RESUME FOR TAKURA LAWRENCE MANGUNDA

Address: Harare
Contact number +263 785 703 155 (whatsapp)
Email: [email protected]
D.O.B. 02 August 1974
Marital status Married with two children (Jemimah Tino 20 yrs, Ezra 18yrs )
Objective To leverage my strengths and competencies in growing my career in
Business Development being inspired by the challenge of pioneering new
markets and opportunities.
Summary I have great sales and inter-personal skills which have resulted in effective
relationship marketing over the last 19 years. This contributes greatly to my
ever growing sales in each project I have under taken.

In business my key strengths are my ability to learn quickly, versatility, good
interpersonal skills and the ability to think outside the box and on my feet
and explore alternative solution in any circumstance. I have strength in
logistics and general management as I have an ability to identify
opportunities and explore them. The economic situation in Zimbabwe has
resulted in multi-skilling as a survival skill. This has greatly benefitted me
as it gave me exposure in various areas of business.
Experience Operations Manager- GDI (Pvt) Ltd
June 2017 – Current

• Supervise boat constructions
• Supervise all carpentry
• Supervise all steel work
• Supervise electricals
• Supervise all shipments of materials
• Procurement and Logistics for all materials from around the world

Technical & Sales – Africa Renewable Energy
July 2014 – May 2017
• Managing of Spares and Parts Division
• Solar PV grid tied sizing
• Solar PV grid tied installations
• Solar geyser installations on housing developments
• Solar LED lighting installations

• Sales- Domestic & Regional

Sales Manager, Christ Embassy, South Africa
January 2013 – June 2014
• Sales Strategy formulation and implementation for books and
audiovisual materials
• Managing a portfolio of 112 churches
• National sales road shows in all provinces.
• Business development – identification and opening of new markets
• Customer relationship Management
• Co-ordination of provincial sales team
• Compilation of sales reports
• Communicate strategy recommendations based on market feedback

Milestones

• Increased sales from R600,000 to R2.4 million in 11 months
• Awarded staff of the year in 2013, a new award introduced in
appreciation of the strides the department made.
• Increased individual account activity substantially and now 78% of
the 112 churches purchase monthly form an initial estimated 22%
• Monthly provincial road shows in all provinces.
Sales Executive, Inard Point of Sale, Zimbabwe
2004–December 2012
• Sales Strategy formulation and implementation
• Business development – identification and opening of new markets
• Sourcing and handling of all import logistics for point of sale
machines and software.
• Customer relationship Management
• Management of sales team

Accomplishments
● Became the largest supplier of Point of sale equipment in Zimbabwe.
Supplied and serviced machines for all branches of the 3 largest
retailers as well as smaller retail shops nationwide. Also supplied
major hotel group.

Claims Officer, Capitol Insurance Brokers
Harare — 1997
• Claims assessment and approval
• Processing and administration of claims
Claims Division, TA Holdings

Harare — 1992 – 1996

Positions held
Shares accounting clerk (1992 -1994)
Human Resources Officer (1994 – 1995)
Claims Officer in TA subsidiary Zimnat Insurance

• Processing of share allocations and share sales reconciliation.
• Claims assessment and approval
• Processing and administration of claims

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Producer – Legacy Productions
Harare — 1996 – 2012

• Production of documentaries for Television broadcasting
• Producer of BBN programme on ZTV
• Management of production teams
• Facilitating video production courses
• Floor Manager for production projects
• Development of alternative marketing media to increase sales for
teams. Developed Retail Ad and Park Ad as advertising media in
Zimbabwe.
• Introduced Banking Hall adverts for CBZ Bank
• Creation of audio adverts for Cairns Zimbabwe
• Vast experience in print media from design to printing process.
Education
• Diploma in Biblical Studies (Logos University in association
with Rhema Ministry Training Centre)
• City & Guilds Certificate-Electrical & Electronic
Engineering

Short Courses

• Insurance Fundamentals – India
• Business Management – Zimbabwe Institute of Management
• FEBA Radio broadcaster course
• Leadership Development Course – Haggai Institute, Hawaai
• Business Coaching – Success Factory SA

Skills ● Logistics management
● Team building
● People development
● Strategy development
● Great Entrepreneurial skills
● Good networking skills
References Professional Competencies

Eric Tshatedi
+27 74 078 2855

Gerard Demblon
+263 774 185 170

Arland& Elaine Stanley
+ 27 84 8149992

Pastor Dave Edden
+263 777 680 847