Hisham Magdah, Managing Director Development & Administration (Quality & Marketing Planning)

Hisham Magdah

Managing Director Development & Administration (Quality & Marketing Planning)

Lilac Marketing & Events

Location
Lebanon
Education
High school or equivalent, BusinessAdministration
Experience
22 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :22 years, 4 Months

Managing Director Development & Administration (Quality & Marketing Planning) at Lilac Marketing & Events
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 2020 to November 2022

Duties and tasks
- Working in conjunction with Executive Director and leading the sales, account management / technical support, and marketing teams within the external-facing functions
- Together with other members of the Senior Leadership and Management Team and, in keeping to propose and co-ordinate agreed strategies for the development of the company,
- To ensure that the company is positioned as a leader in the same fields
- Monitor and direct activities of the company and establish appropriate systems and operations to grow the users and services.

General Main Tasks
- Leadership
- Research methodology and information analysis
- Carry out the necessary administrative tasks.
- Develop clear policies and ensure policy awareness.
- Create clear and concise reports.
- Provide useful and attractive presentations.
- Resolve disputes through positive and professional mediation.
- Maintaining and monitoring the internal workflow and preparing its organization and structure to ensure work performance.

HR-Quality Tasks
- Strategic human resource management in multiple cultures
- Development of human resources and the work environment therein
- Determine the annual human resources plan (recruitment - training - development)
- Compensation and benefits management
- Handling workplace investigations, disciplinary actions, and terminations.
- Maintain employee and workplace privacy.

Direct Sales & Marketing Supervisor – WR at Intelligent Media Services
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • February 2012 to August 2016

Duties and tasks
- Responsible for advertising marketing for the Al Majd channel network in the western region, and managing the sales team in the Kingdom.
- Assisting in marketing research for the Fatafeat channel section.
- Conduct marketing studies to target the right audience to increase brand awareness in partnership with IPSOS Studies.
- Communicate with direct clients and local media agencies.
- The success of engaging non-profit charitable organizations as exclusive agents for a number of TV programs for Al Majd TV Network.
- Participation in designing and activating a number of television programs for Al Majd Channels Network.
- Making strong media plans, ideas, and presentations with continuous monitoring of competitors to add and develop competitive ideas.

Operation & Sales, Marketing Manager (FMCG Companies) at BEHAR Promotional items
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • January 2011 to December 2011

Duties and tasks
• The idea's planner and the profile builder. (For FMCG companies)
• Building a geographical distribution map.
• Divide and define categories of distribution points according to population density and categories of distribution points.
• Agreement with the distribution companies and the development of the distribution mechanism and conditions.
• Determine quantities, sizes, materials, and contractual printing agreements for bags.
• Determine the price lists and the mechanism of discounts.
• Scheduling campaigns and promotion plans.
• Communicate with consumer goods companies to conclude deals and conduct promotional campaigns.

Assistant Sales Manager Laha & Layalena Magazine at Al Wataniya Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • January 2010 to November 2010

Duties and tasks
• Follow-up of local and international advertising agencies and marketing calendars for a number of permanent brands that deal with the magazine.
• Participation in marketing a number of seasonal Magazine supplements.
• Develop ideas for directing sales commensurate with magazine supplements topics with pricing and discounts.
• Build Layalina Magazine sales team.
• Participate in events and festivals to cover the topics of Layalina magazine.
• Successful communication with Saudi Airlines and a number of tourist offices and hotels to open new distribution points for Layalina magazine.
• In addition to following up the monthly sales mechanisms with the team and participating in developing sales ideas that suit their clients.

Senior Sales Supervisor Al Hayat Newspaper at Al Wataniya Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • April 2006 to December 2009

Duties and tasks
• Preparing an action plan (data filtering) for the western region branch, which was approved and subsequently applied to all regional offices in KSA.
• Develop new plans to organize work and open a new market
• Communicating with clients of local advertising agencies to increase and encourage local advertising agencies to participate in increasing the share of the newspaper in the local market.
• Ensure that collection is in accordance with company policy.
• Liaise with management, account management, distributors, and network management as part of my job.
• Assist in closing bookings and evaluating clients for long-term business.

Sales Supervisor Al Waseet Classified Newspaper - W.R at Al Wataniya Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • January 2005 to March 2006

Duties and tasks
• Preparing and making a geographical coverage study plan to coordinate the work of the direct sales team to cover customers in the Jeddah region, which improved the work method, and it was approved and subsequently applied to all regional offices in KSA too.
• Check progress towards the goal against the goal for all.
• Ensure that collection is carried out in accordance with company policy.
• Coordinate with the team to propose sales ideas.
• Propose sales incentives to employees.
• Liaise with management, the account department, distributors, and the art department as part of my job.
• Follow up with my team regarding daily visits.
• Assist in closing bookings and evaluating clients for long-term business.
• Develop new plans to organize work and open a new market.

Sales & Marketing Supervisor- W.R Procter & Gamble Brands (BOSS & Paldessarini Perfumes Section) at Al Mawared Trading Limited
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • March 2000 to January 2005

Duties and tasks
• Prepare annual sales targets and budgets for wholesalers and retailers after approval by the Brand Manager in Saudi Arabia.
• Follow up on the sales outlets, locate the brand within the outlets, and provide what is necessary to activate the sale
• Ensure that the displaying on the shelves conforms to the unified merchandising specifications
• Liaising with local marketing agencies to provide the necessary sprayers and sales promoters, as well as ensuring product marketing campaigns are implemented within parent company-approved timelines.
• Communicate with commercial centers to reserve places for marketing campaigns
• Follow up with sales representatives to monitor stock availability in outlets and follow up on orders, samples, and promotional gifts.
• Follow up on the implementation of aspects of sales, inventory, and appearance to ensure maximum results in terms of sales and to obtain the highest score.
• Coordinating with the warehouse on customer service and delivery for dispatch to be more efficient.
• Ensure that all training courses conducted by the training manager, including sales techniques, are clear and implemented by the staff.

Trainer & team leader for ~H2O+ products at Skin Care Company Ltd
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • January 1997 to February 2000

Duties and tasks
• Branches supervisor for ~H2O+ shops in (Le Mall & Sultan Mall -Jeddah) (Al Faysaleyah Center - Ryd) (Al Rasheed Mall- Khobar).
• Marketing & Customer Relation for ~H2O+ products.
• Main Warehouse and Inventory Officer (Jed, Ryd, Khobar)

Education

High school or equivalent, BusinessAdministration
  • at Al Quds Open University
  • October 2005

Administrative & Economical Since

Specialties & Skills

Market Data
Market Research
Word Of Mouth Marketing
Market Analysis
Market Mapping
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
MARKETING
SUPERVISORY SKILLS
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
COMPETITIVE
DIRECT MARKETING
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
LEADERSHIP
MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR

Languages

English
Intermediate
Arabic
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

Computer Certificate (Training)
Training Institute:
Al Batel Institute
Date Attended:
January 2000
Sales Professional & Development Programs (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2009

Hobbies

  • Computer Programming