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Huawei Technologies Limitada
- Retail Manager
2011 - maintenant
Huawei Technologies Limitada is a subsidiary of Huawei Technologies Ltd with
Headquarters in China and a Branch office in Luanda. Huawei Technologies Ltd is a
Manufacturer and supply of telecommunication equipments and provider of
Solution to Mobile Operators and government sectors such Ministry of
Telecommunications, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Finance, Ministry
Construction, Ministry of Transports and Network providers. The company has 3
different business sectors as follows: Consumer business, Enterprise business and
Operator business
I work in Device department which deals with operator and consumer business in
terms of Huawei mobile phones, MBB and Home devices such as Routers, TV box
appliances, and fixed phones.
My role involves leading a team of 15 Promoters fixed in different stores , 30
Merchandisers visiting 4 to 8 stores per day , 1 trainining Manager and 1 Retail
Assistant all working under my supervision. Apart from managing team, I am
responsible for PSI reports, selection of shops for branding, giveaway support,
construction of experience and wholesale shops, collection of sell out data from our
partners, production of POSM materials, conduct promotional activities, recruiting,
punishing and firing, conduct trainings and weekly meeting with the Field Force
Team and also including policy and purchasing decisions as shown below:
* Planning and implementing advertising campaigns and branding strategies. ;
* Hiring, training and overseeing staff. ;
* Setting KPI s as an evaluation measure for team ;
* Conduct product and sales ability trainings to promoters and merchandisers
* Distribute tasks to the field force team and collect feedback
* Key contact person to respond all retail data and other related issues with HQ and
Regional office
* Prepare and present weekly reports to local management team
* Maintain relationship and keep record of customer contacts
* Attending international and local meetings and trainings provided by Huawei
Technologies Limitada
* Participate in the selection of suppliers
* Budget planning and execution of activities ;
* Making plans for the production of promotion materials ;
* Management of promotion materials and giveaways from warehouse to customers
* Planning and conducting road show and in-store promotions activities
* Maintain Huawei image by shop branding and increasing shop coverage.
* Achieving sales targets ;
* Preparing timesheets, collection, check and send them to outsourcing for salary
payment for the promoters and merchandisers
* Installation and Implementation of iRetail system for promoters and merchandisers
* Overseeing a major contract to provide mobile phones to a nationwide media
company
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Trevi Construction Company
- Office Manager
2010 - 2011
is an Italian Company with history in construction of big
projects in all over the world and during the Construction of LNG Plant in Soyo the
company won a tender as a subcontractor of Bechtel to supply equipments and spare
parts that were needed for the project such as Soilmecs used for drilling. During that
time the Company set up an office in Luanda as the Branch office and a field office in
Soyo.
I was appointed to look after the Luanda Branch office and reporting to the Country
representative / Chief Financial officer based on the company requirements as below
mentioned points:
* Liaised with landlord for the office building contract , maintenance and rental
payments
* Liaised with HQ as the key contact person for Luanda office and as well with LNG
project office in Soyo
* Controlled all shipments with the shipping company for the clearance and delivery of
goods into the warehouse
* Warehouse stock management and movement of goods to project site
* Provided financial weekly report to the Chief Financial office
* Management of drivers for the pickup of expatriates from Airport to Company Guest
house and made arrangements for all international flights and local flights for the
expatriates during their arrival into Angola and their departure to their respective
countries
* International and local flight schedule update provided to the management team
* Controlled all company vehicles by introducing car logs ,fuel, maintenance, insurance
and road tax payments
* Ordering stationaries and equipments such as printers, scanners, photo copying
machines, furniture's cleaners and cooks
* Maintained record of all shipments and updated the shipping status report to the
management team
* Issued cash advance and pocket money to the expatriates
* Maintained Petty Cash report and provided weekly reports to the Chief financial
officer
* Management of timesheets and salary payments for the local staff
* Prepared all necessary documents for ordinary and work visa applications
submission to SME and Angolan embassy in the country of origin of applicant by fax.
* Purchased all material requested by Field engineers ;
* Customer service and sales
* Cash handling
* Project managing ;
* Organizing and overseeing weekly team meetings ;
* Attended business meetings with clients
* Issued cheques to be certified by the banks for the payment of government taxes
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Crosstech SA
- Office Manager
2008 - 2010
Crosstech SA is a commercial company and subsidiary of Foundation Swiss of Demining
(FSD) with Headquarters' in Swiss, Geneva. Crosstech SA, provides equipments and
services to mining and demining companies and won a contract with SOMIPA Sarl which
won tender with ENDIAMA for Diamond exploration in Bie province, Angola and
Crosstech SA was contracted as a Service provide to SOMIPA Sarl for landmine clearance
in the assigned areas before the start of project
Based on the requirements of company and customer, my main roles were as follows:
* Liaised with landlord for the office building contract , maintenance and rental
payments
* Liaised with HQ as the key contact person for Luanda office, field team and
customers
* Controlled all air and sea shipments with the shipping company for the clearance
and delivery of goods into the warehouse
* Warehouse stock management and movement of goods to project site
* Provided financial weekly report to the account department based in Manila,
Philippines
* Management of drivers for the pickup of expatriates from Airport to Company Guest
house and made arrangements for all international flights and local flights for the
expatriates during their arrival into Angola and their departure to their respective
countries
* Updated International and local flight schedule to the management team
* Controlled all company vehicles by introducing car logs ,fuel, maintenance, insurance
and road tax payments
* Ordering stationaries and equipments such as printers, scanners, photo copying
machines, furniture's cleaners and cooks
* Maintained record of all shipments and updated the shipping status report to the
management team
* Issued cash advance and pocket money to the expatriates
* Maintained Petty Cash report and provided weekly reports to the Chief financial
officer
* Management of timesheets and salary payments for the local staff
* Prepared all necessary documents for ordinary and work visa applications
submission to SME and Angolan embassy in the country of origin of applicant by fax.
* Kept record of contacts of expatriates employees and visa control schedule
* Purchased all material requested by Field Technicians ;
* Customer service and sales
* Cash handling
* Project managing ;
* Organizing and overseeing weekly team meetings
* Attended business meetings with clients ;
* Issued cheques to be certified by the banks for the payment of government taxes
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Equipments & Control
- Internal Sales Coordinator
2007 - 2008
Equipments & Control is an International company with Headquarters in USA and a
Branch office in Luanda representing Emerson Process Management with its
headquarters in France. Equipments & Control provide services to Oil & Gas industry
with Pressure meters, Transmitters, Valves and pulps to Chevron, Esso, Sonangol,
SBM, BP and Total.
The following were the main roles I took:
* Handled Total EP account ;
* Received Request for Quotation (RFQ) and Purchasing Orders (PO)
* Send RFQ to Emerson Processing Management for Quotation and receive
feedback
* Prepared RFQ summary and forward to Total EP and make follow up
* Received PO from customer and communicate with Emerson Processing
Management for production
* Received delivery dates from factory and inform customer and make all
necessary arrangements for the clearance with the shipping company
* Kept record of all RFQ's and PO's in hard and electronic files
* Inform the finance department with document proof to invoice customer based
on the PO delivered to their warehouse
* Visited purchasing and engineering departments to follow up on the delayed
Purchasing Orders as well as to hear from their concerns related to business
* Identified other potential customers and introduce them to the Sales
Management Team
* Work close with the Sales Manager ;
* Identified other suppliers from outside country for supply of other non Emerson
Processing Management equipments based on the specifications requested by
customers
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Chemonics International
- Provincial Health Coordinator
Brest
2006 - 2007
Chemonics International Inc is an American Global non Governmental Organisation
and in Angola won a project with USAID with a project name as ``Essential Health
Services'' for Malaria, Reproductive Health, TB, and HIV with the Ministry of Health
where I was employed as a Provincial Health Coordinator and took the following
responsibilities.
* Participated in the action plan and coordination of the essential health services as a
project for USAID
* Took the responsibility of assisting the technical staff in the Coordination and
implementation of all Project- training
* Coordinated with provincial and municipal public health authorities and local
NGO's/CSOs as needed to facilitate the implementation of Project activities
* Made periodic but frequent visits to all sites of EHS implementation be they health
facilities, Municipal or Provincial departments of health or local communities
* Took the responsibility for the expeditious execution of all field activities according
to the work plan-that is to be sure that all activities that have been designated for
implementation are actually occurring within the time frame stipulated
* Monitored the implementation of standards of quality service delivery at selected
health centres and health post, measuring all aspects of service delivery against
standards Based Management and Recognition (SBM/R)standards, providing on -
the job training and mentoring to health facilities and posts, as needed
* Assisted the technical staff in monitoring of all provincial activities, including data
collection and analysis
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Grinaker Sarl Angola
- Electrical Team Supervisor
2004 - 2006
Grinaker Sarl is a South African Civil Construction Company and had several big projects
in Angola such as construction of triple A main building and work shop, Sonair Hanger
and Canteen, MBW car stand building.
* Managed to interpret big and complicated electrical drawings for big projects and
directed the electrical team for Concrete slab/surface tubing,
wiring,cabling,trunking, power skirting, power pole, Db Mounting/installation
* Received instructions from the site electrical engineer and inform the team for any
corrections/changes
* Monitored work, controlled all the equipments such as Electrical machines and
electrical materials
* Acted as a site Electrical Engineer and responded to all issues pertaining to the
project
* Prepared progressive reports to the site Electrical Engineer on the material used and
made request for all material
* Attended site meetings with site engineers and consultants
* Participated in monthly staff meetings concerning the progress of the project ;
* Kept attendance record of electrical team ;
* Team management and distribution of tasks to more than 25 artisans
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Jesuits Refugee Service
- Health Team Core Facilitator
1998 - 2002
Jesuits Refugee Service is an international Catholic Organization with the mission to
Accompany, Serve and Advocate on behalf of refugees and other forcibly displaced
persons in the areas of education, Healthcare, emergency assistance, livelihood activities
and social services
* Took the leadership in elaborating the proposals to the project director for the
health program funding
* Participated in UN and other implementing agencies for staff meetings and health
task force meetings
* Attended to several in-service and out-service workshops sponsored by Jesuits
refugee service
* Conducted weekly and monthly staff meetings and distributed tasks to each health
team member
* Compiled reports into one report and delivered a monthly report to the Director
* Contributed plans to both the community and organization for HIV/AIDS awareness,
caring,
* Counselling, awareness, and identification of HIV/AIDS patients through training and
