Vitus Chinedu Okoye, Team Leader / Cargo Sales and Pricing Coordinator

Vitus Chinedu Okoye

Team Leader / Cargo Sales and Pricing Coordinator

Starlight Airlines

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Bachelor's degree, Economics
Experience
16 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :16 years, 8 Months

Team Leader / Cargo Sales and Pricing Coordinator at Starlight Airlines
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since February 2016

Responsibilities:
- Build up good relationship with service provider in the responsible field (i.e. ocean carriers, airlines, master co-loaders as application).
-Negotiate or assist in negotiation with key services providers in order to improve the pricing (cost structure).
-Suggest, assist in identify, setting up sales strategy Set up sales plan in order to archive sales target required by the company.
-Detailing sales action plan to ensure that the target will be achieved on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
-Support, motivate staff member to achieve individual and team target
-Supervise daily work of sales staff Liaise closely with our team sales Manager in solving daily performance some issues including discipline compliance, work attitude, etc.
- Monthly, Quarterly and Annual Market update report on new services, competitors, business opportunities, etc .
-Work closely with other job functions in the company to improve overall services level
-Immediate reporting of important issues (service, operational, HR) to direct senior level, propose solutions where possible.
-Handling of key accounts, prospects other duties reasonably relating to this position.

Achievements:
-Successfully lead my team of sales and marketing executives in a promotional campaign that resulted in increased sales of $120k within a month.
- Was happy to trained and developed a team of 3 new field sales executives who achieved their monthly sales targets by 70% within their first two months.

Cargo Sales Coordinator at Starlight Airlines
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • November 2013 to January 2016

-Manage and supervise a team of Cargo sales executive of an assigned sales area to enhance service level and productivity to accommodate for market development and capacity expansion.

-Enhance flight planning processes to drive for optimal revenue.
Coordinate between field sales and sales executive to ensure service level are met. Supplement field sales when necessary.

-Provide and improve after-sales support to cargo agents/forwarders. Attending calls and emails and responding each inquiry as per company’s standards.

-Coordinating with prospective and existing clients and making shipment booking in ERP system as well as ensuring that those booked shipments arrived safely, Coordinating with overseas agent and GSA’s for both import and export Air shipments.

-Coordinating with account team for invoicing and as well as with operation teams for the smooth execution of the shipments.

Achievements:
-Developed a network for distribution for a various product lines for my company.
- Developed new sales routes- Iran-2014, Juba-2015 and Finland -2016.
- Captured the Revenue market share for Dubai - Juba - Entebbe - Korea- Ethiopia routines.
- Developed a new system for generating sales leads which was implemented across our team and it’s resulted in a 35% improvement in sales performances.

Sales Executive and Assistant Logistic Coordinator at CGML middle-east LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2011 to August 2013

-I am responsible for fulfilling customer’s requirements by advising and guiding them (our clients) on maritime services procedures (container equipment, project cargoes, RORO and vessel chartering. air freight cargo's and transport).

- Selling and marketing of company’s products.
- Analyzing of marketing situation and filing of reports to pricing desk, coordinating with the pricing desk to ensure that the customer get the best rates and services.

-Following clients shipments by ensuring that his / her shipments arrives safely. Maintaining and developing relationships with existing customers via meetings,

-Visiting potential customers to prospect for new business and Acting as a contact between company and its existing and potential markets.

- Building and developing strong and productive relationships with business partners.

- Any other duties as assign by Supervisor.

Achievements:
-Developed break bulk services to Port Sudan from Dubai.
- Successful developed airfreight movement from Dubai to Kano airport in Nigeria.
- Annual Sales generated revenue increased to 40%.

Director Marketing and Logistics Coordinator at CVCO services Nigeria LTD
  • Nigeria
  • January 2007 to January 2011

-Am responsible in meeting customers’ requirements of logical issues of his /her shipments, advising customers on maritime services (equipment and transport), selling and marketing of company’s products.

- Developing of business plans for the profitability of the company.

- Generating and maintaining accounts and assigned segments through various sales activities (face to face sales calls, telephone calls, entertainment, sight inspections)

Achievements:
-Sales Revenue was increased up to 50%.
-New products was successful introduced which leads to growth of the company.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Economics
  • at University of Nigeria ,
  • January 2007

Specialized in political Economics

High school or equivalent, Social Sciences
  • at AJAO ESTATE HIGH SCHOOL
  • January 2002

Dates 1999-2002 Title of qualification awarded West African Senior School Certificate (WAEC) Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Social Sciences Name and type of organisation providing education and training AJAO ESTATE HIGH SCHOOL, ANTHONY VILLAGE, LAGOS, Nigeria.

High school or equivalent, Social Science
  • at ST CHARLES COLLEGE
  • September 1998

Level in national or international classification High School Diploma Dates 1995-1998 Title of qualification awarded Junior School Leaving Certificate Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Name and type of organisation providing education and training ST CHARLES COLLEGE, ONITSHA ANAMBRA, Nigeria. Level in national or international classification

High school or equivalent, Early Child Education
  • at AWADA PRIMARY SCHOOL
  • September 1995

Dates 1990-1995 Title of qualification awarded First School Leaving Certificate Principal subjects/occupational skills covered Name and type of organization providing education and training AWADA PRIMARY SCHOOL, OBOSI, ANAMBRA Nigeria

Specialties & Skills

Airlines
Customer Service
Marketing
Logistics Planning
MARKETING
PRICING
Coordination
Pricing
Team Leader

Languages

English
Expert

Hobbies

  • Sports(football)
    win Medals during my National youth services program.