awarded Top Salesman of the company.Key SkillsClear Communication: Effectively conveying project details and expectations to homeowners.Transparency: Maintaining honesty and openness throughout the entire project lifecycle.Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of roofing projects to provide accurate and reliable information to customers. Show less