Fragrance Evaluator
CPL Aromas
Total years of experience :24 years, 4 Months
Oct 2012- present FRAGRANCE EVALUATOR
CPL AROMAS, JAFZA
Work directly with the perfumers and evaluators to coordinate with fragrances selection providing and assisting the sales team on their projects.
Identify best fragrances from around group and show them to sales team
Maintain libraries both physical and intranet along with the library ensure our library contains best fragrances.
Evaluate CPL presentations from other divisions and information and show relevant ones to sales team.
Assure all projects are answered on time with best fragrances
Coordinates with perfumers on presenting their creation during the project meeting.
Evaluates consumer market products with the Perfumers and Evaluators
Daily discussion and evaluation with the evaluation team pertaining to the reports that has to be finalized and to come up on our decision on selecting the best fragrances
Understand consumer habits & attitudes and apply them on fragrance performance and liking
Manage the fragrance selection and identify new winning fragrances for incoming briefs and ensure the timeline and budget requirements are met.
To come up with ideas on what are the market trends through marketing research.
Raised a projects in PPD for stability and performance test.
Conducting panels as per the protocol requested by the customer or required for a project.
Develop and organize library meeting. Prepares agenda and correspondence. Prepares venue providing all the facilities and materials to be well presented and organized.
Ordering of oils through the DFL machine and C1 machine in UK main office and ensure that the product will arrive on time.
2008 - Oct 2012 SENIOR SALES ASSOCIATE/ PERFUME AND COSMETICS
IN CHARGE
PARIS GALLERY LLC, Al Fahim Enterprise, Dubai UAE
• Collect information on sales for perfume and cosmetics section and provide for the planner to analyse the performance per product and per brand.
• Coordinate with the planners and Brand managers with the delivery and follow up with the shipment to ensure the goods are delivered in time.
• Verify stocks daily and place order for the required quantity of products/brands to ensure that minimum and maximum stocks are maintained at all times.
• Sell perfumes and cosmetics to customers, who visit the retail outlets, ensuring high level of customer service in order to reach sales target.
• Merchandise products in the store shelves to ensure maximum visibility and exposure to the product/brand.
• Identify and demonstrate appropriate products; recommend alternative or additional products link selling at every sale opportunity and close the sale.
• Educate customers through detailed explanation or demonstration.
• Meeting and exceeding sales quotas.
• Meet and achieved customer satisfaction thru excellent customer service.
• customer needs through asking open questions; confidently recommend
• Responsible for customer database and keep them informed in any promotion.
2003-2008 RECEPCIONIST/ CASHIER
PARIS GALLERY LLC, Al Fahim Enterprise, Dubai UAE
Receptionist
• Answers incoming telephone calls, determines purpose of calls, and forward calls to appropriate personnel or department
• Take and relay messages
• Provide information to callers
• Greet persons entering organization
• Direct persons to correct destination
• General administrative and clerical support
• Prepare letter and documents
• Schedule appointments and organize meetings
• Tidy and maintain the reception area
Cashier
• Receives payment by cash, credit cards, voucher, or automatic debits.
• Issues receipts, refunds, credit or change due to customers
• Count the moneys in the cash drawer to ensure the amount is correct and if there is adequate change.
• Closing the POS by tallying all the mode of payment enter in day and separate the cash float from the cash deposit.
• Responsible for the Daily Sales report to be submitted to our Accounts Dept in the Head office.
2002 - 2003 PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO GENERAL MANAGER/ADMIN SUPPORT
CAAG GROUP (Citizens Anti Crime Assistance Group), Manila
• Responsible for receiving and distributing messages/emails as appropriate, taking clear messages and passing these promptly to the appropriate member of the team using judgment of urgency.
• Managing Phone calls, arranging travel arrangements for the staff as per company procedure.
• Maintaining filing systems & typing / preparation of documents.
• Provide highest level of administrative, editorial & secretarial supports.
• Serve as a liaison between key management personnel and Branches (ie circulating memoranda, minutes, reports, etc)
• Perform full range of secretarial duties with a variety of clerical, technical & routine administrative duties.
• Preparing monthly stationary inventory report and maintaining the minimum stock level per item.
• Scheduling General manager's meeting, and keeping him updated of his upcoming appointments and meetings.
• Professionally accommodating visitors.
2000 - 2002 SHOP SUPERVISOR,
THE BLACK SHOP, SM Megamall, Manila Philippines
• Directly reporting to Store Manager
• Guide, train, develop and motivate sales team to perform to the best of their ability to render exceptional customer service and achieve sales targets
• Deal with critical problems, major customer complaints or issues that may be escalated and ensure prompt action and timely resolution
• Implements rules and regulations based on company policies
• Conducted weekly meeting concerning certain matters of work
• Accomplished monthly business review and analysis
• Ensure that the store is merchandised visually and commercially up to the company standards.
Bachelor of Science and Commerce Major in Banking in Finance Wesleyan University Philippines 1999