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Wessel Smith

Wessel Smith

Territory Manager Commercial
Hartswater

Summary

Accomplished Sales Manager offering experience in developing and maximizing sales. Diligent in building and retaining accounts by providing support and attentive service. Expertise in marketing strategies, product promotion and customer satisfaction. Successful record of expanding network connections through persuasive brand imaging. Overall Successful Territory Manager bringing strong work ethic of exceeding product revenue and customer targets.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Territory Manager Commercial

Sumitomo Rubber SA
01.2021 - Current

· To meet designated region sales targets

Grow customer base

Continuous monitoring of sale achievements to seek out opportunities to fill gaps in the market to maximize sales.

· To ensure all service-related queries are carried out

Ensure that all customer complaints or queries are resolved in a timely manner by liaising with all the necessary stakeholders

· Customer Service

Assist and monitor customers marketing campaigns

Ensuring high levels of both internal and external customer satisfaction

Assist with sales marketing waves

Monitor turnover commitment of customers

Assist customer with DSP as well as the dealer portal

Assist customers with technical support

Ensuring that customers have sufficient credit limit to reach turnover targets

· Training customers and counterhands

Assist customers and counter heads with training.

Assist customers with DSP and dealer portal training

Assist in arranging relevant training to customers (Merseta Accreditation)

· Feedback of market information

Competitor pricing

New products

New product performance

Marketing activities

In-field Technical Service: Commercial

Sumitomo Rubber SA
01.2016 - 12.2020

· Technical support.

· General sales assistance to dealers

· Adhere to monthly/yearly targets & budgets

· Monitoring and reporting of test tyres, performance & standards

· Market Intelligence

· Field Performance monitoring & report

· Scraps & Survey analysis

· End user & Dealer Support

· Technical investigations

· Customer training

· Data capturing

· Fleet and Product Recommendations.

· Area Technical management

· Evaluate the performance of SRSA products at various customers.

· Provide accurate comprehensive feedback to Technical and Sales management.

· Provide a superior Technical support service to end-users.

· Product selection, performance monitoring, training, product evaluation and product testing. Value to end-user: lowest operational CPK.

Assistant Branch Manager

TrenTyre Hartswater
01.2010 - 12.2015

· Sales

· Survey’s / Scraps Analysis

· Standby & Breakdowns

· Stock Control

· On site supervisor (SAB & Coke)

· Creditors

· Debtors

· Adhere to monthly targets & budgets

Two Sons Transport

Fleet Manager
08.2007 - 12.2009

· Fleet management

· Schedule loads & services

· Standby & Breakdowns

· Stock Control & Order (Diesel, parts & tyres)

· Creditors

· General admin

Education

High School Diploma -

High School Hartswater
Hartswater
04.2001 -

Skills

Customer Relationship Management

Accomplishments

National TBR Territory Manager of the year 2023

ITS Technician of the year 2018

Dunlop Sales Branch of the year 2017

TrenTyre Branch of the year 2012

Timeline

Territory Manager Commercial

Sumitomo Rubber SA
01.2021 - Current

In-field Technical Service: Commercial

Sumitomo Rubber SA
01.2016 - 12.2020

Assistant Branch Manager

TrenTyre Hartswater
01.2010 - 12.2015

Two Sons Transport

Fleet Manager
08.2007 - 12.2009

High School Diploma -

High School Hartswater
04.2001 -
Wessel SmithTerritory Manager Commercial