Lieven Nijs, Marketing and Logistics Assistant

Lieven Nijs

Marketing and Logistics Assistant

Soulco

Location
Belgium
Education
Master's degree, Urban Planning
Experience
16 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 1 Months

Marketing and Logistics Assistant at Soulco
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since February 2012

As office, marketing and logistics assistant for the largest IT and Telecom distributor of Siemens Enterprise Communications, I had a wide range of responsibilities:
o Responsible for daily contact with Government Services of Dubai Silicon Oasis.
o Organizing all details when new staff/visitors joined;
Arranging travel requirements and visas.
Arranging temporary housing.
Arranging Company Benefits such as mobiles, cards, parking and medical insurances.
o Content Creation:
Startup and writing monthly company newsletter.
Startup and follow up of the company’s social media: Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
o Providing Customer Care in a dynamic helpdesk team, through phone, email and ticketing.
o Responsible for handling the entire delivery process after order intake:
Order entry in ERP system (Navision) + booking.
Close customer contact to provide frequent updates on delivery.
Placing orders with Vendor (Siemens, Aastra, Gigaset, …).
Arranging transportation with logistics partners (TNT, Aramex, DHL).
Managing stock. 
o Accounting: Keeping updated budget plan:
Cash flow.
Invoicing.
o Responsible for daily office assistant tasks:
Preparing minutes of meeting
Keeping track and replenishment of office inventory: stationery, refreshments, etc.
Welcoming visitors and operating the switchboard.
Organizing and filing of official correspondence, invoices, orders, etc; hard copies as well as soft copies through cloud-based software.

o Creating and Updating Price Tools through Excel:
Collecting market prices.
Creating Excel tools allowing for easy data input/output.

Sales executive at Le Jardin Extraordinaire
  • Belgium
  • December 2007 to September 2011

Active as Sales Associate in a floristry company in Brussels
o Responsible for accepting and inspecting goods on delivery
o Design/arranging products based on customer request.
o Very close customer interaction due to responsibility for delivery and sales.

Property Consultant at Waubrel
  • Belgium
  • May 2008 to September 2011

Active as Property Consultant for a medium-sized Real Estate and Development firm in Brussels, active in property consulting, leasing and property management.
o Responsible for Marketing
- Creating online & offline advertisement campaigns.
o Ensuring timely and appropriate rent-outs, mainly for residential apartment units.
o Being the single point of contact for 50+ tenants spread across the city.
o Daily reporting to General Manager for operational issues: key loss, burglaries, maintenance issues, conflict resolution, etc.
o Managing administration:
- Collection of payments and follow up for late payments.
- Managing all legal aspects of the tenancy contract.
- Managing the company customer database in Microsoft Excel.

Education

Master's degree, Urban Planning
  • at American University of Sharjah
  • January 2015

Focusing on Transportation and Design of the Contemporary City.

Diploma, Test Of English as a Foreign Language
  • at TOEFL
  • August 2011

112/120 on the internet based test. Achieved the highest score category on all levels: speaking, writing, listening and reading.

Bachelor's degree, History
  • at University of Ghent
  • June 2011

Focus on: Urban and architectural history + sociological and political aspects.

High school or equivalent,
  • at College of Saint-Joseph
  • June 2008

Graduated in Ancient Greek, Science and Languages.

Specialties & Skills

Microsoft Dynamics
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel
Travel Management
Accounting
MS Excel
MS Powerpoint
MS Word
Drivers Licence
Microsoft Dynamics NAV
Travel Demand Management
Photoshop

Languages

English
Expert
Dutch
Expert
French
Expert
German
Intermediate
Spanish
Beginner

Memberships

Matrak Theatre group
  • Chairman/Chief Finances
  • July 2009