Ibrahim Awada, Head of Customer Relations & Contact Center Department

Ibrahim Awada

Head of Customer Relations & Contact Center Department

BURGER KING

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Diploma, Master Practitioner in Neuro Linguistic Programing
Experience
18 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :18 years, 11 Months

Head of Customer Relations & Contact Center Department at BURGER KING
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since February 2012

 Managing all aspects of Call Center in terms of business operation, telephonic system, customer’s database and IT.
 Directly managing a team of 35 Call Center Agents (New order takers & Complain Section Agents) in addition to 4 Team leaders and 2 supervisors.
 Developed the vision of 2012 & 2013 in terms of Human capital, financial capital and talent management.
 Created Job descriptions for all positions in the Call Center management structure in order to identify specifically each position role & reporting process.
 Managing & coordinating 40 Burger King Home Delivery Outlets & 12 Texas Chicken outlets all over the UAE.
 Created the ordering procedure life cycle, in addition to managing the delivery promise time based on rush hours in outlets.
 Managing the customer’s Data base (approx. 1, 000, 000 customers) and developed an internal quality control system based on monthly performance appraisal forms.
 Strategic scheduling for agents shifts based on the Avaya telephonic system analysis & created a rotational scheduling system for flexibility purposes.
 Created an effective incentive plan for Call Center Crew in order to increase sales and maximum company benefits.
 Developed a training plan based on Agent’s feedback for customer handling etiquette in both new orders and complain managing to achieve ultimate customer’s satisfaction.
 Daily, weekly & monthly analysis of home delivery Speed of Service (SOS), Trip time & order in store time which results into improving the service quality thus customer satisfaction.
 Daily sales analysis for number of tickets sold, Overall sales and average check per ticket.
 Responsible for the KSA call Center opening and training the call center manager there.
 Reporting directly to the MENA operations director.

Regional Marketing Manager (Egypt & NA Region) at GROHE
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • August 2010 to November 2011

 Managed an international product launch in Egypt through creating a strategic marketing plan in addition to supervising the implementation by administering a team of professionals.
 Set up a regional marketing department for Egypt/North Africa operation.
 Set up an in-bound Call Center unit for customer complaints handling, after sales services and maintenance operation:
o Leading a team of 5 telemarketers and 13 maintenance representative.
o Team skills improvement by developing training modules for call center and after-sales teams.
o Monitoring calls recording for service improvement purposes and training modules.
o Creating a user friendly call path/chart for customers from calling step to call ending.
o Enhancing timeline effectiveness for maintenance team delivery through readiness techniques.
 Assist in the acquisition of fresh marketing & business development talent.
 Conduct a brief market study on non-traditional sales channels and consumer behavior.
 Managing 27 retail outlets in terms of Marketing, advertising, promotions and merchandising.
 Forecast an accurate 2011 marketing plan based on market study results.
 Create proper guidelines for the most appropriate implementation of the marketing plan of 2011.

Regional Franchise Manager at PATCHI INTERNATIONAL
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • March 2008 to July 2010

Territory Covered (19 retail outlets): Malaysia (5 outlets), Macau (1 outlet), Indonesia (3 outlets), Brunei (1 outlet),
Singapore (2 outlets), India (2 outlets), Hong Kong (2 outlets), Philippines (2 outlets), USA (E-Commerce)

 Managing outlet pre-opening to include: architecture/decoration planning, outlet floor layout, internal client circulation, lighting and product storage systems, display standards and products mix percentage.
 Full management of new outlets opening stage event.
 Strategic development orientation based on franchise agreement.
 Identifying/assessing potential new markets for expansion purposes.
 Conducting market studies via markets visits & research.
 Deciding margin/multiplier to reach maximum suitable retail price locally in each country.
 Monitoring/Auditing inventories and sales through Navision and manual matching.
 Recruiting & training retail managers and sales staff to achieve full brand knowledge & awareness.
 Yearly P&L appraisal in addition to setting yearly targets.
 Marketing/advertising planning & budgeting in addition to supervising the implementation process of it.
 Maintain up to date country’s information/data related to culture, events, traditions, retail trends and tendencies, new mall openings, switch of prime areas in order to ensure progress and growth.
 Full screening of product visual merchandising in the outlets and windows appearance.
 New product creation customized within the brand identity tailored for key occasions/events in each country in order to boost sales and achieve maximum catering for each market.
 Daily supervision of goods ordering process through purchasing department and working in parallel with the shipping department to ensure goods delivery on time.

Marketing Manager at MC DONALD'S
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • January 2006 to February 2008

 Localizing international concepts/ Marketing campaigns.
 Creating, planning & executing of applicable/beneficial marketing strategies.
 Concepts creation and planning of marketing campaigns for new products launched
 Events planning and execution for product promotions.
 International competitors tracking reports and market research.
 Emphasize quality control via reporting & mystery shopping techniques.
 Conducting advanced market research campaigns using both qualitative & quantitative measures.
 Leading a team of 6 designers and 3 client service executives.
 Increasing company revenue through business development and exceptional client service efforts.
 Created & executed ideas and concepts with external Advertising and Public Relations agencies.

Marketing & Business Development Specialist at AL WAZZAN GROUP
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • April 2005 to January 2006

Accounts
Café Supreme (Canadian Franchise, 4 Outlets) Swiftel GCC
Pronto Wash (Argentinean Franchise, 13 outlets) LG

 Created &developed Media Themes and Campaigns for each subsidiary.
 Assisted in the creation of the I/B and O/B Call center operation for (Swiftel & Pronto wash)
 Monitored call center program results in coordination with the telemarketing team via recommending most effective scripting, training, dialer strategies in order to maximize results/sales and customer satisfaction.
 Event Sponsorship management to ensure product visibility and long-term branding
 Created, developed & executed strategic plans to increase revenue, valuation, and exposure.
 Conduct various market research methodologies to increase product knowledge & consumer awareness.
 Create & lead both Marketing and PR campaigns from concept phase to completion and wrap-up.

Education

Diploma, Master Practitioner in Neuro Linguistic Programing
  • at American Board Of NLP
  • August 2012

Master practitioner & Life Coach in (Neuro Linguistic Programming, TimeLine Therapy & Hypnosis) Accredited from the American Board of NLP (USA) & the Association of NLP (UK).

Bachelor's degree, Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (Concentration Management)
  • at AUL , Beirut - Lebanon
  • January 2005
Diploma, Technical Bachelor, Computer Programming
  • at College of Information Science
  • January 2002

Specialties & Skills

Science
Market Research
Masterfully manage high-profile corporate accounts/countries in an innovative manner
Internal & external communications planning and implementation
Fluency in three languages to maximize communication benefit for countries/accounts managed
Advertising and direct marketing
Marketing/Public Relations/Media Relations campaign initiation and development
Strategic Planning
Database Management, Branding
Project, budget & deadline management
Excellancy of Microsoft Office Usage

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Expert

Memberships

International Franchise Association (IFA)
  • Member
  • April 2009