Darweesh Koutaa, Gulf Assnt Manager - Catg. Operations Food& Beverage

Darweesh Koutaa

Gulf Assnt Manager - Catg. Operations Food& Beverage

unilever

Lieu
Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
Éducation
Baccalauréat, Business Accounting
Expérience
15 years, 10 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :15 years, 10 Mois

Gulf Assnt Manager - Catg. Operations Food& Beverage à unilever
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • Je travaille ici depuis novembre 2012

Preparation of all requirements for Innovation, Sales and Operation Planning, Forecasting as per the requirement for Category Analysis
Manage Consumer Promotions (Allocations/Tracking/Coordination's with Sales Channel Managers or Country Managers)
Customer wise Analysis
Align with Marketing Department for local Consumer Promotions and work closely with Local co-Packing Team
Prepare the Target Setting files for Countries/Cluster based upon inputs given by Market Analysis & Dynamics.
Manage Trade Marketing Investment to ensure Spends are in line with the budgets.
Coordinating with field teams on Requirements in terms of Stocks etc.
Develops key input to innovation forecast;(Volume Build - Up, Bleed - In Bleed out Plan )
Monitor execution of Promotional Plan
Consolidates and drives the execution of the cycle activity plans
Ensures all information is available to plan and execute;
Supports sell in of innovation (customer presentations, materials, samples)

Laundry Category Operation Manager - GULF à unilever
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • Je travaille ici depuis septembre 2013

1- Lead OMO Relaunch Gulf Level in terms of Forecast, Promo Planning, Assortment, Customer Reveal Session, Market investment, In Market Activation, ON Shelf Solutions, Customers JBP.
2- Gaining Market Leadership on Fab Con Across Gulf : Customizes share gain plan across all Channels UAE and Kuwait.
3- Launch of Disruptive Packs on Laundry : Forecasting and landing disruptive packs across Fabric conditioners and Fabric Wash to ensure market share gain and incremental volumes.
4- Drive the Laundry brands in White Markets like Oman where market share earlier was around 1% now it moved to 8% .
5- Working closely with all functions like Supply Chain, Sales and Marketing to ensure all marketing plans marry with the sales executions.
6- Category Management of Laundry across some Main customers with clear communication of 3 Steps of effective washing.
7- Managing the P&L of the Brands.

Key Account Assistant Manager à Al Gurg Unilever
  • Émirats Arabes Unis
  • février 2011 à octobre 2012

Al Gurg Unilever Feb 2011- Present
Position: Key Account Assistant Manager
Department: Customer Development - Modern Trade Accounts

• Key Account Executive for Carrefour stores.
•Account Manager: Hyper Panda and Geant Group.
• FnB account manager for Carrefour UAE
• Working closely with other CD and Marketing Departments to ensure to land all activations and innovations on time across C4, Hyper Panda and Geant.
• Over achieving targets for 10 months in a raw with continues improvements in terms of the look and feel of the stores.
• Managed a team of around 30 merchandisers.
• Over delivering Perfect store requirements, NIV growth and marker shares gain across C4 and Panda stores.
•Annual Contract Negotiation for Carrefour, Hyper Panda and Geant.
• Catman projects across customers.
• Managing Profitability projects of Modern Trades accounts.

Senior Buyer à Averda( Sukleen SAL)
  • Liban - Beyrouth
  • août 2008 à février 2011

- Sukleen S.A.L August 2008- Feb 2011
Position: Senior Buyer
Department: Procurement

• Managing a diverse range of revenue supply agreements to a value of $300, 000 including food, drink, cleaning services, printed materials, accommodation, IT and office supplies.
• Coordinating training seminars and public relations events.
• Guiding stock control, controlling inventory and monitoring activities.
• Initiating market studies to source the best suppliers in the market for below categories: Catering, Information Technology,
• Proven ability to manage staff, develop and oversee operating budgets, and communicate with other departments, vendors, and executive management to ensure procurement goals are met.
• Assisted in Contracts issuance for machines and software maintenance and after sale services.
• Proven efficient and effective interdepartmental coordination specifically with Finance Dept.
• Participated in Rebranding Project which included acquiring companies across Gulf and rebranding the identify as the mother company in Lebanon (Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, KSA and UAE)

Éducation

Baccalauréat, Business Accounting
  • à Beirut Arab University
  • juin 2009

Beirut Arab University (BAU), Lebanon. • BBA in Business Accounting • Date of Graduation: June 2009

Etudes secondaires ou équivalent, Mechanical Engineering
  • à American University of Beirut
  • mai 2005

- American University of Beirut (AUB) Lebanon: 05-06 • Two years of Mechanical Engineering • Degree was not finished due to financial reason

Etudes secondaires ou équivalent, Life Science
  • à Ikhaa National School
  • juin 2004

- Ikhaa National School, Lebanon • Lebanese Baccalaureate (Life Science) • Date of Graduation: June 2004

Specialties & Skills

Key Account Management
Leading People
Operation excellence
Account Management
BUDGETS Mangt and P&L
BUYING/PROCUREMENT
CONTRACTS Negotations
PUBLIC RELATIONS

Langues

Arabe
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Anglais
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