Management Executive
Bogawantalawa Tea Estates PLC
Total years of experience :16 years, 9 Months
Core job functions:
• Handling all marketing functions and the business development activities of the leisure/tourism projects of the company.
• Assisting the top management on the feasibility of developing other strategic business avenues such as Leisure development projects, Forestry Management, Agro Forestry, Dairy Farming, and Mini hydro projects.
• Attending Colombo Tea auction and build the buyer profile weekly
• Liaising with the overseas tea buyers in EU & US to obtain market feed backs, progress and update the production department on QA/QC requirements.
• Handling & maintaining all documentation pertaining to the subleases, joint venture of the company.
• Visiting company’s forestry plantations to monitor the progress of replanting & field development work and report back to the top management.
• Maintain a proper follow up systems to monitor the timber fellings and the timber sales.
• Liaising & coordinating with the state institutes such as the Ministry of Plantation Industries, Central Environmental Authority, Department of Forest, Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, Sri Lanka Tourist Board.
Secondary job functions:
• In addition to the above, working as an Executive Personal Assistant for the Chief Executive Officer of Bogawantalawa Tea Estates PLC from June 2012 to date.
• Involved supermarket operations & worked as an Outlet Executive in the Keells Super- Narahenpita & Kohuwala.
• Involved in Handling & Monitoring outlet level BTL Promotions to generate & increase short term sales Volumes. Eg: Seasonal Promotional Campaigns, Special promotions such as loyalty card Promotions, Door to Door campaigns.
• Involved into the Departmental Operations(Grocery & Household/Vegetables & Fruits/Dairy & Frozen/Meat & Fish/Liquor & Tobacco).-Departmental Handling & Operations
• Involved into the Cadre Planning & Rostering.-HR Planning.
• Planning Inventory Management Functions such as Ordering, Storing& Monthly Stock Taking Programme.
• Worked in a SAP Environment.
• Involved in Controlling Over Heads Such as Wastages & Variances, Over Time & other fixed & Variable Over heads to maintain the outlet P& L Account in a profitable situation.-Finance & Accounting.
• Involved in, development of Customer Service Activities-(Data Base Management & Nexus Loyalty Card Promotions)
• Involved in Quality Improvement Audits (Daily Checklists & Monthly Audits).
03. Obtained Merit Pass of the certificate course of “Developing Future Managers” conducted by the PIM Alumni Association of the Post Graduate Institute of Management of University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
01. Successfully completed up to Post Graduate stage of the Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing in, Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) & qualified in Certificate in Marketing. Subjects successfully completed Foundation stage • Essentials of marketing • Effective Communication skills • Understanding Consumers • Economics & Legal Studies for Marketing • Integrated Assignment Intermediate stage • Brand Management • Distribution Management • Promotional Practices • Integrated Assignment Post Graduate stage • Marketing Management • Marketing Planning • Project Management • Integrated Assignment
02. G.C.E. (A/L) Examination- May 2004 Index No. 4210751 Subject Grade Business Studies B Economics S Business Statistics C General English C 03. School Attended: D.S.Senanayake College-Colombo 07 2 PART III- PROFFESSINAL QUALIFICATIONS.