Samuel Chiedozie Nwagbaraocha is a Business Development Manager in information Technology with interest to the oil and gas sector and has demonstrated in the last couple of years that he is a personality to be reckoned with. Imbued with skills that include customer orientation, strategic relationship development, cultivating business partnerships, and amplifying profit channels, Samuel has delivered top-notch services to the various organizations where he has worked. He currently plies his trade with Preciousgate Technological Limited as the Deputy General Manager.
He graduated from the Nnamdi Azikiwe University in 2012 with a Second Class Upper in Electronics and Computer Engineering. He began his career at Manifold Enterprise Solution in 2014 where he worked as an IT Hardware Engineer. He soon transitioned from IT to sales department and became a Sales Executive. This was as a result of his passion for sales. One of his success strategies was to deliver an exceptional level of service to each customer by listening to their concerns and answering their questions professionally.
Through focus and hard work, he became the Oil and Gas Sales Lead and drove the company strategies with a view to executing company vision and targets across the sector. He critically analyzed the effectiveness of sales, methods, costs and results for growth. He constantly monitored the competitive landscape and market condition to identify new opportunities, issues and risks in order to recommend tactical strategies.
He has developed and maximized channel partner relationships, especially social referral partnerships. To the advantage of the company, he always explored opportunities for growth. He leveraged industry competitors and product knowledge trends to shape value-added solutions and approaches. He also proactively identified and solved complex strategy problems that impacted sales management and business directions. Effectively analyzing growth opportunities for business, recognizing customer desires and properly defining the market, coupled with the other strategies, eventually resulted in 27% improved company profitability in his role as Sales Lead.
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Samuel incorporates diligence, hard work and commitment into executing his responsibility. He migrated to Edge Base Technologies Limited in 2018. Through his passion, skills and hard work, he was promoted from Deputy Sales Manager Oil and gas to Sales Manager within a short time.
As Sales Manager, he was saddled with the task of increasing the market share in existing markets. He developed and maintained a database of potential and existing customers, secured new business in accordance with set targets and processes. He also maximized new business opportunities. Samuel achieved a sales target of $4,890,000 by actively engaging players in the sector and effectively closing deals.
Samuel continues to pursue learning opportunities to advance knowledge as a senior team member. He has participated in several training and professional certifications programmes in IT Infrastructure, IT Service Management, Effective Sales Training, Motivo Training and Power Development, Up Workstation Technical, VMware Sales Professional, Managed Print Solution, Certified Cisco Business Analyst, Marketing Analytics, Customer Engagement, Digital Marketing 2020, Leadership and Management, Advanced Business Development (Communication and Negotiation), and Management and Leadership (Leading a Team), among others. Among his notable awards are Best Salesman at Manifold Computers Limited, and Award for the Most Outstanding Performance at Edge Base Technologies Limited. He is a devoted family man.
