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Regional Sales Manager

Haq Chemicals & Traders

Location
United Arab Emirates - Ajman
Education
Bachelor's degree, Trade & Commerce
Experience
27 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :27 years, 7 Months

Regional Sales Manager at Haq Chemicals & Traders
  • United Arab Emirates - Ajman
  • My current job since February 2010

Managed regional sales for manufacturer, generating annual export sales in excess of $1.85 million. My portfolio included product exhibitions, technical assistance, laying out financial plans for new ventures, reviewing financial statements, as well as profit flow/cash flow analysis. My responsibilities included compilation of NSC(National Sales Company) hiring and supervising sales distribution staff along with procurement of equipment to setup new ventures. As management team member, I participated in strategic planning including identification of new ventures and product lines.
• Reported directly to CEO.
• Selected Contributions:
− Export of Talc (Magnesium silicate) and Calcium carbonate to the Middle East and European Union. Incorporated client feedback to provide exceptional service of products.
− Expanded manufacturer portfolio to include Ceramics, Cosmetics, Paint, and Pharmaceutical industries.
− Due to expanded volume and to meet operational needs, relocated to UAE to establish export center in UAE.

Managing partner at Damiya jewellers
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • January 2000 to December 2009

Being Managing Director of the said company, Established Gold & diamond jewelry sales center from inception. This included procurement of land for center, hiring of sales staff and goldsmith, and presentation at exhibitions.
* Recognized at several forums for excellence in craftsmanship, innovation and aftersales service.
* Demand-driven export of gold jewelry to Middle East and European Union.
* Keeping in line with market demands and cost of raw materials, successfully diversified to primarily Gold & Diamond jewelry.
*At regular interval, arranged promotional campaigns by providing promotional accessories giveaways to privileged clients. To acclaim credibility.
*Established a web based online sales network of jewelry products. Offered membership cards of Silver, Gold & platinum category to prominent customers having privileges, participations in exhibitions, fashion shows & occasional gifts to ensure their trust upon the brand.
*Founded a whole supplies network of 925 silver jewellery by appointing distributors in various cities of Punjab. At a regular interval launched jewelry products under different promotional names & strategies to keep our clientele in touch with the trends & fashion of the reviving fashion industry.
*The company Damiya jewelers then received a significant name among the competitors through innovative design range in jewelry products, for the jewelry always had an amalgamation of both eastern & western cultural heritage.
*With its intrigue design range a brand Damiya has become synonymous & worth wearing, So acclaimed words of appreciation of the clients from all over the world. With much devoted & committed attitude & implication of sales/marketing & promotional strategies, One has left no stone unturned to bring this jewelry brand into the limelight.

Passenger's services officer at Pakistan international Airline
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • August 1998 to December 1999

As Passenger’s Services Officer, My job was to fascilitate the passengers with boarding & lodging services provided at the airport. I performed my duties at Check in counter, GOC(Ground operation Control) & at the arrival, departure lounge of Lahore international Airport. Served six months as an assistant, reporting directly to the Sales manager at PIA’’s sales office to promote airline’s sales though promotional & advertisement marketing techniques. Developed personally a Brand loyalty program by designing & introducing micro chip card to the frequent flyers having privileges & extra special services at the time of booking, check in & in flight services. Achieved desired sales targets in each quarter by extending effective & supportive cooperation to the sales team.

Import Assistant at Ihsan sons pvt ltd
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • September 1996 to August 1998

As a first job of my professional career, I undertook the responsibilities to prepare necessary documentation regarding import of certain raw materials used in our cotton industry. Our Company was a manufacturing bonded ware house of cotton products & we had an exemption of import duty on import of specific Raw materials under specific SRO 526 c. Thus my job was to interact with the custom authorities at Lahore Dry port along with the necessary import documents, making arrangements for the release of raw materials stated above.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Trade & Commerce
  • at Hailey College of Commerce Punjab University
  • August 1996

Hailey College of Commerce Punjab University. 1996 Bechlors of Commerce Intermediate of Commerce(Punjab College of Commerce 1995) Matriculation(Govt. Central Model School, Lower Mall Lahore 1993) IELTS (British Council Lahore 2009)

Specialties & Skills

Social Media Marketing
Team Leadership
Sales Skills Training
Marketing Strategy
Anger Management
*Identifying & exploring business opportunities with interaction to a whole new range of clients. *A
Established Marketing strategies with efficient & result oriented key notes & drove the marketing te
Analyzing Marketing demands, trends in accordance with the compliance of the product on sale.
Established an online sales network of the product through web & social media Marketing with adorabl
Experience of Brand product promotion through electronic media with the arrangements of Fashion show
Ability to travel plus work remotely & independently. *Contributed to enhance sale through efficient

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Lahore chamber of commerce & industry
  • Associate
  • February 2000

Training and Certifications

Passenger's services accredition (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 1998
Valid Until:
December 1998
IELTS (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2009
Valid Until:
September 2009

Hobbies

  • Listening Music & playing Squash
    lead college squash squad.