Kareem Ali, Coffee Specialist (Floor Lead)

Kareem Ali

Coffee Specialist (Floor Lead)

Nestlé Middle East

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Marketing and Business
Experience
9 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :9 years, 4 Months

Coffee Specialist (Floor Lead) at Nestlé Middle East
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 2020 to August 2020

⦁ Customer Care:

⦁ Welcome the Boutique clientele and identify their needs.
⦁ Advise both prospective and existing Nespresso Club Members on Nespresso products and services.
⦁ Educate clientele on the art of coffee tasting and help to develop their curiosity about our full range of products.
⦁ Carry out an initial analysis of machine breakdowns reported by customers to orient them as effectively as possible towards the after-sales service benefits of our Nespresso Club.
⦁ Maximize the sale of all the Nespresso products presented in the Boutique (coffee, machines and accessories)

⦁ Boutique Excellence Operations:

⦁ Demonstrate product knowledge including merchandise features and benefits to maximize sales.
⦁ Contribute to achieve individual and boutique sales targets; achieving and exceeding personal sales and productivity goals agreed upon with your store manager.
⦁ Feel comfortable with upselling and cross selling.
⦁ Have computer skills to operate the POS register and email systems.
⦁ Cash checks, enter payments made by credit cards, check the correspondence of sums received with the orders.
⦁ Acquire new Boutique customers, open their account, present the Boutique and Nespresso Club services, and assist them in their selection during purchase.
⦁ Actively manage the database on a daily basis and update customer records.
⦁ Comply with all safety and health related corporate policies.
⦁ Follow all store operational policies and procedures as per Nestlé guidance.

⦁ Nestlé Nespresso Warehouse operations:
Dip 1 Jabel Ali, Dubai, UAE

⦁ Handled invoicing and taxations.
⦁ Handled stock replenishment to Nespresso Boutiques.
⦁ Arranged shipments details TOR stocks in and stock out.
⦁ Arranged online orders (Pick & Pack)

Senior Demonstrator (Flag Ship Store –The Dubai Mall) at Bose
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2014 to December 2019

⦁ Achieving daily, weekly and monthly Sales and Attendance goals.
⦁ Assisting with delivering the financial performance required for profitable store growth.
⦁ Driving Bose ownership.
⦁ Delivering the Bose customer experience in all customer engagements and interactions.
⦁ Coaching all store colleagues on how to effectively engage and sell to Bose customers and offer a demonstrably unique customer experience and value proposition.
⦁ Assisting in recruiting the talent required to support a successful store business.
⦁ Listening to customer requirements and presenting appropriately to make a sale.
⦁ Maintaining and developing relationships with existing customers in person and via telephone calls and emails; Calling to arrange meetings with potential customers to prospect for new business.
⦁ Responding to incoming email and phone inquiries.
⦁ Checking the quantities of goods on display and in stock, recording sales and order information and sending copies to the sales office, or entering figures into a computer system
⦁ Excellent time management skills and making quick decisions.
⦁ Maintaining composure and customer focus while troubleshooting and solving issues.

Executive Administrator / Legal Translator at National Consultant Debt Collection
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • September 2013 to September 2014

⦁ Translating legal papers.
⦁ Dealing with Abu Dhabi Court & Abu Dhabi Police.
⦁ Review and provide legal advice on tender documents.
⦁ Review ongoing cases and advice management accordingly.
⦁ Meeting and greeting clients.
⦁ Sorting and distributing post.
⦁ Booking meetings.
⦁ Keeping the reception area tidy.
⦁ Answering and forwarding phone calls and E-mails.
⦁ Screening phone calls.

Banking officer (customer service department) at Citibank NA Philippines
  • Philippines
  • January 2012 to May 2013

⦁ Answer calls from bank clients and answer inquiries about their financial standing with the bank.
⦁ Adjust, change or add financial charges on the client’s account.
⦁ Change or adjust information on the client’s account.
⦁ Issue or cancel and credit card issued by the bank for liquidated clients.
⦁ Handle irate and misrouted calls.
⦁ Report and escalate to supervisor any security breaches in the system.

Quality Assurance Supervisor at Surrogate Technology Philippines .INC
  • Philippines
  • January 2011 to January 2012

⦁ Inbound sales team of Payday loan (US based company)
⦁ Responsible for sales of the said company with daily sales target of $1, 500/day
⦁ Selling company 4 products (Insurance, Medical, Education, Police Funds Foundation)
⦁ Quality insurance personnel.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Marketing and Business
  • at Business Administration
  • March 2010

Specialties & Skills

Telecommunications
English
Banking
Customer Service
typing fast
Stock Management
Problem Solving
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Dynamics
Public Speaker
Trouble shoot
Microsoft word
Multilingual

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Native Speaker
Filipino
Native Speaker

Hobbies

  • Swimming
  • Play Video Games
  • Basketball
  • Traveling around the world
  • Foot Ball