Faisal Shaikh, Visiting Faculty of SZABIST

Faisal Shaikh

Visiting Faculty of SZABIST

SZABIST

Location
Pakistan - Karachi
Education
Master's degree, Marketing
Experience
16 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 10 Months

Visiting Faculty of SZABIST at SZABIST
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • My current job since January 2011

❖ Visiting Faculty of SZABIST (Marketing department) from 2011 till present

Assistant Manager Client Servicing at GfK
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • My current job since January 2013

Primarily servicing client i.e. Telenor, Haier, Qmobile and Nokia. Looking after Retail Operations and its compliance including Proposal writing, Field Operations, Report Writing and Presentation, Taking strategic marketing & Planning Decisions. Marketing and Budgeting along with sales revenue planning and forecasting.
Besides that, Totally involved in developing new business by applying innovative strategic marketing techniques.

Senior Research Executive at Ipsos
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • September 2012 to January 2013

Developed Business of 1.1 million in 4 months.
Mainly looked after Quantitative, Qualitative Projects and also Tracker Studies. Proposal Writing; Data Analysis; Sampling Design; Questionnaire Design, Survey Implementation, Report Writing, Project Management, Staff Management and Client dealing respectively. Similarly also working on different Branded Modules of Ipsos Pakistan

Project Manager at SMAR International
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • August 2011 to September 2012

Developed Business of 2.3 million 9 months.
Managed clients i.e. Telenor, Coca Cola, British Council, National Foods, 3M, Warid Telecom, HBL and HUM TV. Mainly looking after Qualitative, Quantitative Projects and also Tracker Studies. Data Analysis; Interpretation of content; Business development, Proposal Writing, and Report Writing. Preparing Discussion Guideline, drafting questionnaires, Conducting Focus Groups discussions, & In-Depth Interviews (IDIs), Content Analysis and Report Writing respectively.

Senior Research Executive at iris Communications (Marketing research Consultants)
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • August 2010 to July 2011

Developed bsuiness of 1.6 Million in 9 months.
Served at iris Communications (Marketing Research Consultants) as Senior Research Executive; served only for Qualitative and Quantitative Projects regarding FMCG, Logistics and on Social Issues. Also doing moderation for focus groups discussions and In depth Interviews, and Ethnography Interviews

Research Executive at SMAR International
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • March 2008 to July 2010

Served for Qualitative and Quantitative Projects regarding FMCG, Logistics and on Social Issues. Also doing moderation for focus groups discussions and In depth Interviews

Research Associate at TNS Aftab
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • August 2007 to February 2008

Served at TNS Aftab (Marketing Research Consultants) as Research Executive in Qualitative and Quantitative department for 8 months and has handled various qualitative and quantitative studies, has also worked on projects in financial sector, trained in In-depth interviews (IDIs) and for moderation

Education

Master's degree, Marketing
  • at SZABIST
  • December 2009

Courses: Marketing Research, Brand Management, Advertising, Media Planning and Communication, Strategic Marketing and Management.

Bachelor's degree, Marketing
  • at SZABIST
  • July 2006

Courses: Time Management, Business Communication Skills, Leadership Skills, Consumer Behavior

High school or equivalent, Science
  • at Bahria Foundation College
  • March 2003

Courses: English, Maths, Physics and Chemistry

Specialties & Skills

Discipline
Strategic Planning
Client Service
Results Oriented
Business Development
Marketing & Budgeting Skills
Business Development Skills
Client Servicing Skills
Marketing Research Skills
Quantitative & Qualitative Skills
Time Management
Self Motivation
Retail Data Analysis
Effective Interpersonal, Organizational & Planning Skills
Ability to work under pressure
Strong Decision Making Skills
Effective Leadership Skills
Analytic Skills
MS Office Skills

Languages

Urdu
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

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October 2012
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March 2013
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October 2012
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April 2013
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October 2012
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October 2012
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October 2012
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April 2013
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April 2013
7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2011
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June 2011