Gill Jones

Senior Sales Leader and Sales Head with extensive experience leading both sales and customer experience teams.

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Johannesburg, South Africa

Studied Sales and Marketing at Damelin

Information Technology & Services

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Joined September 11, 2024

Skills

Languages

English

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About

Results-oriented professional with over 25 years of experience in sales management, sales enablement, and customer experience research. Proven expertise in marketing and business development for high-value pursuits in the supply chain and ICT sectors across Africa, UK and Europe. Excellent communicator with a talent for interpreting complex problems and applying strategic thinking to drive sales, Go-To-Market strategies, and customer centricity. Passionate about building and leading successful teams, contributing significantly to revenue growth. A change agent skilled in driving sales, sales enablement and improvement initiatives, fostering cross-functional synergies. Demonstrates a strong commitment to work, a can-do attitude, and excellent interpersonal skills.

Experience

DataNoble

Apr 2022 – Aug 2024

Remote

Chief Operating Officer

As COO and a member of the EXCO Leadership Team, reporting to the CEO, my main responsibilities are to lead the team of researchers and running of the business from a sales and operational perspective.

Netstar

Jun 2017 – Feb 2022

Johannesburg

General Manager Commercial Sales

As the Senior Manager of the Business Channel Segment, reporting to EXCO, my role was to: Build and develop the Commercial Business B2B segment, through sales expansion projects to grow the market through the national team of twenty-five sales consultants, three Sales Managers and nine Branch Managers, who reported under my segment structure to achieve the company’s revenue targets. Drive inflow and reduce churn across the Business Segment base ensuring continuous improvement initiatives and aligning performance management metrics. Report progress on budgets in accordance with the business growth requirements. National travel to build and maintain top revenue client and employee relationships. Manage all sales resources in line with budget requirements.

Education

Damelin

Jan 1996 – Jan 1997

Marketing Management, Sales and Marketing