John Arden (JA)

Experience

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  Shell

  Mar 2012 - Sept 2012

  Internship

  - Built a basic understanding on networking and telephony by activating network/telephone ports and terminating network cables- Manned the service help-desk for the network team, logging client complaints and delivering first level support for network and desktop systems.- Moved on to on-field assignments, being dispatched as the service technician to resolve user technical issues at their office.

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  The Mart Networks Group

  Feb 2014 - Feb 2022

  OEM Product Channels: Sophos, Netgear, Honeywell, 24Online, QNAP, Favill, Edgecore, Ray, iiyama, & Zycoo.Infrastructure solution, Server, StorageClientele & Portfolio Size- Boasting a clientele of high profile organizations across diverse industries; NNPC, Spectranet, Lafayette MFB, Cyberspace, Arit of Africa, and more- More than 100+ active customers in my sales portfolio and a healthy pipeline for upselling and cross-sellingSales & Channel Growth- Over $2 million in hardware sales to-date.- Over $80,000 worth of Netgear products in retail sales alone in 2017.- Grew the Netgear channel by over 70%, achieving profitability in 10 months.- Grew the QNAP channel by 40%, and closed deals as high as $30,000.Strategic Management- Delivering the monthly and annual operating plan focusing on achievement of growth objectives including market share, revenue, profit, and ROI for all product channels.- Acting as Product Evangelist to drive awareness externally while building strong partnerships with top resellers in “Computer Village” (the largest IT products hub in Nigeria).- Planning, implementing and evaluating product promotional initiatives to ensure they are consistent with the product strategy and communication.- Developing product pricing and branding positioning strategies to meet revenue and profitability targets. Show less

  • Sales Product Manager (Key Account)

    Jan 2015 - Feb 2022

  • IT Sales Admin

    Feb 2014 - Dec 2015
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  Tenece Professional Services

  Jul 2022 - Feb 2024

  Enterprise Sales Manager (Fintech)

  - Selling Infrastructure solutions, Server & Storage. OEM products like; Cisco, Sophos, Imperva WAF & DAM, Redhat, Palo Alto, Ubiquiti, HP, Fortinet & AWS. etc- Responsible for prospecting customers in the Fintech vertical. E.g (Fair Money, Piggytech Global Limited, Paystack, Xpress Payments, Coral Pay and Moniepoint). - Developing sales Strategies within the same vertical. - Generating Sales.- Ensure Sale of new products across my accounts. - Maintaining strong business relationships with the prospects and customers. - Closing deals. Show less

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  Samsung Electronics

  Mar 2024 - now

  Enterprise Business Manager - West Africa

  Increasing Consumer Electronics Sales Business via Enterprise Business Team(EBT) and B2B platform• Build and solidify relationships in the Enterprise Business space • Build a Channel for Samsung Monitors. • Expand the Channel for Monitor Business. * Retail Expansion(POS)• Sustain monthly revenue generation based on management plan for Enterprise Business. • Partner/ Distribution Management and Coordination to drive more business opportunities for Samsung