khaled gharib, Brand Activation - Business unit Director

khaled gharib

Brand Activation - Business unit Director

Tarweej

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Master's degree, Business Administration
Experience
23 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :23 years, 2 Months

Brand Activation - Business unit Director at Tarweej
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • My current job since November 2018
Operations Director at Cigalah group
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • January 2016 to October 2018

• Assists upper management in setting goals that promote company growth
• Oversees daily activity of the team
• Prepares budgets, schedules, and other organizational reports as needed
• Provides advice and guidance to other employees
• Manages team workloads in order to meet goals and deadlines
• Develops plans to increase efficiency and reduce costs
• Improves existing systems and policies
• Ensures customer requirements are met in a timely manner
• Promotes and enforces safety in the workplace
• Manages stock and inventory
• Oversees manufacturing functions
• Works closely with other departments to promote efficient factory optimization
• Identifies improvement areas and plans and implements systems to boost company effectiveness

Regional Sales Manager at Imperial Tobacco
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • November 2013 to December 2015

Responsible for the achievement of sales, profit, distribution and market share objectives in the West region, Saudi Arabia. Handling the distributor for the sales achievement, trade marketing activities, sales & marketing team journey plans.
• Handling the sales team (25 salesman) indirectly through our distributor and a team of 14 merchandisers under my supervision
• Responsible for the target achievement in the central region (120 Million dollars turnover)
• Handling the region across all channels, DSD, Key accounts and wholesalers
• Implementing the company cycles in terms of new product launch, availability and distribution
• Customer engagement programs through advocacy strategy
• Key achievements are the increase of DSD coverage from 1, 700 point of sales to 2, 750 point of sales in Jeddah.

TM&Sales Training Manager (GCC & Levant) at Imperial Tobacco
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • November 2012 to November 2013

• Develop & implement Sales and communication strategies aligned with the marketing AOP
• Develop sales tools and train sales teams in using them effectively
• Implement marketing campaigns and oversee project management
• Allocate budget funds as appropriate
• Liaison with internal and external forces to ensure completion of marketing communications programs
• Assisted in project fruition
• Conducted market research to identify and serve target markets

Marketing & Communication Manager at samsung
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2009 to September 2012

• Direct the development & implementation of communications strategies, providing up-to-date info
• Assisting in the creation and implementation of core marketing strategies
• Trained sales and marketing teams for successful team operations
• Prepared content for local advertising activities
• Cultivated exceptional relationships through solutions-based selling and delivering value added services.

Marketing Manager at Saudi-ADV
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • January 2008 to January 2009

• Plan marketing and branding objectives.
• Expand product solutions and offerings.
• Prepare marketing strategies alongside other company executives and staff.
• Analyze market trends and recommend changes to marketing and business development strategies based on analysis and feedback.
• Prepare and adhere to budgets.
• Oversee creation and delivery of press releases, advertisements, and other marketing materials.
• Design print ads and publications.
• Ensure brand messages are consistent.
• Gather and analyze customer insight.
• Nurture and enrich all external perceptions of the company and growth of market share.

Public Relations Manager at Quality INN Hotel
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • March 2001 to December 2007

• Planning, developing and implementing PR strategies;
• Liaising with and answering enquiries from media, individuals and other organizations.
• Researching, writing and distributing press releases to targeted media.
• Collating and analyzing media coverage.
• Writing and editing in-house magazines, case studies, speeches, articles and annual reports.
• Organizing events including press conferences, exhibitions, open days and press tours.
• Maintaining and updating information on the organization’s website.
• Sourcing and managing speaking and sponsorship opportunities.
• Commissioning market research.
• Managing the PR aspect of a potential crisis situation.

Education

Master's degree, Business Administration
  • at AUL Lebanon
  • September 2007

Specialties & Skills

Staff Training
Customer Engagement
Field Marketing
Trade Marketing
EXCEL, EXCESS, WORD, OUTLOOK, POWERPOINT, INTERNET & E_MAIL

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Train The Trainer (Training)
Training Institute:
Morroco
Date Attended:
March 2013
Duration:
60 hours
Field Force Excellence - Reps & Managers (Training)
Training Institute:
Morroco
Date Attended:
March 2013
Duration:
150 hours

Hobbies

  • Football, Swiming