Elias S. Abdallah, Managing Director

Elias S. Abdallah

Managing Director

Brights Business Concepts

البلد
لبنان
التعليم
بكالوريوس, Marketing Management and Business Administration
الخبرات
30 years, 9 أشهر

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مجموع سنوات الخبرة :30 years, 9 أشهر

Managing Director في Brights Business Concepts
  • لبنان - بيروت
  • أشغل هذه الوظيفة منذ سبتمبر 2012
General Manager في Planet Tec
  • قطر - الدوحة
  • يناير 2011 إلى ديسمبر 2011

Managing the company with all its operation.

Full P&L responsibility.

Worked closely with power retailers to ensure brand/product exposure is met.

Marketing and Sales Manager في Linkers Group
  • لبنان - بيروت
  • فبراير 2009 إلى ديسمبر 2010

Responsible for Brand Marketing and Sales in the Lebanese market.

Maintain excellent business relations with home applainces dealers across the country.

Implemented product promotions and campaigns to increase sales and market share.

Created a customer data base to ensure proper after sales service and customer satisfaction.

Marketing Director في ARTE CASA For General Trading & Contracting Company
  • الكويت - الكويت
  • يناير 2007 إلى ديسمبر 2008

Marketing ARTECASA group of companies in Kuwait.

Create and implement marketing plans targeting new consumers in the marketplace.

Expanding into new businesses within the group.

Product sourcing from different parts of the world.

Rebranded the group identity and created corporate identities for each.

Compiled a policy & procedure manual along with work processes for the retail division.

Retail expansion plan in GCC

Setting pricing policies for all divisions

P&L responsibility

Brand/Product positioning in the marketplace.

Marketing Manager في Lingo Retail
  • المملكة العربية السعودية - جدة
  • يوليو 2005 إلى ديسمبر 2006

- Responsible to market the 'Lingo' brand across The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia.

- Consolidation of yearly business plans, sales budgets, pricing strategy, and promotional campaigns.

- Developing different store formats based on location footfall/catchment and demographics.

- Developing, implementing, and managing Lingo Franchise model in KSA including most of GCC countries.

- Responsible to identify, retail and manage high end consumer electronics along with many services in a lifestyle retail environment under one roof.

Marketing Manager في Al-Babtain Electronics Co.
  • الكويت
  • أكتوبر 2003 إلى يونيو 2005

- Responsible for Marketing LG brand in the territory of The State Of Kuwait.

- Responsible for price positioning and yearly promotional campaigns which are key to increase market share.

- Presenting to the management the overall business trend on a quarterly basis.

- Preparing and leading all negotiation meetings to maximize business.

- Monitoring all market activities of competing brands throughout the year.

- Responsible for the overall Gross Profit and Gross Margin of the business.

- Implementing marketing strategies to increase market share for all LG product categories.

Product Manager في Alghanim Industries (Electronics Group)
  • الكويت
  • مايو 1998 إلى أكتوبر 2003

-Managing brands like Whirlpool, Frigidaire, Amana, Electrolux, Simpson, Fischer and Paykel, Indesit, Daewoo, LaGermania, Tecnogas, and Terim. The product portfolio includes all types of washers & dryers, refrigerators, freezers, cookers and microwaves.

-Preparing sales budget (units and value based) in line with the strategy followed, along with estimating Gross Profit and Gross Margin to insure profitability.

-Responsible for ordering and monthly sales forecast based on actual and expected sales trends in line with the set budget and strategies followed.

-Product sourcing and extensive traveling to meet with existing and new suppliers.

-Product pricing and monitoring closely market prices.

-Price negotiation with suppliers based on the activities of the competing brands in the marketplace.

-Conducting regular product training sessions for 115 salesmen.

-Preparing and executing product price campaigns and promotions along with evaluating the degree of success in terms of gross profit and units sold.

-Introducing new products in the marketplace and maintaining benchmark files for all competing products.

-Evaluating the performance of the business in power point format on a monthly basis to the management.

Business Development Manager في Al-Bunyan Engineering & Contracting Co. WLL (Medical Division)
  • الكويت
  • ديسمبر 1992 إلى أبريل 1998

-Responsible for corporate sales, submitting bids according to books of tender of international standards.

-Execution of projects for medical furnishings & equipment, dental material and disposables. The new Military Hospital in Kuwait was one of many projects executed with success.

-Retailing dental equipment for International suppliers (Trophy / France) and dental material & consumables in the private sector.

-Managed a team of six sales people for the private sector sales.

-Managed 5 agencies manufacturing dental material and equipment covering all the needs for clinics.

الخلفية التعليمية

بكالوريوس, Marketing Management and Business Administration
  • في Rochville University
  • ديسمبر 1998
بكالوريوس, Business Administration - Marketing & Finance
  • في International Correspondence School
  • يوليو 1997
الثانوية العامة أو ما يعادلها, High School Diploma
  • في International College
  • يونيو 1984

Specialties & Skills

Marketing Mix
Administration
Budget Forecast
General Business Administration
Team Management
Experienced presenter
Power Point
Business Objects
SAP software
Internet surfing
Electronic mail
MS Word

اللغات

الانجليزية
متمرّس
العربية
متمرّس

الهوايات

  • Reading business books, sports, cars