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Kaleab Tekle

@kaleabtekle

I build merchant-payment ecosystems and digital distribution models that grow adoption, coverage, and commercial execution.

Ethiopia
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What I'm looking for

I’m open to conversations on merchant payments, mobile money, and digital commerce, particularly roles growing merchant ecosystems, digital transaction adoption, and route-to-market execution.

I lead Digital Distribution at Safaricom Ethiopia and build M-PESA’s merchant payments ecosystem, focused on merchant acquisition, usage, retention, and digital financial-services adoption.

Previously, I built the full route-to-market model for KEGNA Beverages’ greenfield brewery and led commerce digital transformation at HEINEKEN, including sales-force automation, master-data governance, and real-time commercial dashboards.

Across BGI Ethiopia, United Beverages, and Coca-Cola Beverages Africa, I have strengthened sales-force effectiveness, customer segmentation, distributor capability, route optimization, and national execution. At Coca-Cola, I led an electronic dealer survey across more than 12,000 outlets, achieved 23% growth in sales-force-automation KPIs, and developed new outlet-mapping and e-training approaches.

I bring a decade of commercial and distribution leadership to payments, treating adoption as a distribution problem. I’m open to conversations on merchant payments, mobile money, and digital commerce.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

KEGNA Beverages S.C logoKS

Route to Market Manager

Aug 2024 - Oct 2025 (1 year 2 months)

• Built the full RTM model for a greenfield brewery, covering channel strategy, coverage design, distributor standards, and national execution frameworks.
• Drove a commercial execution excellence in one of Ethiopia’s most competitive FMCG environments, restoring availability and in-store competitiveness.
• Strengthened distribution capability with Digital tools, route planning, and customer se

The HEINEKEN Company logoTC

Digital Transformation and Innovation Lead- Commerce

Feb 2024 - Oct 2024 (8 months)

• Led the digitalization of the Route to Consumer model through cross-functional alignment and commercial process redesign.
• Drove end-to-end sales digital transformation, including sales force automation, master data governance, and system optimization.
• Designed and developed real-time commercial dashboards to improve visibility, performance tracking, and frontline decision-making.
• Stren

BGI Ethiopia PLC logoBP

Route to Market Manager

Aug 2021 - Dec 2023 (2 years 4 months)

• Provided specialist RTM leadership across sales force effectiveness, customer segmentation, channel management, and execution design.
• Led the national rollout of the Presales Project, driving adoption, capability building, and performance improvement across territories.
• Strengthened sales force engagement and accountability through structured routines, coaching, and performance management

BGI Ethiopia PLC logoBP

Route to Market Manager

Aug 2021 - Dec 2023 (2 years 4 months)

• Provided specialist RTM leadership across sales force effectiveness, customer segmentation, channel management, and execution design.
• Led the national rollout of the Presales Project, driving adoption, capability building, and performance improvement across territories.
• Strengthened sales force engagement and accountability through structured routines, coaching, and performance management

United Beverages logoUB

Route to Market Specialist

Oct 2020 - Aug 2021 (10 months)

RTM specialist- responsible to Coordinate Route to Market activities to drive efficient and effective, sales distribution across all distribution locations.

Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Coordinate and lead national RTM (Route to Market) strategies
• Ensure sales and distribution model in line with company strategies
• Execute and evaluate RTM performance distributor infrastructure
• Dev

United Beverages logoUB

Route to Market Specialist

Oct 2020 - Aug 2021 (10 months)

RTM specialist- responsible to Coordinate Route to Market activities to drive efficient and effective, sales distribution across all distribution locations.

Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Coordinate and lead national RTM (Route to Market) strategies
• Ensure sales and distribution model in line with company strategies
• Execute and evaluate RTM performance distributor infrastructure
• Dev

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa logoCA

Delegate Route to Market Officer

Nov 2019 - Oct 2020 (11 months)

Tasks
• Team organizing and managing, undertaking Electronics EDS, Data analyzing, conduct P&L and Customer service proposal, create optimum route to market and digital mapping using different software, partner selection and Distributor Warehouse design, implementation and assessment
• Coordinate and supervise Every dealer survey through Managing data. And all the survey process, also putting outl

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa logoCA

Delegate Route to Market Officer

Nov 2019 - Oct 2020 (11 months)

Tasks
• Team organizing and managing, undertaking Electronics EDS, Data analyzing, conduct P&L and Customer service proposal, create optimum route to market and digital mapping using different software, partner selection and Distributor Warehouse design, implementation and assessment
• Coordinate and supervise Every dealer survey through Managing data. And all the survey process, also putting outl

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa logoCA

Company Sales Representative

Dec 2018 - Nov 2019 (11 months)

As a sales representative, the post holder is responsible for achievement of sales target, availability and proper mechanizing of Company products, Placement and retaining of Point of sales materials at the right channel, Optimizing Commercial equipment for best sales results in short and long run on the defined territory. Managing distributor’s Resources and Leading and motivating the distributor

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa logoCA

Company Sales Representative

Dec 2018 - Nov 2019 (11 months)

As a sales representative, the post holder is responsible for achievement of sales target, availability and proper mechanizing of Company products, Placement and retaining of Point of sales materials at the right channel, Optimizing Commercial equipment for best sales results in short and long run on the defined territory. Managing distributor’s Resources and Leading and motivating the distributor

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa logoCA

Graduate in Trainee Sales And Marketing

Aug 2017 - Nov 2018 (1 year 3 months)

GIT is a program in which graduates will have an opportunity to be trained for a maximum of eighteen months on in-house, external and practical training programs on new state-of-the-art- technology, machines and processes. Trainees will be offered employment in different positions suitable to their qualification based on their performance on the program. Trainees’ will be considered as employees d

Coca-Cola Beverages Africa logoCA

Graduate in Trainee Sales And Marketing

Aug 2017 - Nov 2018 (1 year 3 months)

GIT is a program in which graduates will have an opportunity to be trained for a maximum of eighteen months on in-house, external and practical training programs on new state-of-the-art- technology, machines and processes. Trainees will be offered employment in different positions suitable to their qualification based on their performance on the program. Trainees’ will be considered as employees d

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

MU

Mekelle University

Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics

MU

Mekelle University

Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics

MU

Mekelle University

Master of Business Administration - MBA, International Business

MU

Mekelle University

Master of Business Administration - MBA, International Business

Mekelle University logoMU

Mekelle University

Master of Business Administration, International Business

Master of Business Administration in International Business from Mekelle University.

Mekelle University logoMU

Mekelle University

Bachelor of Arts, Economics

Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Mekelle University.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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