Marjan Ghafoori, Senior Associate - Marketing Services & Insights

Marjan Ghafoori

Senior Associate - Marketing Services & Insights

Alghanim Industries

Location
Kuwait - Hawali
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration - Finance
Experience
14 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :14 years, 0 Months

Senior Associate - Marketing Services & Insights at Alghanim Industries
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • My current job since July 2014

• Developing concrete business queries based on needs and requirements of business groups and management
• Responsible for management of Retail, F&B, and Corporate functions' studies from the initiation process to developing final reports and generating recommendations
• Developing details of research proposals, methodologies selection, and suggested road maps towards business objectives
• Managing, training, and coaching Research Assistants and department's interns on the day to day activities and duties
• Monitoring and controlling field processes to ensure credibility and accuracy of recommendation presented

Market Research Associate at Alghanim Industries
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • September 2012 to June 2014

• Managing and handling the research needs and requirements for various Retail Business groups (Electronics, Home Group, Financial Services, E-Commerce, Supply Chain, Travel, F&B, etc. )
• Developing proposals and research designs
• Supervising the field department and external agencies to ensure credibility of data provided to the Business Groups
• Presenting research findings and analysis to the executives of the Business Groups
• Responsible for overlooking junior team member’s objectives

Market Research Analyst at Alghanim Industries
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • May 2010 to August 2012

• Assisted in various Retail Business Units accounts within Alghanim Industries (Electronics, Home Group, Financial Services, E-Commerce)
Scope of projects include: Mystery Shopping Program, Customer Satisfaction studies, Awareness Attitudes and Usage studies, Consumer Behavior, Monthly/Quarterly Trackers, Dipstick studies, Business Alignment Studies, Online market surveys and etc.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration - Finance
  • at California State University Long Beach
  • December 2009

Specialties & Skills

Financial Data
Team Management
Presentation Writing
Creativity
Communication Skills

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Transition to the Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Talent Development Company
Date Attended:
June 2015
Duration:
24 hours
Institute of Leadership Managment (Training)
Training Institute:
Talent Development Company
Date Attended:
February 2012
Fundemental of Project Managment (Training)
Training Institute:
Talent Development Company
Date Attended:
June 2011
Duration:
24 hours
Project Managment Professional (Training)
Training Institute:
Talent Development Company
Date Attended:
December 2011
Duration:
40 hours

Hobbies

  • Squash, Basketball, and Tennis