Hakimuddin Batan

• Spearheading strategic planning, long-term agreements, asset management and budget forecasting for the operations department of 30+ employees
• Managing all aspects of equipment handling (in-house or outsourced), storage requirements and rentals with up-to-date records of all ins and outs
• Managing relationships with key accounts, vendors and subsidiaries
• Drawing structure plans using 3D software (SketchUp) and directing the creative and production team to ensure process quality is followed in operations and event-management processes
• Leading and coordinating the operations and logistics required for events by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising and reviewing job contributions
• Reporting to the stakeholders on technical rider analysis, project management, asset management, logistics, feedback and inputs
• Driving all projects by monitoring day-day coordination and staff management (plan and review - compensation action, staff levels, wages, hours, contract labour renewal)
• Developing and implementing best practices and operational procedures for invoicing, payments, long-term agreements and budget forecasts to uplift operational processes

• Assist in the development, implementation, and monitoring of an Internal communications strategy for the organization.

• Work with cross functional department teams to conceptualize and implement communications strategies and actions for stores.

• Produce daily newsletter and such other newsletters to internal stakeholders and to stores as may be required.

• Develop, write, and edit communications materials for stores from various head-office functions, including new store opening.

• Ensure that all communications material aligns with brand standards.

• Responsible for ensuring all graphic communications (logos, stationery, flyers, brochures, magazine, newspaper advertisements, newsletters, business cards, large format advertisements posters and greeting cards) in and outside of the store complied with the IKEA visual and copy identity guidelines
• Actively shared expertise in graphic designing with the team to ensure the uniqueness of the IKEA Brand visually stood out distancing it from the competition
• Contributed to the positioning of IKEA as the first choice for home furnishing
• Took the lead role in managing and implementing the complete range of store communication along with the team
• Applied extensive knowledge and understanding of peoples lifestyle and their buying behavior to improve graphic communications inside and outside of the IKEA store facilitating the buying process
• Ensured the IKEA graphic communication was clear, consistent, understandable, uncluttered, and correctly placed
• Created and implemented graphic solutions that supported commercial priorities by using graphic design skills, the IKEA Concept, and the IKEA visual and copy identity
• Developed, implemented and evaluated store communication strategies
• Secured high standards for good visual balance and consistency, quality and simplicity, cost-efficiency and sustainability in producing and implementing all store communication

• Supervised a team of graphic designers and visual coordinators driving POS, meeting business targets and performance standards
• Prepared and designed layouts, heading the entire activity of production in-store (seasonal, core and promotional)
• Heading the activity of driving various types of seasonal customized props (wooden, metal, paper etc.) production for stores in order to setup new features and floor sets every season
• Visited host stores to identify upcoming seasonal floor-set and its marketing collateral (print and digital)
• Communicated visual directions from host brand to the Middle-East stores across 8 markets in 6 countries
• Analysed and rendered innovative, visually appealing signage library to appeal to local customer whilst obtaining host brand’s approval and incorporated with host’s seasonal collateral
• Headed proof reading, analysed artwork making necessary adjustments to manage brand’s corporate identity
• Performed regular store visits to coach, train and ensure all stores are in line with brand’s visual standards
• Partnered with cross functional teams to drive essential POS towards final production and delivered to new and existing stores
• Organized and stepped into pre-opening walkthrough with visual managers to ensure collateral efficiency
• Discussed and received approvals on self-made signage layouts and strategies
• Handled all visual collateral communication to the division through weekly conference calls and visual bulletins
• Liaised and coordinated with Marketing Manager to create a seasonal calendar and assure one voice is conveyed both (internally and externally)
• Controlled the visual budget and streamlined spending by handling tenders, invoices and PO processes
• Shouldering the cross functional brand and lead marketing teams to deliver sales forward.
• Provided training to juniors, new designers, involved in recruitment of new staff and team management
• Conducted weekly team meetings, focusing on targets and achievements
• Incorporated and executed best practices, following procedures in graphic communication with the store field team and the host brand

• Devising, preparing layout & implementation of sales & marketing related artwork on computer.
• Designing logos, stationery, flyers, brochures, magazine, newspaper advertisements, newsletters, business cards & greeting cards as well as posters for both indoor and outdoor large format advertisements.
• Effectively liaised & coordinated with marketing team & graphics supervisor team to attain main briefs for each project.
• Diligently prepared designs for large format outdoor media.
• Worked with in-house printing press to ensure the quality of production & proof check.

Noteworthy Attainments:
• Successfully completed all project from initial start until its final production & distribution
• Holds a distinction in heading variety of projects of A3 flyers of multi companies
• Gained significant exposure of successfully producing McDonald’s monthly kid’s activity booklet
• Gained accolade for designing and producing monthly kid’s newsletter for McDonalds in Kuwait within the deadline

• Driving the project of production of pre-paid cards for eeZee (Zain) along with its pin number.
• Governing quality control process before & after printing especially for the secret code numbers during printing.
• Performing lamination of thousands of A3 sheets continuously & cut them into the shape of small round corner pre-paid cards.