Melisha Ramessar

Experience

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  Ekhwesi Energy (Pty) Ltd

  Jan 2009 - Mar 2012

  Account Manager

  An Account Manager maintains and expands relationships with strategically important large customers. Assigned to various named customers, the Account Manager is responsible forachieving sales quota and assigned account objectives. Represents the entire range of company products and services to assigned customers, while leading the customer account planning cycle and ensuring assigned customers’ needs and expectations are met by the company.Establishes productive, professional relationships with key personnel in assigned customer accounts. Coordinates the involvement of company personnel, including support, service, and management resources, in order to meet account performance objectives and customers’ expectations. Meets assigned targets for profitable sales volume and strategicobjectives in assigned account. Proactively leads a joint company-strategic account planningprocess that develops mutual performance objectives, financial targets, and critical milestones.Proactively assesses, clarifies, and validates customer needs on an ongoing basis. Leads solution development efforts that best address customer needs. Show less

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  Ekhwesi Business Solutions(PTY)LTD

  Mar 2012 - Dec 2014

  Sales Manager

  Implementation of Sales Plans, determination annual units & gross profit plans by implementing marketing strategies, analysing trends and results. Establishment of sales objectives by forecasting and developing annual sales quotas for our region and territories, projecting expected sales volumes and profits for existing and new products portfolios.Responsible for obtaining profitable results through the sales team by developing the team through motivation, counselling, skills development and product knowledge development. Manage the sales Administration function, operational performance reporting, streamline processes and systems wherever possible, and advising senior management on maximising business relationships and creating an environment where customer service can flourish. Show less

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  Ekhwesi Business Solutions (PTY)LTD

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2018

  Branch Manager

  Accountable for the day to day operations of the branch and assisting senior managers with managerial and administrative functions. Maintains communication between staff and the Senior managers of the Branch. Provides support, guidance and training. Maintains communication between the branch and management by preparing daily, weekly and month end reports regarding operations and productivity. Formulates recommendations and provides feedback to management regarding operational procedures and policies. Maintenance of audit procedures to ensure compliance with controls. Monitors office activity, including number of transactions, sales volumes, profits, etc. Schedules, supervises and motivates branch staff in an effort to maintain optimal member service satisfaction levels, coaches staff to fulfil business plans goals. Assists in evaluation staffs work performance by helping to prepare and deliver annual reviews and performing coach sessions. Assisting in the interviewing, hiring and training of new staff. Show less

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  Children are Our Future Foundation

  Jun 2017 - now

  Founder

  A Non profit organization focusing on the children of tomorrow, to empower and provide opportunities to develop them to become a better version for tomorrow.

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  Ubuntu Technology (PTY) Ltd

  Sept 2018 - now

  Developing and executing the company’s business strategies in order to attain the goals of the board and shareholders, Providing strategic advice to the board and chairperson so that they will have accurate view of the market and the company’s future. Preparing and implementing comprehensive business plans to facilitate achievement by planning cost-effective operations and market development activities. Ensure company policies and legal guidelines are communicated all the way from the top down in the company and that they are followed at all times. Act as the public speaker and public relations representative of the company in ways that strengthen its profile. Analyze problematic situations and occurrences and provide solutions to ensure company survival and growth. Show less Ubuntu Technologies is an independent black economic empowerment company with 21 years experience within the ICT industry in South Africa and surrounding environments. Our wide ranging technology expertise has assisted organisations with their ICT requirements and believe that innovation and technology can be a powerful enabler for organisational growth, offering organisations a competitive advantage. To stay ahead and grow in today’s ever evolving marketplace, organisations need to be innovative, agile and flexible; we help our customers achieve this.We focus on providing reliable and sustainable ICT services without significant technology related risk. Ensuring that our solutions are tailor-made to our customer’s needs, is the foundation of our approach. Striving to create efficiencies in business processes and reduce time spent performing manual administrative processes, by providing ICT solutions, support and knowledge.We aim to assist our customers to enhance communication, collaboration and transparency across their organisation, which we believe allows a more integrated and co-ordinated level of effectiveness and efficiency.What we doOur goal is to positively contribute to our customers’ value chain through sustainable strategic relationships. The solutions we provide are designed and implemented according to each customer’s ICT requirements in order to position technology as an enabler in achieving organizational strategic objectives. We have a transparent and integrated approach in solution provisioning across the strategic, tactical and operational competencies, while remaining technology agnostic. Show less

  • Executive Director

    Oct 2018 - now

  • Regional Branch Manager - KZN

    Sept 2018 - Sept 2018