External Communications Manager
Egyptian Steel
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :26 years, 4 أشهر
Marketing Communications
Directing all Sales & Marketing activities.
* ISI Emerging Markets (A Euromoney Institutional Investor Company - Online Financial Data Provider)
Regional Manager - MENA
Country Manager - Egypt December 2010 - January2012
• Reports to the Regional Director.
• Develops all Sales & Marketing plans, budgets and monitor their execution.
• Manages & supervises all department heads (Sales & Marketing, Product Development, Customer Service, Finance, and Administration)
• Is the Company's authorized signer for all formal contracts and/or documents.
• Responsible for maintaining a smooth flow of work between all departments.
• Sets sales targets and performance indicators.
• Initiates all partnerships, alliances, barter deals, and all sorts of external cooperation.
• Ensure that the company meets or exceeds all set goals.
• Oversees all recruitment and training activities.
* Talaat Moustafa Group Holding
Marketing Supervisor, February 2009 - November 2010
• Reports directly to the Marketing Director
• Oversee all marketing, advertising, and promotional activities within the Group.
• Conduct and/or assign a research house to analyse and research market conditions and competitor related information.
• Participates in establishing the Group's Marketing strategy.
• Manages all aspects of print production, reciept and distribution.
• Participates in developing and implementing marketing plans for new and existing projects (Rehab, Madinaty, Al Rabwa, etc.)
• Coordinates with advertising agencies in the production and execution of T.V. and print ads.
• Participate in the design and execution of conferences', seminars, exhibitions' booths and giveaways.
• Coordinate regular meetings with sales, architcture, and project management departments to liaise and fine tune various issues.
* ISI Emerging Markets (A Euro Money Institutional Investor Company/Online Financial Data Provider)
Sales and Marketing Manager, February 2007 - January 2009
• Reporting to the Country Manager
• Managing and supervising all the company's sales activities
• Planning and executing marketing activities (advertising campaigns, Marcomm. material design and printing) Planning and supervising the implementation of exhibits
• Arranging barter deals with advertisers and conference organizers
• Acting as the customer service manager
* National Consulting Bureau (Part Of DAN Group-Kuwait)
Business Development Coordinator June 2006 - January 2007
(In parallel with being Sales and Marketing Manager at National Consulting Bureau)
• Reporting directly to the Managing Director and owner of the whole group (12 companies with different activities)
• Supervising and following up on all tenders and giving a detailed report to the Managing Director
• Following up on all backlog items with all companies and all M.D.'s pending mail/items necessitating action, quotation, and/or execution
• Assisting all companies in the acquiring of new agencies including international correspondence and ministries registration.
* DAN Trading & Contracting, Kuwait Special Projects Department (Supplying various products and services to the U.S. Army)
Sales and Marketing Manager, January 2006 - January 2007
• Responsible for the yearly Marketing plan and the Sales plan separately
• Reporting to the General Manager
• Supervising the Marketing Communications plan and its implementation.
• Setting sales target, and following it up monthly.
• Planning for exhibitions and supervising the implementation
• Handling Important clients (Major Government Oil Companies, Department Of Defense, ...etc.)
Purchasing and Pricing Manager, December 2004-December 2005
• Reporting to the Vice President
• Developing marketing plans for the department's activities
• Responsible for sourcing all products from the web
• Pricing locally and internationally sourced products according to the market trends and feedback from various sources
• Interaction with the prime vendor (TWI) on all pending orders, and maintaining the RFQs database
• Procuring and tracking shipments
• Developing profit/loss status sheets for Vice President's evaluation
• Member of the committee for introducing an Oracle based software in purchasing, sales, and inventory
• Chosen to receive training on the new software in order to assist in training the company's employees
• Liaising with accounting department concerning pricing, payments and status evaluation
• Organizing loading and shipping procedures
• Corresponding with the vendors and suppliers
* Nasgeyat for Trade and Industry, formerly Fine Tex.
Marketing Communications Coordinator, April 2003-October 2004
• Designing internal forms
• Producing and designing the company's profile, business cards, sales kit
• Organizing events and exhibitions
• Responsible for all promotional items (e.g. flyers, banners, ads)
• Developing draft advertising text and layouts as part of campaign material
• Researching and gathering materials from competitors
Participating as a member of the sales and marketing team to discuss communication needs and pricing products with appropriate sales or marketing representatives
* Egyptian American Investments Consultants
Assistant Marketing Manager, December 2000-March 2003
• Conducting marketing studies for feasibility studies
• Conducting marketing research for new and/or existing projects such as Hilton Marsa Alam, Milia Sharm Hotel, Aboul Fotouh for Concrete Panels, Dandy Mall, Al Babtain Ceramic Factory
• Developing the company's profile and assisting in the design of the website
* El Nahhas Company (Hotel Equipment Import and Export)
Marketing Executive, 1997-1998
• Conducting marketing plans for the company
• Entering bids and pursuances
• Sourcing and procuring from the web as well as locally
• Worked on Safir El Messaha Hotel, which included delivering the kitchen equipment and some internal decoration items
* Sofitel Hurghada Hotel
Front Office Executive, Summer Training (1996)
* Misr International University (MIU), 1996-2000 • Degree: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration • Major: Marketing • Minor: Marketing Communications
• Secondary School Education (Thanawia Amma Certificate)
* Victory College 1984-1996