Elie Zoghbi, Senior Management Consultant

Elie Zoghbi

Senior Management Consultant

Tetra Tech

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Master's degree, Marketing and Management
Experience
16 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 5 Months

Senior Management Consultant at Tetra Tech
  • Lebanon
  • My current job since September 2020

• Lead/support project delivery including completion of tasks and milestones for public and private clients in the GCC and the broader MENA region.
• Conduct relevant market research/stakeholder analysis and identify potential partnership opportunities to support the business development efforts in the region.
• Develop and implement business strategies, streamline organizational structures, design and implement transformation programs, and lead various management teams.
• Lead/support project management efforts including the preparation of progress reports, work plans, dashboards and resource planning optimization.

Marketing & Sales Manager at Elmir Brewery
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • March 2019 to July 2020

• Develop a marketing and communication plan for Elmir’s craft beer brand.
• Set the marketing and sales strategy to position & promote the brand in the market.
• Sets the business forecasts & marketing budgets based on financial analysis & sales / profit forecast.
• Responsible for the ROI of marketing activities and monitoring of the brand / s revenue & profit.
• Manage sales staff and helped in attracting potential customers and enhanced sales by 25%.
• Manage sales and promotional events in-house or at trade outlets (new product launching, brand activation…)
• Organize advertising campaigns and lead contact with creative digital agencies (advertising, PR, social media, consumer promotions & events) improving overall performance by 20%.
• Negotiated new contracts with vendors, saving thousands of $ for the marketing budget.

Digital Marketing Manager - UNHCR MENA at UNHCR
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • August 2017 to February 2019

• Develop a marketing/communication plans and a fundraising strategy to increase income across a range of funding streams, with a focus on MENA supporters.
• Produce annual and long-term income and expenditure budgets and monitor results.
• Manage, train and coach the donor development & telemarketing team consisting of 5 people to achieve the needed targets and ensure sustained regular giving.
• Develop and assist in managing online marketing campaigns to drive relevant traffic to our fundraising pages.
• Plan and deliver targeted email marketing, SMS and direct mailing campaigns and track its metrics (delivery, open, click-through rates).
• Ensure the database is segmented effectively for targeted marketing activities by using the proper systems (Google analytics, CRM, payment gateways, e-mail platforms etc.).
• Coordinate the launch of creative digital materials with the copywriters and designers.
• Assist in the development of digital PR & External relations engaging campaigns.

Marketing Manager at Holcim Liban
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • May 2013 to July 2017

• Lead the marketing planning process for Lebanon and Cyprus to create marketing strategies in line with company objectives.
• Set and control the financial marketing budget.
• Conduct competitive analysis by highlighting opportunities and trends to a higher ROI.
• Develop & direct marketing team to successfully implement marketing campaigns and events and deliver on the needed objectives.
• Defined the business KPI infrastructure (Market share, margins, EBITDA, brand equity, production costs, capex…)
• Responsible of Customer Experience Management (Operational Net Promoter Score), Brand Management (brand plans, strategies, packaging, promotions, execution and monitoring KPI's), Price & Margin Management (pricing strategies & policies to maximize profits, increase market share and minimize costs) and Sales Excellence (sales strategies, customer prioritization, growth potential, resource allocation, sales force assessment and efficiency).
• Handle all Trade Marketing activities (POSM, promotions and any other in-store activity).

Regional Customer Excellence Champion at Holcim Liban
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • July 2013 to October 2015

Ambassador of Customer Excellence in the sales region in addition to being Marketing Manager (Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Lebanon and Cyprus) at Holcim Liban:
• Create, pilot and roll-out initiatives. (Sustainability of Customer Excellence).
• Learn and share best practices among the regions or any other challenged region.
• Meet with the CEO's and Directors around 6 times per year in different regions (Europe, Africa and Middle East) to present and discuss the advancements of the regions and the way forward.

Assistant Commercial Director at Holcim Liban
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • May 2011 to May 2013

• Establish a complete database for the market (sales and distribution indicators, market share, market growth and forecasts).
• Conduct annual and quarterly reports for the Swiss management.
• Monitor all the department safety engagement.
• In charge of all the market satisfaction survey and the controlling of ISO procedures.
• Project Manager of the new CRM implementation.
• Contribute in the company’s yearly business plan.
• Assist as an expert in the Commercial Documentation Directives.

Bank Teller at SGBL (Societe Generale de Banque au Liban)
  • Lebanon
  • August 2009 to March 2011

• Process deposits, withdrawals and other banking transactions for a high volume of customers.
• Answer inquiries regarding checking and savings accounts and other bank related products.
• Explain, advice, promote and sell the bank’s different products and services to customers.

Sales Representative at Romance - Khalil Fattal et fils
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 2007 to June 2009

• Outdoor sales of several Procter & Gamble perfume brands across all Lebanese territory.
• Propose appropriate brands, packages and promotion gondolas to increase brand awareness and sales volumes.
• Report monthly sales performance and monitor competitor’s activity.

Education

Master's degree, Marketing and Management
  • at Notre Dame University
  • January 2013

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Bachelor's degree, Business Marketing
  • at Notre Dame University
  • January 2007

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High school or equivalent, Sociology and Economics
  • at Rosary school
  • January 2003

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Specialties & Skills

Analysis
Project Management
Planning
Research
Microsoft tools
ACCOUNTANCY
BUDGETING
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
DATABASE ADMINISTRATION
POLICY ANALYSIS
Sales Management
Social Media Marketing
Google Analytics
Digital Marketing
Business Development
Brand Management
Market Research
Microsoft Office
Salesforce
E-mail Marketing
Event Management
Procurement
Project Management
Marketing Strategy
Product Development
Public Relations
Facebook Ads

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
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