Ochai Adejoh

National B2B Manager (Residential
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National B2B Manager (Residential

Lagos
2022.03-2023.05(a year)
Key Responsibilities ➢ Achieve or exceed quarterly and annual sales targets by developing and executing effective territory plans ➢ Recruit, hire, train, and manage a high-performing team of sales professionals ➢ Monitor individual and team performance against objectives, taking corrective action as needed to ensure attainment of goal ➢ Develop strong relationships with key customers and influencers within assigned territories ➢ Understand customer needs and requirements and communicate them back to the organization ➢ Stay up-to-date on industry trends and competitor activity in order to effectively position company solutions ➢ Prepare accurate and timely reports documenting sales activities, pipeline development, and forecasted revenue ➢ Manage expenses within approved budget ➢ Provide input into the development of marketing programs and collateral ➢ Attend trade shows and other events as needed ➢ Serve as a positive role model for the sales team, exhibiting ethical behavior and professional conduct at all times ➢ Perform other duties as assigned Core Accomplishments: ✓ Initiated & Signed MoU to power retail businesses across Nigeria (Pharmacies, Hospitals, Laboratories& Betting Companies) ✓ Partnered with over 10 commercial banks, cooperatives & microfinance banks for solar project financing.

Business Development Manager

Nigeria
2020.09-2022.02(a year)
Key Responsibilities: ➢ Providing strategic leadership for sales of ESS. ➢ Developing channels across the country - B2G, B2B & B2C. ➢ Collaborated with business development, marketing, and product departments on the creation of competitive concept proposals. ➢ Developed new service offerings based on detailed and documented insights into market and client needs. ➢ Managed and maintained a structured analysis of target markets, clients, and documentation in the CRM system. ➢ Provided market intelligence and feedback to regional teams on the market, industry, and competitors’ developments. ➢ Built and maintained relationships with key contacts at potential clients, consulting companies, and partners in order to get access to new opportunities. ➢ Developed and oversaw marketing functions to identify key marketing strategies for successful new customer acquisition and sales growth. ➢ Prospected potential new clients and turned them into increased avenues of businesses. Core Accomplishments & Achievements: ✓ Negotiated the largest design and production contract to date: a 1-year exclusivity agreement worth USD 1.5 million. ✓ Boosted company revenue by 30% during the first year of employment ✓ Researched and built relationships with 20+ new clients by planning approaches and pitches. ✓ Helped sales representative grow their territory sales by 20% ✓ Developed relationships with senior decision makers (incl. CEOs, CFOs, VPs) with potential clients. ✓ Worked closely with SVP and GM to develop customer acquisition strategies to obtain maximum sales volume and profitability. ✓ Generated 53% of company revenue for 2021 and 68% of company revenue for January - August 2022. ✓ Maintained personal performance including contact databases, activity reporting, and sales forecasts.

Head

Lagos State
2017.09-2020.08(3 years)
Key Responsibilities: ➢ Responsible for the day-to-day running of the business with a particular emphasis on sales and market development. Making sure that the business continues to grow by way of acquiring new customers whilst maintaining its existing customer base. ➢ Identifying, developing, and directing the implementation of business strategy. ➢ Cultivating the company’s reputation in the market & with customers & suppliers. ➢ Involved in planning & organizing the organization’s activities to achieve targets. ➢ Responsible for the profit & loss of the business. ➢ In charge of leading, motivating, and developing the sales team. ➢ Liaising with officials of government departments and regulatory bodies. ➢ Managing multi-disciplined teams and resolving any conflicting priorities. ➢ Developing business plans and preparing comprehensive business reports. ➢ Improving margins and maintaining high-quality service to customers ➢ Reviewing, refining, and developing the strategy and direction of the company. ➢ Building client relationships that result in revenue and profitability growth. Responsible for the company’s health and safety and legislative adherence Core Accomplishments & Achievements: ✓ In three years, we were able to impact over 120,000 people by providing access to clean electricity via the Azuri AI system. ✓ We attracted an equity investment of $26M from Marubeni Inc.–aJapanese company. ✓ We were awarded a grant of 225,000 pounds by DFID in 2018 for a pilot project. ✓ We created social media handles – Facebook etc. as a platform for digital marketing. ✓ We became the market leader in the renewable energy sector – solar innovation & service in sub- Saharan Africa. ✓ We were able to secure a partnership with the Federal Government of Nigeria and we deploy 20,025 SHS using a distributor within 7 months for phase 1 (beyond the grid) and phase two commenced in Q4, 2020 (Scale-up of 50,000). ✓ We executed Quad pilots across North, West & Middle belt & TV 120 in the South of the country ✓ We are tracking at a 7% default rate from our pay-go customers implying our customers are satisfied with Azuri products & services. ✓ We generated over $2.5M in revenue, with a customer base of 22,000 in three years of operation. ✓ I was able to solve the issue of chronic out-of-credit customers by introducing a revalidation strategy & more customer orientation approach via the customer service department. ✓ We have established four customer experience centers within the pilot location. ✓ We successfully executed market surveys for market viability before scaling up. We brought on board four distributors and commenced operations in 2018. ✓ We had conferences in Ivory Coast, Senegal, and Kenya & deployed 5000 units in the Kumasi area of Ghana

Key Accounts

Abuja
2009.12-2017.07(8 years)
Key Responsibilities: ➢ Responsible for governing the key accounts, and implementing access to medicines strategies through collaboration with key stakeholders – Government, HMOs, etc. ➢ Ensured value was created via successful project initiatives and innovative approaches. ➢ Setting targets for the key accounts ➢ Conduct viable projects that can translate to value. Making Novartis the healthcare partner of choice, and ensuring that Novartis products are included in the Hospital formulary. ➢ Develop key opinion leaders across the selected key accounts ➢ Grow the various accounts by regularly targeted and informative human capital development. Core Accomplishments & Achievements: ✓ I led the team and we grew sales across major brands by 50% within 2 years (2014 - 2016) ✓ I developed the oncology market with a growth of over 200% versus previous years (promoted tokey accounts manager – covered in Sept 2014 edition of Novartis oncology magazine) ✓ I’m the only sales representative in my time that worked & delivered across all business units of Novartis within a period of 4 years (2010 – 2014) & was promoted to key accounts & market access manager as a result (promoted antihypertensive, antimalarial, analgesics, etc.) ✓ I enlisted new products in the hospital formulary – Oncology drugs, specialty medicines & OTC ✓ I led the execution of many key account projects – Executive MBA for hospital top management ✓ Novartis was rated second best to GSK in the access to medicine index within the period. ✓ We conducted inventory training; inventory management supports for the hospital pharmacies. Example: Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria & National Hospital Abuja. ✓ We conducted free testing on world disease campaign days. Example: Hypertension, Diabetes & Eye disorders by partnering with eye clinics & others. ✓ We recruited new & viable key accounts like public-private partnerships. An example is the Nisa Hospital Group ✓ I worked with the sales teams to deliver on the set targets. ✓ I led the Novartis team in partnering with chain Pharmacies. Example: Health Plus, Med plus to make Novartis brand more accessible. ✓ I played a key role in the collaboration with payer networks & HMOs to stock Novartis products at selected hospitals.

National Service

Nigeria
2007.01-2009.01(2 years)
Public sector experience ✓ Public Administration, Research & Logistics. ✓ State & Local Government Constituency Interactions. ✓ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Advocacy.

Educational experience

University of Jos

MBA
2011.01-2014.01(3 years)

Engineering
2001.01-2006.01(5 years)
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