sohaib zafar, Manager

sohaib zafar

Manager

A S Garments FZE

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Business Creation & Development
Experience
16 years, 11 months

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Total years of experience :16 years, 11 months

Manager at A S Garments FZE
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • My current job since February 2017

• Coordinating with marketing and merchandising team to align the current orders and future orders for optimal utilization of resources.
• Coordinate with accounts and production department to evaluate the cost and production capability accurately.
• Contact with buyers for approvals of any variation and make sure that all things are in compliance as per buyer requirement.
• Holding pre-production meeting to ensure smooth production by reviewing and fixing all the issues before production.
• Ensures that production meets the quality standards at minimum alteration cost and supervise the proper dispatch of shipments.
• Continuously works toward minimising the cost by optimal utilisation the current manpower and resource
• Monitoring sales and marketing activities; implementing effective strategies to maximize sales and accomplish revenue targets.
• Key Account management. Identifying and networking with prospecting clients to generate business from existing accounts and achieve profitability by increasing sales.

Manager at Shwatea Alkhair General Trading Co LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2014 to November 2016

• Import: organised all documents and clearance of Supplements from customs to warehouse.
• Registration and sale approvals of supplements from local appropriate authority.
• Recruite, train and monitor the performance of the team members to ensure efficiency in sales operation to meet targets.
• Analyzing marketing trends and tracking competitors `activities and providing valuable inputs for product enhancement and fine tuning sales and marketing strategies .
• Monitoring sales and marketing activities; implementing effective strategies to maximize sales and accomplish revenue targets.
• Key Account management is also a part of my job. The major accounts managed are Med Seven Group and Planet Pharmacies (Julpher Group).
• Utilising marketing resources to drive account retention and growth in order to gain long term service commitments from assigned accounts.
• Accomplished objectives by establishing plans, allocating resources and doing results measurements by reviewing progress and by making mid-course corrections.
• Export: organised all documentation and logistic requirement for products.

Team Manager at Jade Payment Mena Ltd. Dubai (Master Card), UAE
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2013 to October 2014

Setting sales target and achieving these sales targets.
 Increased sales by planning and executing marketing strategies for new client registrations.
 Maintaining the ethics of the Customer Service area by complying with procedures, rules and regulations.
 Dealing with customer sales and enquiries and following up potential customers and old client to ensure better services.
 Regularly meets Executive Directors to formulate plan in accordance with vision of Directors and communicates policies and issues between management and sales staff.

Team Leader at Warid Telecom Ltd. (Data Telecom Ltd)
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • January 2012 to July 2013

• Establish the sales target and ensure that the sales targets are achieved.
 Presenting the product of the company in accordance with the customer’s requirement.
 Cultivated positive and enduring relationships with customers.
 Coordinate with top management and executives so that the target areas are always covered.
 Addressed client needs and built plans while striving to outperform and exceed prior profitability and revenues.
 Acted as the primary contact with clients to assess business needs and coordinated with internal departments to ensure delivery was facilitated according to specifications.

Stock Auditor at Orridge & co Limited UK
  • United Kingdom
  • February 2010 to October 2011

 Ensured that the services are aligned with client’s objectives and interests.
 Manage all paperwork in relation to stock returns and write off for audit purposes.
 Ensure that stock inventory is accurate and in accordance with the client’s requirements.
 Involved in stock auditing of Marks & Spencer, Gucci, Burberry, New Look and Austin Reeds.

Team Leader at Scottish Power Ltd (Euro Fox Ltd)
  • United Kingdom - Birmingham
  • February 2008 to January 2010

Communicate polices and issues between management and field staff.
 Setting sales targets, training, monitoring, encouraging and supporting the team to deliver on these targets.
 Speaking knowledgeably to customers about their requirements.
 Researching locations and market opportunities for company’s products.
 Lead business development and marketing efforts to expand customers' base.
 Create and support client retention strategies for existing customer base and for new customers.
 Maintains continuity in team by documenting and communicating actions, events and irregularities.
 Conducting meeting for setting up sales objectives and designing processes to ensure functioning of sales operation.

MANAGEMENT OFFICER at Allied Bank Limited
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • January 2007 to January 2008

• Supervised transactions and arranged funds for branch requirement.
• Successfully handled all branch operations like cash, remittances, clearings, customer queries.
• Produced all periodic reports for monitoring all aspects of the branch.
• Maintaining good relationship with existing clients and prospective customers to sell various products of bank.
• Co-ordination with Audit and Finance department for various issues and solving them.
• Maintenance of Suspense and Sundry accounts for smooth functioning of the branch.
• Responsible for MIS reports for providing feedback to top management.

Education

Master's degree, Business Creation & Development
  • at Birmingham City University
  • July 2009
Master's degree, Finance
  • at University of the Punjab
  • December 2006
Bachelor's degree, Commerce & IT
  • at University of the Punjab
  • October 2004

Specialties & Skills

Management
Business Administration
Finance
operations
Web Page Development
MS Office
Computerised Accounting

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