Kavitha Nair, Team Assistant

Kavitha Nair

Team Assistant

Qatar Railways Company

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Master's degree, HR and Marketing
Experience
9 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :9 years, 5 Months

Team Assistant at Qatar Railways Company
  • Qatar - Doha
  • September 2018 to June 2020
Administration at Nakilat Agency Company
  • Qatar - Doha
  • May 2018 to July 2018
Administration at Qatargas Operating Company Ltd
  • Qatar - Doha
  • March 2013 to January 2016

Administrator/ Dept Focal point - Corporate Planning
Major activities/achievements were:

• Back office operations and management using support staff
• Manage and coordinate various vendors and suppliers of office equipments
• Arrange travel and accommodation for all staff
• Document update and permission controls on sharepoint
• Calendar management of the CPRO (Chief Planning and Risk Officer) and his team
• Organising Weekly and other meetings related MLT (Management Leadership Team)
• Documentation and preparation of quarterly/ monthly and yearly reports
• Organise and retrieve data from SAP. Access appropriate data files and update records accordingly in SAP
• Organise appropriate files/ documents on sharepoint with the required permissions for each document/ library.

Customer Services promoted to Business Manager at Edutech
  • Qatar - Doha
  • August 2006 to April 2008

Customer Service Executive, Qatar Branch
Major activities/achievements were:

• Develop an in-depth knowledge of the products, their features, technology platforms used, pricing details and competitor information.
• Maintain a focus on key account opportunities
• Follow up with customers on a daily basis for invoicing and issuance of Purchase Orders
• Build Customer Relationships
• Ensure follow up on all leads
• Documentation of sales activities of the branch as per company policies
• Documentation and review of sales activities of Business Managers
• Coordinating sales staff recruitment with Country Manager and HR
• Provide induction and training to new staff
• Coordination with various departments - Finance, HR and Operations in the Head Office in Dubai
• Manage office expenditures, fund flow and process financial statements
• Back office operations and management using support staff
• Manage various vendors and suppliers of office equipments
• Arrange travel and accommodation for senior staff
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Business Manager - Library Solutions, Qatar Branch
Major activities/achievements were:

• Develop market strategies to enhance the acceptability of technology-based training in Academic, Government and Corporate markets
• Develop product wise Business/Account plans
• Meet and exceed sales revenue targets for the Country assigned
• Develop customer service plans and assisting top management in implementation
• Identify and source new market opportunities in new/emerging sectors in Qatar
• Analyse market movements and monitoring Government regulations
• Develop an in-depth knowledge of the products -their features, technology platforms used, pricing details and competitor information
• Responsible for Key Account Management
• Provide high-value added and differentiated services to Key customers
• Develop a process for pre-sales and post-sales account management to maximise Customer satisfaction
• Prepare and present weekly and monthly sales performance reports for the Head Office
• Plan and attend functions and special events with ministries, and Government departments for networking and market intelligence

Branch Coordinator at ING Vysya Life Insurance
  • India
  • November 2003 to March 2005

Branch Co-ordinator, Branch Office, Trivandrum, India
Primary responsibilities included branch management and co-ordination, along with providing other professional services. Major activities/achievements were:

• Back office operations and management
• Preparation of monthly performance reports for all departments
• Documentation of overall branch activities as per company policies
• Documentation and review of sales activities of 18 sales managers
• Managing office expenditures, fund flow and processing financial statements
• Generation and maintenance of MIS along with implementation of quality systems
• Coordinating staff recruitment with Regional Manager/Branch Manager and HR
• Inducting new sales employees and sales advisors
• Maintaining employee performance records, attendance and allowance records, exit formalities
• Managing various vendors and suppliers of office equipments
• Support the branch manager in decision making with regard to fund allocation, managing sales team
• Co-ordination with other professional bodies

Executive at Confederation of Indian Industry
  • India - Chennai
  • August 2001 to October 2002

Executive, Southern Region Head Quarters - Tami Nadu State Office, Chennai, India
My key responsibilities included the following activities:
• Organising and management of programmes/events along with speaker co-ordination, organizing one-to-one meeting with delegates and maintaining time schedules
• Planning of programmes/events, including developing concepts and themes, programme scheduling and speaker identification
• Garnering delegates and sponsors for industrial events/conferences
• Preparing and managing financial budgets for various events
• Act as Chief Co-ordinator for CII Panels such as Industry-Institute Interaction Panel, Small and Medium Enterprises Panel and Telecom Panel
• Promotion of programmes and pooling participants for events

Education

Master's degree, HR and Marketing
  • at Amritha School of Business
  • May 2001
Bachelor's degree, Human Resources
  • at Kerala University
  • June 1998

Specialties & Skills

SAP - ERM
Sharepoint
minutes
office administration
Organise multiple workshops
Retail Insurance review
planning

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Fashion Dress Making (Training)
Training Institute:
Virginia Commonwealth University
Date Attended:
October 2016
Certificate of Recognition - for contribution and support for Qatargas Management System Program (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2019
Spot Award for support during Qatargas strategic interviews (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2015
Emotional Intelligence - Intermmediate (Training)
Training Institute:
Directive Communications
Date Attended:
November 2015
Business Writing - Intermmediate (Training)
Training Institute:
Directive Communication
Date Attended:
October 2015

Hobbies

  • Crochet, Dance
    Holder of "Guinness World Records Certificate" for participation in the event of making the world's largest crochet blanket of 11,148.5 sq mt in January 2016.