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Thobela Sotshononda

Thobela Sotshononda

Sales And Customer Service Representative
Cape Town

Summary

Enthusiastic Sales and Customer Service professional with expertise in communication and negotiating. Driven to provide superior quality customer service. Innovative in leveraging extensive knowledge of products and services as well as creating solutions for customers to drive loyalty, retention and revenue. Highly adept at training, managing, coaching and mentoring sales and customer service associates with talent for interacting with staff at all levels of organization and public.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate

Work History

Ad Moderator

Gumtree Au
08.2024 - Current

Reviewed and moderated user-generated ads to ensure compliance with Gumtree Australia’s policies, community guidelines, and legal requirements.

  • Identified and removed fraudulent, misleading, duplicate, or prohibited listings to maintain platform safety and integrity.
  • Assessed ads for accuracy, appropriate categorisation, and quality before approval or rejection.
  • Investigated reports from users regarding suspicious content, scams, or policy violations and took appropriate action.
  • Ensured ads met standards for language, tone, imagery, and lawful content (e.g., restricted items, copyright rules, regulated goods).
  • Communicated with users professionally to provide feedback on ad rejections, required changes, or policy clarifications.
  • Escalated high-risk or complex cases to senior moderation teams when needed.
  • Worked with internal teams (trust & safety, customer support) to improve moderation processes and reduce policy breaches.
  • Maintained high productivity and accuracy targets in a fast-paced digital environment.
  • Protected user safety by proactively spotting emerging scam trends and reporting them internally.

Contact: Zeenat (Team Leader) 074 589 8441

Customer Service Consultant

WNS, Allstate Insurance
Cape Town
11.2022 - 07.2023
  • Service to customers will include inbound/outbound calls and call transfers for service transactions.
  • Completes customer's transactional requests as provided by caller.
  • Employs probing questions and actively listens to customer issues or questions, showing interest and compassion and displaying empathy for the caller's situation.
  • Demonstrates accuracy in processing changes to customer policies based on the information provided and identifies opportunities requiring a transfer to a licensed representative.
  • Actively listens to customer issues or questions, showing interest and compassion and displaying empathy for the caller's situation.
  • Verify coverage for customers or verify that policy changes were made and provide proof of evidence of insurance documents to customers where coverage previously was bound by a licensed representative.
  • Remain current on new marketing campaigns in order to respond appropriately to marketing related inquiries using all available resource.
  • Reason for leaving: Seeking Stability or Better Work Environment

Contact: Bronwyn (Team Leader) - 064 238 9884

Outbound Sales Consultant

Sanlam
02.2022 - 05.2022
  • Selling products telephonically.
  • Adherence to quality and compliance processes to minimize business risk.
  • Managing of quality & compliance against benchmarks to minimize business risk, with the client in mind.
  • Adapt and change to fit in with changing business operational requirements.
  • Resolve complaints and objections.
  • Build and maintain good client relationships.
  • Managing the information regarding new products, rate changes, rulings, training updates etc.
  • Keep abreast of developments and trends in the industry – self learning.
  • Ensure commitment to the FAIS Fit & Proper qualification requirements.
  • Reason for leaving: Medical
  • Leveraged CRM software to track leads, manage contacts, and analyze data for improved performance outcomes.

Contact: Lorieta Stoutman (Team Leader) - 076 163 2638

Direct Loan Agent

Capitec Bank
03.2018 - 11.2021
  • Evaluate credit worthiness by processing loan applications and documentation within specified limits.
  • Assist clients with general banking related queries relating to products and services.
  • Gather, capture and update client information.
  • Discuss client's financial status and methods of payments for their credit needs.
  • Offer an arrangement that is in the best interests of the client.
  • Maintain an active knowledge base of all the organization's loan products and an understanding of the requirements of each product.
  • Complete loan contracts and counsel clients on its policies and restrictions.
  • Go the “extra mile” to build trust relationships, customer loyalty and satisfaction throughout the process, and keep the client updated.
  • Cold call existing clients, uninterested applicants, new clients.
  • Reason for leaving: Better Opportunity

Contact: Gino Goodall (Team Leader) - 0860667789/ 0738483140

Outbound Sales Consultant

RCS
03.2017 - 12.2017
  • Calling and selling financial products to clients through generated leads.
  • Deliver exceptional service that exceeds customer's expectations and make memorable memories.
  • Maximise cross selling opportunities and strengthen client relationship.
  • Enter all qualified leads into the sales pipeline and follow up daily.
  • Adheres to internal, regulatory and legislative governances to ensure quality business and mitigate risk.
  • Delivers on daily production standards and adheres to service and quality standards.
  • Reason for leaving: Better Opportunity

Contact: Zeenat Dennis (Team Leader) - 0616556587

Sales Consultant

Cell C
01.2015 - 08.2016

Sales and services

  • Ensure all clients are welcomed in a professional manner
  • Build and maintain relationships with customers.
  • Ensure a professional image is portrayed during all interactions with customers.
  • Ensure all orders, forms, applications and requests are processed without delay.
  • Ensure all requests and unresolved issues are directed to the designated resource without delay.
  • Ensure accurate management of customers' accounts.
  • Ensure a detailed audit trail of all customer interactions and transactions are easily accessible.
  • Ensure a detailed record is maintained of all inquiries, comments and complaints and actions taken.
  • Ensure effective administration management.
  • Reason for leaving: Contract Ended

Contact: Siyanda Mapasa (Manager) – 0847771287

Education

National Diploma - Information Technology

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

National Senior Certificate - Grade 12

Thomas Ntaba Senior Secondary

Skills

Microsoft: 2016

Certification

[Area of expertise] License - [Timeframe]

Accomplishments

  • Collaborated with team of 10 in the development of AI collaborated moderation.

Work Availability

monday
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Timeline

Ad Moderator

Gumtree Au
08.2024 - Current

Customer Service Consultant

WNS, Allstate Insurance
11.2022 - 07.2023

Outbound Sales Consultant

Sanlam
02.2022 - 05.2022

Direct Loan Agent

Capitec Bank
03.2018 - 11.2021

Outbound Sales Consultant

RCS
03.2017 - 12.2017

Sales Consultant

Cell C
01.2015 - 08.2016

National Senior Certificate - Grade 12

Thomas Ntaba Senior Secondary

National Diploma - Information Technology

Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Thobela SotshonondaSales And Customer Service Representative