General Manager
New Line Advertising Agency
Total years of experience :32 years, 3 Months
o From 2009 up to date
Employer: New Line Advertising Agency
http://www.newlineadv.com
Positions held: General Manager.
Job description:
o Setting the action production plan for all projects.
o Monitoring and follow all work process.
o Responsible for hiring the production staff.
o Directing day-to-day work and approving completed tasks.
o Negotiating prices with suppliers.
o Updating suppliers, printing and production houses database.
o Getting goods and services for the best price and value.
o Cutting any waste and unnecessary costs to create a streamlined process and fast production times.
o Working with suppliers to ensure that key processes are running efficiently, cost-effectively and managing delivery times.
o Building strong working relationships both internally and with suppliers.
o Contracts management and negotiation.
o Understanding and keeping up with new trends and regulations in the business.
o Following market trends.
o Projecting stock levels.
o Managing budgets.
o Preparing reports.
o Coordinating staff recruitment, including writing vacancy advertisements with HR staff.
o Responsible about staffing, training, evaluating, scheduling, database refreshing and incising, inventory control, equipment maintenance, and loss prevention, uniform for the production team and est.
o Dealing with international suppliers.
o Up to date with technology and managing online systems such as e-auctions and e-tendering.
o From 2006 up to 2009
Employer: ASK Advertising, Events and PR activities.
http://www.ask-eg.com
Positions held: Production & Purchasing Manager.
Job description:
o Handling everything related to marketing department with production,
quotations, samples, catalogs, printing.
o Handling events setup and schedule regarding to the plan from
marketing department.
o Estimating how long a job will take and drawing up a production
schedule to meet customer or marketing deadlines, set specification,
and costing it, then send it to marketing dept, and finally following up
with printing house for quality and receiving.
o Search for the highest quality at the lowest possible printing or
purchase cost.
o Monitoring production process between marketing dept. and
production staff, check product specifications and quality.
o Also involved with marketing and designer and purchasing in every
thing related to printing materials or opening projects.
o Daily statement report for production process, reporting to the general manager.
o Monitoring distribution for client's Pop materials according to preset
plans for distribution.
o Evaluating reports from merchandising team then send them to
the marketing manager.
o Cash flow between printing houses, suppliers and the accounting
department.
o Evaluate printing houses and suppliers based on cost, quality, service,
availability, and selection variety.
o From 2001 to 2006
Employer: Sketch Advertising.
http://www.sketchadv.com
Positions held: Printing Department Manager.
o From 2000 to 2001
Employer: International & National Business Promotion
Positions held: Purchasing & Marketing Manager
o From 1997 to 2000
Employer: BTL - Below the Line
Positions held: Purchasing & Marketing Manager
o From 1997 to 2000
Employer: BTL (Below the Line)
Positions held: Purchasing & Operation Manager
o From 1994 to1997
Employer: Western Union Money Transfer
http://www.westernunion.com
Positions held: Accountant
o From 1992 to1994
Employer: Residence Hotel
Positions held: Receptionist
University Degree: Cairo University, Bachelor of Financial and Commercial Business, Accounting and Auditing
