Sales Manager
Fitness First
Total years of experience :16 years, 8 Months
1)Determines annual unit and gross-profit plans by implementing marketing strategies; analyzing trends and results.
2)Establishes sales objectives by forecasting and developing annual sales quotas for regions and territories; projecting expected sales volume and profit for existing and new products.
3)Implements national sales programs by developing field sales action plans.
4)Maintains sales volume, product mix, and selling price by keeping current with supply and demand, changing trends, economic indicators, and competitors.
5)Establishes and adjusts selling prices by monitoring costs, competition, and supply and demand.
6)Completes national sales operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work results.
7)Maintains national sales staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.
8)Maintains national sales staff job results by counseling and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
9)Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
10)Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
I was responsible for developing, building and maintaining relations with key media channels in the Middle East including print, broadcast and online media.
Tasks:
• Liaising on an everyday basis with clients and the media, often via telephone and email
• Relationship building and networking with colleagues, clients and the media;
• Working to develop client proposals and implement the PR activity;
• Preparing regular reports and attending meetings to assess the progress of the PR campaign
• Researching, writing and distributing press releases to targeted media
• Promoting news stories and features to the media
• Collating and analyzing media coverage
• Event management, including press conferences and promotional events
• Attending and promoting client events to the media
• Managing the PR aspect of a possible crisis situation
I worked on the sampling team with Nescafe. This job taught me how to work with others, how to use different marketing strategies, and how to present a product with a friendly energetic attitude. I worked excellent as a team member as well as an individual.
I was hired to do secretarial work at Top Fashion Accessory Store; however I proceeded onto sales and proved my abilities to my boss, as well as my co-workers. I gained self-confidence through confronting a diverse range of customers and learned good work ethic.
University life opened up a lot of new experiences for me. I joined the Marketing Team which gave students the opportunity to market the university in the real world. I also joined the Drama Club and acted in an independent film that is still in progress but compares university life in the Middle East to Western culture. I was also given the opportunity to be a co-driver in the Jordan Rally 2007; it was the most invigorating experience and I gained a lot of insight from it.
I maintained a B+ average all throughout high school I was involved with many activities. One thing I can say I am most proud of is the fact that I had the chance to tutor younger kids. I helped out in the library assisting the librarian with that extra hand. I love sports. I played on the basketball team and gained a certificate for my outstanding performance. I took the SAT, TOEFL, and IGCSE exams which required me to be very studious and it paid off when I entered an American University.
