alec kouladjian, Assistant General Manager

alec kouladjian

Assistant General Manager

Greentech

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Master's degree, Masters program
Experience
25 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :25 years, 10 Months

Assistant General Manager at Greentech
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since January 2012

Create awareness for the need for renewable energy through fairs, seminars, social media, etc...
Create a marketing plan for the sales of renewable energy.
Follow on sales and distributors.
Handling of all after sales service and customer complaints.
Handling of all foreign and local purchasing.

Country General Manager & Partner at Georges Khoury & Co - Syria
  • Syria - Damascus
  • June 2006 to September 2011

• Approached potential partners and established partnership agreements between GK and
appointed dealers for heating, cooling and sanitary products in main Syrian cities
• Followed up on stock availability
• Divided Syrian market into territories between salespeople
• Followed up on account receivables
• Introduced an automated stock control system all over Syria allowing better coordination
between points of sales and enhancing the process for invoicing, delivery, and foreign purchases
• Acquired and set up a showroom for GK in Syria
• Formed a new partnership in medical equipment aiming for product diversification in Syria
(including legal paperwork)
• Recruited & trained 30 employees
• Supervised employees
• Prepared reporting structures for all employees
• Decided on credit allowance ceiling for clients after conducting a risk assessment

Business Development Manager at Georges Khoury & Co.
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2005 to December 2006

• Prepared the annual business to meet GK yeraly targets and objectives
• Conducted feasibility studies for establishing branches for GK in Syria & Iraq
• Took responsibility to set up the Syria office (including physical structure, plus legal and
financial paperwork)
• Was in charge of recruiting & training 5 employees for the Syria office
• Conducted extensive market research studies to assess sanitary products needs in Syria
• Introduced GK to HR consultants and acted as liaison to restructure its organizational
leadership and salary scale schemes
• Investigated the Syrian economic conditions such as industry trends and competition
• Secured sufficient financial resources for future development or expansion.
• Developed a SWOT analysis of GK to assist in the development of a strategic plan for the
future of the company
• Pro-actively hunted for target organizations and consolidated involvement with existing clients
• Took care of company credits leading to a change in the GK receivables system

Marketing Manager at Georges Khoury & Co.
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • August 2003 to June 2005

• Managed all sales & marketing activities for GK in Lebanon including advertising
campaigns as well as art work face lift
• Developed and managed client communication tools such as the corporate website
• Worked out how much demand there will be for products or services
• Prepared budgets and sales plans
• Worked out price lists, discounts, delivery terms and sales quotas
• Allocated areas to sales representatives
• Organised training for sales representatives
• Assigned sales targets to sales representatives
• Supervised sales representatives, and ensure sales targets are met
• Contributed in turning loss to profitability

Sales/Marketing Coordinator at Georges Khoury & Co.
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • June 2001 to August 2003

I was responsible for the marketing and sales of several brands as well as for the introduction of
newly imported ones that represented 4- 5 US $ million in sales figure.
My team grew to include 5 employees.
Duties:

• Developed marketing plans for several products & brands
• Carried out sales for these products
• Conducted market research for GK to identify shortage & needs in the Lebanese market
as far as sanitary ware
• Established contact with and visited European factories and fairs to finalize selection and
price structures of imported products
• Introduced new imported brands to be sold by GK in the Lebanese market (ex: Rothenberger
tools and dab pumps)
• Took responsibility for the creation & registration process of 2 new brands to be privately owned
by GK (Arno & Meezah)
• Developed and conducted a customer satisfaction survey to get feedback for the first time from
all GK clients regarding their products and service
• Recruited and trained 3 employees for my team
• Supervised 3 sales engineers and 2 technical people

Sales Coordinator at Georges Khoury & Co.
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • April 1998 to May 2001

• Carried out sales for Uponor (german product) piping system to retailers & contractors across Lebanon
• Visited engineering consultant companies to present the specifics of the brand
• Conducted on-site visits for construction projects to make sure the product was installed properly
• Attended sanitary ware fairs in Germany to purchase complementary equipment for Uponor products
• Customized the German product (technical & cost) to adapt it to the Lebanese market
• Recruited, trained and supervised 2 employees to work in my team

Education

Master's degree, Masters program
  • at University of New York
  • June 2006
Bachelor's degree, Business Marketing
  • at Lebanese American University
  • June 1997

Specialties & Skills

Market Research
Introduction
Marketing
Business Development

Languages

English
Expert
English
Expert
French
Expert
Armenian
Intermediate

Hobbies

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