Manager of Interior and Finishing Department
Tarik Alireza Consulting Engineers
Total years of experience :32 years, 0 Months
Designing Interior Residential and commercial spaces.
Client handling.
Material selection.
Purchasing.
Site supervision.
Joint initially “Arab News“ publication as Marketing consultant for a special economic project and was further hired as Director of Business Development:
To set up an accurate and complete data base for all business contacts of the company. To conduct a market research for the positioning of the publication in the local market. To prepare a yearly marketing strategy for the publication
To develop creative and lucrative ways to manage the company web-site.
To be responsible for related communications with advertisement companies.
To co-ordinate special projects related to newspaper supplements.
To set a Human Resources structure as well as policies & procedures.
Joined the Hyatt Group, in May 1994 as Sales Manager at Hyatt Regency Riyadh. My main responsibilities were to Develop Corporate recognition programs, Increase business relationship with diplomatic accounts and find new potential clients.
In September 1995 I was promoted to Associate Director of Business Development and became responsible for the daily sales operations and activities. To set Objectives for the Sales Team. To be responsible for the production of the Top Corporate accounts. To train all new comers in Selling techniques, Computer systems and corporate programs and maintain the corporate departmental Standards. Furthermore I was assisting the Director of Business Development in setting yearly objectives and budgets.
In December 1996 I was promoted to Director of Business Development and transferred to Hyatt Regency Jeddah. From there on I became in charge of the Rooms division, Reservation, and the Sales and Marketing Departments. I had to set Marketing strategies, rate structures, individual and departmental budgets and objectives. To prepare the annual business plan. To prepare marketing collateral and advertisements as per company standards. To represent the company, in local and International events.
In January 2001 I was further promoted to Executive Assistant Manager, Marketing, adding to my previous responsibilities the assistance to the General Manager in setting the hotel objectives and strategies. I was in charge of total hotel operations in the absence of the General Manager.
Joined the opening team of Euro Disney in April 1992 as “Discipline trainee”. I was hired to go through a management program in the Hotels and Resorts division of Euro Disney in Paris. I worked as Assistant Manager in the front office division at the “Santa Fe” hotel (1000 rooms), then in Guest Services and Room Service at the “New York” hotel (575 rooms) and finally at the Central Reservation Offices (200 agents).
In May 1993 I was promoted to “Management Trainee”. Appointed as Manager for the Executive Floor (Castle Club). I was in charge of the daily operation, schedules and staff training. Responsible to handle all VIP needs and organise their visit programs
After graduating from France, I joined in July 1991 the Southwestern Co. based in Nashville, Tennessee. USA, to work as Sales Representative. After one month training I have been assigned to Dearborn, Michigan, in charge of selling Study Guides, Encyclopaedias and children educational materials. The customer approach had to be door to door in the residential areas of Dearborn. We had full autonomy in market research, guest approach and financial handling.
Among all foreigners working for the company in 1991, I had the best performance in number of items sold and revenue generated.
This experience was very beneficial in letting me discover my psychological and physical limits.
Specialized In International Marketing and Intercultural Business Relations. Theses on Influence of the Arab-Muslim Culture in the International Contract negotiations