Production and Distribution Manager
Darlusail publishing house
Total years of experience :17 years, 3 Months
• Manage and organize production & distribution operations.
• Prepare & implement the commercial & administrative contracts, contracts analytics.
• Implementing projects with ministries inside & outside the country.
• Jury member in several committees (Ministry of culture, Qatar Charity, Wijdan civilized, Tomoh Organization, …).
• Coordinate production and determine job priorities in order to develop work procedures, establish quality standard, prepare printing specifications for print shop.
• Follow-up with the printing press (Check for the printing accuracy, design, color, format alignment and legibility).
• Oversee preparation of a variety of skilled layout work in the preparation of books in all categories, exhibits, advertisements, brochures, books, newsletters and flyers.
• Proofreader for Arabic & English books.
• Follow up tenders, bids and the awards.
• Buy/Sell rights for foreign editions, updates and co-editions.
• Participation in cultural events, attending book seminars.
• Manage distribution operations to achieve the required goals.
• Participation in international and local Book fair and organize school and university exhibitions.
• Create & organize a virtual book fair for the first time in MENA region & GCC.
• Create & organize a virtual book fair in Sweden, Denmark, … in the pandemic period
• Supply scholar & collage books & periodicals.
• E-commerce (B2B / B2C)
• Manage domestic and foreign markets.
• Stock control for the logistic activities (retail & warehouse solutions)
• Shipping management (sea & air freight).
• Financial & Budget management skills.
• Control the department's budget.
General manager (remotely) to Lebanon branch:
• Publication management.
• Running the team (Inhouse & freelancers).
• Manage the Publishing house website
• Control the logistic targets between 2 branches (Qatar & Lebanon).
• Operate the cultural strategic projects.
• Maintain positive working relationships with publishers & developing new links with overseas publishers to develop new contacts.
• Negotiate translation rights, sell / buy publication’s rights.
• Oversee financial systems and monitor Statements.
• Open new markets in Arab & Foreign bookshops.
• Conferences attends.
• Inventory management in logistic activities.
• Financial management skills (Estimation of capital required for each department, procurement and allocation of funds, determine the structure of capital, distribution the surplus, maintaining financial control).
• Leverage web analytics and customer feedback data to build content improve strategic plans.
• Follow up with the ministry of economy & the ministry of education to adjust the books price.
• Assist the development of company’s social media.
• Allocating resources, including staff time, founding the resources to projects according to priority, and monitor the use of resources.
• Sales, Marketing and Public Relations performance.
• International Market Orientation.
• Attend & activate book exhibitions.
• Shipping implementation (All Export Processing (Packing list - Commercial Invoice - Certificate of Origin, …).
• Financial Assistant: Stock settlement - Invoices - Returns - Purchase Orders (P.O) - Statements - Journal - Financial documents (debt and credit notes) monthly expense report -International Book fair accounts, …)
• Warehouse Controller: Stock Systemized, monitored inventory stock levels for specific products and evaluated sales trends when making ordering decisions for the future.
• Assist managing the annual e-publishing and committee planning process for the team, identifying priority actions to be taken in relation to committee development and areas for development or updating of standards
• Generated revenue by participating in integrated sales initiatives and managing key clients
• Providing support and advice on committee management, helping team members to address issues relating to committees and work programs and taking a troubleshooting role if necessary, to ensuring that complaints and conflicts are resolved.
• Financial Assistant: Follow all Clients' accounts, cash proceedings - Vouchers - Invoices - Purchase Orders (P.O) - Statements - Bank In/Out Controller - Treasurer - prepared monthly shareholder reports and needed financial reports.
• Public Relation with Lebanese Ministries, National Associations & Legal Organizations
• Managing Electronic Programs (more than 16 Programs).
• Managing Data Entry (more than 12 Programs / 300 workers)
• Office coordinator and financial management.
• Overseeing daily operations and ensuring smooth functioning of administrative tasks.
• Managed the company’s accounts and bank flows across branches (Lebanon and Switzerland) maintaining accurate records of financial transactions.
