ADEDOTUN ADEMOWO
Business Development Manager
Dubai, UAE
Summary
To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Enthusiastic Finance and Business Development Manager eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
14
14
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Snr. Business Development Manager
FLATBOOK FZ
Dubai
01.2022 - Current
- Managed over 50 customer calls per day to existing and new prospects
- Increased sales by more than 20% after joining the company.
- Review both incoming and outgoing invoices from time to time
- Actively listened to customers' requests, confirming full understanding before addressing concerns.
- Worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately.
- Adhered to social distancing protocols and wore mask or face shield.
- Collaborated with team members to achieve target results.
- Used Microsoft Word and other software tools to create documents and other communications.
- Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources and presented results.
- Developed and implemented performance improvement strategies and plans to promote continuous improvement.
Business Development Manager
SOBHA GROUP
Dubai
11.2019 - 12.2021
- Reached out to potential customers via telephone, email and in-person inquiries
- Coordinated innovative strategies to accomplish marketing objectives and boost long-term profitability
- Developed and implemented favorable pricing structures balancing firm objectives against customer targets
- Collected data and performed customer needs analysis
- Partnered with business teams and IT personnel to align project goals with business strategy and define project milestones
- Completed and submitted monthly and yearly reports to support executive decision making
- Established relationships with key decision-makers within customer's organization to promote growth and retention
- Researched industry and marketplace trends to develop marketing solutions and enhance business operations
- Negotiated, prepared and signed contracts with clients
- Performed research to uncover potential target areas, markets and industries
Relationship Manager
AZIZI DEVELOPMENTS
Dubai
12.2015 - 11.2019
- Generated new business and referral clients in partnership with financial advisors and branch team
- Monitored issues carefully and reached out to customers to provide immediate resolution and maintain satisfaction
- Worked with clients relations and collection departments to facilitate communication and deliver personalized solutions to customers
- Maintained knowledge on banking products and distribution to provide optimal service support
- Communicated regularly with clients to understand needs, evaluate current product use and cross-sell new products
- Developed and cultivated lucrative relationships with both new and existing clients through effective communication and exemplary interpersonal skills
- Reviewed historical records, current operational data and forecasting information to identify and capitalize on system enhancement opportunities
Client Account officer
Emirates Vacation Club
Dubai
05.2014 - 07.2015
- Applied consultative approach and established script responses to overcome customer objections
- Tracked and maintained orders to guarantee prompt and successful delivery of merchandise to customers
- Collected and analyzed data to learn more about consumer behavior
- Communicated with approximately 40 clients daily to understand needs and explain product value
- Leveraged knowledge of company services, familiarity with industry competitors and persuasive communication style to prevent customers from ending or downgrading services
- Established close relationships with new small business prospects
- Developed and managed strong and growing pipelines of prospective small business customers
- Leveraged CRM to collect, organize and manage sales data and customer information
- Secured on-time payments and collected on delinquent accounts with tailored payment plans
- Maintained attitude of continuous improvement and competitive approach to sales benchmarks
- Monitored and tracked campaigns to determine effectiveness and future changes
- Attained deep and thorough knowledge of company's products and solutions to help accomplish mutual success and partnership between buyer and seller
- Utilized professional telephone skills and extensive knowledge of tourism industry to persuade customers to take advantage of company offerings
Education
Master of Business Administration - Finance
York St. John University
York , UK 09.2020 - 03.2021
Post Graduate - Data Science and Business Analytics
The University of Texas,McCombs School of Business
USA 02.2019 - 09.2020
Bachelor of Science - Economics
Olabisi Onabanjo University
Ogun State Nigeria 02.2007 - 09.2010
Associate of Science - Accountancy
Federal Polytechnic Ilaro
Ogun State Nigeria 05.2003 - 05.2005
High School Diploma -
West African Examination Council
Ogun State 06.1994 - 07.2000
Skills
Basic MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook) Skillsundefined
Timeline
Snr. Business Development Manager
FLATBOOK FZ
01.2022 - Current
Master of Business Administration - Finance
York St. John University
09.2020 - 03.2021
Business Development Manager
SOBHA GROUP
11.2019 - 12.2021
Post Graduate - Data Science and Business Analytics
The University of Texas,McCombs School of Business
02.2019 - 09.2020
Relationship Manager
AZIZI DEVELOPMENTS
12.2015 - 11.2019
Client Account officer
Emirates Vacation Club
05.2014 - 07.2015
Bachelor of Science - Economics
Olabisi Onabanjo University
02.2007 - 09.2010
Associate of Science - Accountancy
Federal Polytechnic Ilaro
05.2003 - 05.2005
High School Diploma -
West African Examination Council
06.1994 - 07.2000
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