Bilal Akhtar, Conference Executive

Bilal Akhtar

Conference Executive

MEED

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Quality Management
Experience
17 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :17 years, 2 Months

Conference Executive at MEED
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since February 2012

•Sold delegate places for MEED events to potential clients
•Research new leads and follow up with existing leads
•Work with Telesales Manager, Marketing Executive and Conference Producer for optimum sales technique and marketing focus.
•Operate all administrative and computer systems in an organized manner providing complete records of calls and sales made for each client
•Met clients directly and attended MEED sponsored events and conferences
•Cross sell other business services that company offers

•Worked on the following Events:

-Qatar Transport 2012
-GCC and the City Conference 2012
-Qatar London Summit 2012

Call Center Agent at alghanim industries
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • June 2011 to January 2012

• Receive inbound calls from customers with regards to complaints and service related problems
• Document all calls on a live call log system
• SAP and Point of Sale application programs used to track and register customer queries
• Reported any escalated queries to the supervisor and followed up with such queries
• Emailed Service and Delivery department of the company with the customer requests

Call Center Representative at t mobile
  • United States
  • February 2010 to May 2011

• Receive inbound calls from participants with regards to Product and Service related problems
• Document all calls with regards to participant inquires accurately using Call Tracking System
• Offered consultation to customers with account management related queries
• Sold company products and services based on customer needs, in accordance with the t-mobile program standards
• Maintained the existing databases with changes and the status of each customer and prospective customer
• Followed up the calls of the client with clerical duties which includes faxing, filling up paperwork, doing checks on credit references as well as liaising with other departments

Store Manager at Cricket Wireless Communications
  • United States
  • April 2007 to February 2010

• Sold company products and services to current and potential clients
• Prepared paperwork to activate and maintain contract services
• Developed and maintained sales materials and current product knowledge
• Managed Store’s Customer Database and Customer Service
• Kept track of Inventory and Ordered Products

Education

Master's degree, Quality Management
  • at University of Wollongong Dubai
  • May 2013
Bachelor's degree, Management
  • at University of Central Oklahoma
  • May 2011
Diploma, Microsoft Office Specialist
  • at Technology Domain Institute
  • June 2007
Diploma, Computer Hardware
  • at High Studies Institute
  • August 2005
High school or equivalent, Computer Sciences
  • at Pakistan School and College Kuwait
  • June 2005

Specialties & Skills

business communication skills
Supervisory Skills
Customer Service
Marketing Intelligence
Customer Service Skills
Communication Skills
Supervisory/Managerial Skills
Interpersonal Skills
Marketing/PR Skills
MS Word
Sales Skills

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate
Spanish
Beginner