Thapelo Mpotokwane

Experience

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  News company botswana

  Aug 2012 - Oct 2012

  Photojournalist

  Photography for the gazette newspaper and Lapologa magazine

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  Bank Gaborone

  Oct 2012 - Mar 2013

  Procurement Assistant

  Procurement Assistant • Procurement of all required stationary • Preparation of quotations for customers• Formulation of strategies for procurement documents.

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  MultiChoice Group

  Mar 2013 - Dec 2014

  Social Media Coordinator
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  Defy Appliances

  Jan 2015 - Aug 2016

  Sales Marketing Assistant

  • Daily Sales Figure Compilations• Resolution of customer quiries • Follow up on outstanding Sales orders using SAP software.• Proposal and implementation of marketing strategies.• Procurement of promotional materials • Best sales team award 2015, 102% sales achievement rate

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  Huawei Technologies

  Jul 2016 - Aug 2017

  Retail Area Manager

  Device Retail Manager • Best Supervisor 2016 • Best sales achievement 2016 • Supervising 20 personnel within retail stores nation wide • Dealing with problems by providing creative and practical solutions • Daily sales compilations • Optimizing and overseeing operations to ensure efficiency • Sound financial management to ensure stores are profitable and within budget • Assist upper management in decisions for expansion

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  Kwesé

  Aug 2017 - Sept 2019

  Sales Representative

  • Direct sales forecasting and setting of performance goals accordingly• Apply research insights and to provide compelling advertising solutions• Establish plans and strategies to expand business via sales and marketing• Manage and maintain key business relationships• Preparation of action plans for effective sales leads and prospects• Assist in the development of and implementation of marketing plans as needed• Assist on responses on proposals ,preparation of pricing and creation of sales presentations. Show less

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  Blackbench Services

  Sept 2019 - Jan 2020

  Business Development

  -Following up new business opportunities and setting up meetings-Planning and preparing presentations on Powerpoint-Creation of new products for client uptake-Communicating new product developments to prospective clients-Overseeing the development of marketing literature-Writing reports-Providing management with feedback -Maintaining aquired relationships with clients.

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  First National Bank of Botswana Limited

  Jun 2020 - Sept 2022

  -Proactively seeking new business opportunities in the market.- Identification of client needs and suggest appropriate products and services -Relationship management and client servicing. -Cold calling of potential clients through calls and emails-Conversation of leads to sales through the branch network. -Coordination of marketing activities for workplace baking to increase education on products and services.-Data analysis to develop new strategies to increase profitability.-Meetings with clients to ensure a solid relationship.- Management of a portfolio of 60 schemes in various industries. (Minning,parastatals, retail)-Relationship building with internal stakeholders to ensure smooth transition of ecosystem banking. Show less

  • Business Development Specialist

    Jan 2020 - Sept 2022

  • Retail Junior Executive Commitee (EXCO) Member 2020/21/22

    Jun 2020 - Jun 2022
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  FNB Botswana

  Sept 2022 - now

  Business Development Manager