Richard Raphael

Managing Director at Blue Oak Personnel

City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

About

Experience

  • Managing Director at Blue Oak Personnel
    Feb 2013 - Present · 13 yrs 6 mos

    Blue Oak Personnel is a fresh and dynamic specialist recruitment agency within the Freight Industry. My role here is to represent our candidates in the best way possible in the market, all the while ensuring that our clients receive impeccable service and are offered the most relevant, screened and vetted CVs for their job specifications.

  • Sales Executive at Rohlig Grindrod
    Feb 2012 - Feb 2013 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Rohlig Grindrod is a name synonymous with success in the freight industry. My focus was on new business sales through cold calling, networking, tenders and client queries. I was awarded the newcomer of the year award for 2012 for my successful sales record in that year.

  • Business Development Consultant at C. Steinweg Bridge (Pty) Ltd
    Jul 2010 - Feb 2012 · 1 yr 8 mos

    Bridge Shipping is one of the largest exporters of containerised cargo in South Africa, their focus is mainly on the shipping of commodities such a bulk metals and minerals, tea and tobacco. Bridge started a Clearing and Forwarding division for general cargo which I joined mid 2010 as a Business Development Consultant. Here I was rather successful in bringing on New Business Sales and was awarded the Employee of the Year award for C&F in 2011.

  • Sales Manager at PCER
    Mar 2005 - Nov 2009 · 4 yrs 9 mos

    PCER is a specialist industrial electronics repair company. I was brought on board to grow the business through new business sales. Admittedly I was very green at this stage of my sales career, however through sheer determination I picked up good revenue results in no time. By 2007 I trained and managed 2 successful Sales Representatives within this business.