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BusinessDevelopmentManager
ABDULLAI YUSHAW

ABDULLAI YUSHAW

Business Development Manager
Accra

Summary

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Creative Business Development Manager with an impressive track record of improving sales and growing the company's customer base. Innovative program management, strategic planning, and team leadership skills. Successful team builder with exceptional communication abilities.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
2
2
Languages

Work History

Business Development Manager

JP Jozeba Company Limited Accra
Accra
09.2019 - Current
  • Reached out to potential customers via telephone, email and in-person inquiries.
  • Consistently performed among top 5% of salespeople on team yearly
  • Increased company revenue by over 100% for 2 years
  • Managed, coached, and developed team of 10+ direct sales
  • Identified and successfully penetrated new purchasing areas within assigned accounts
  • Developed vertical sales approach leading to 10% increase in customer base
  • Improved internal sales processes and technology trends to streamline efforts
  • Coordinated innovative strategies to accomplish marketing objectives and boost long-term profitability.

Relationship Manager

Bank of Africa Ghana Limited
Accra
09.2014 - 08.2019
  • Acquired more than 500 new retail clients through developing professional relationships based on trust, empathy, credibility, and ethical conduct
  • Every month, booked more than 20 loans for clients, exceeding targets of 15
  • Actively involved in team recruitment and mentoring 4 new hires
  • Raised more than $5m in cash deposit and generate $226,900+ in pipeline within 4 months
  • Created vertical sales strategy, which resulted in 20% increase in customer base
  • Generated new business and referral clients in partnership with financial advisors and branch team.
  • Worked with IT and HR departments to facilitate communication and deliver personalized solutions to customers.

Business Development Intern

Ghana Standards Authority
Accra
08.2012 - 07.2013
  • Completed four market research projects and discovered 115 counterfeit products on market
  • Analyzed data for more than 20 audit firms on procedure conformity
  • Assisted business development team and achieved contracts worth 100,000 dollars on product certification within one year
  • Collaborated with teammates to develop advertising collateral and sales presentations.
  • Managed 7 projects for firms, worked independently to complete product certification process
  • Acquired more than 100 new clients in office to certify their products for GSA logo.

Education

Bachelor's degree - Social And Development Administration

University For Development Studies
Wa,Ghana
08.2008 - 07.2012

Diploma - Accounting And Business Management

Simms Commercial College
Kumasi,Ghana
06.2004 - 07.2007

Skills

    Networking, Negotiation

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Accomplishments

  • 125 companies were acquired to pass through product certification over a year with the Ghana Standards Authority and eliminated 35 fake products from Ghanaian shopping malls
  • Improved customer retention value by 45% at Bank of Africa
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • By establishing a brand new strategy for the account management program at the Bank of Africa with 7m dollars in cash in fixed deposit accounts

Software

MS Office tools

Google Analytics

Outbound Marketing

Social media marketing

Super Lotus Notes

Certification

Projct Mangement certified

Timeline

Projct Mangement certified

07-2022

Business Analyst-Harvard

09-2021

Financial Market Analyst-Yale

08-2021

Business Development Manager

JP Jozeba Company Limited Accra
09.2019 - Current

CPSP - Certified Professional Sales Person

05-2019

Relationship Manager

Bank of Africa Ghana Limited
09.2014 - 08.2019

Business Development Intern

Ghana Standards Authority
08.2012 - 07.2013

Bachelor's degree - Social And Development Administration

University For Development Studies
08.2008 - 07.2012

Diploma - Accounting And Business Management

Simms Commercial College
06.2004 - 07.2007
ABDULLAI YUSHAWBusiness Development Manager