Freelance Event Manager
Freelancer
Total years of experience :21 years, 10 Months
RECENT PROJECTS:
▪ Bulgari High Jewelry “Jannah Collection” event - logistics Manager
▪ Louvre Abu Dhabi - Project Manager for various projects
▪ Insomnia Gaming Festival Dubai & Riyadh - Director of operations & logistics
▪ Modhesh Planet @ Mirdif City Centre - Project Manager
▪ Special Olympics Abu Dhabi World Games 2019 - Host Town & Games Dubai - Director of Operations & Logistics
▪ Expo2020 Better Together Awards 2018 - Project Manager
▪ Dubai Mall Chocolate festival - Project Manager
▪ Abu Dhabi Ideas 2019 - Project Manager (Pitch)
▪ Expo2020 International Partners Meeting 2018 - Guest & Protocol Manager
▪ Expo2020 International Partners Meeting 2017 - Guest & Protocol Manager
▪ Mercedes CEO Regional Meeting 2018 - Event Manager
▪ Mercedes-AMG GT 4-door coupé launch party 2018- operations & Logistics Director
▪ Government Games 2018 (Dubai Executive Council) - Head of Operations & Logistics.
▪ WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017 - Event Manager
▪ Cartier Party DXB 2017- Event Manager
▪ UAE Happiness Carnival 2018- Director of Operations & Logistics
▪ Abu Dhabi Awards for Excellence 2018 - Guest & Accreditation Manager
▪ Abu Dhabi Through your eyes Award 2018 - Guest &Accreditation Director
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▪ Louvre Abu Dhabi Opening week 2017 - Guest & Accreditation Director
Establishing the department from scratch and creating procedures and platform of the Business Travel and events for the corporate accounts.
Acquiring 10+ additional corporate accounts since April.
Retaining and securing future business with existing accounts.
Responsible of creating, developing and promoting new products.
Improved sales policies and practices. Defined the sales cycle, created accurate job description and developed
standards for customer relationship management.
Increased sales volume, growing sales from $2.7 million in 2015 to $5.7 million in 2016 with 3% increase in the
GOP.
Closed an average of 35% of all leads and achieved an average of 112% and 120% of projected monthly sales goals
during tenure.
Revamped pricing strategy, implemented effective promotional strategies and helped boost corporate image.
➢ Building up the department and creating procedures and platform for the corporate business and events.
➢ Formulate marketing, brand planning and business-development strategies to drive revenue growth.
➢ Conceptualizing events for different industries to meet the clients requirements and targets
➢ Recruited and trained personnel to handle event logistics, focusing on marketing through social media
platforms.
➢ Marketed and publicized events to attract target audiences.
➢ Representing the company at trade exhibitions & events.
Managed the operation of The FIFA World Cup event in UAE in 2009 & 2010.
Managed 45-50 events annually (conferences, meetings, incentives, product launches, trade shows, gala dinners, award ceremonies, charity & fund raising)
Handled event sizes from 10 to 2000 participants.
Managed events with budget size up to 4, 000, 000 USD. (Nike brand awareness, Oriflame Asia top performers, etc.)
Successfully achieved 10-15% cost saving resulting in significant improvement in profitability
Managed, retained and introduced new clients throughout these seven years
Acting in the business development capacity through representing the company in trade shows & international exhibitions which resulted in increasing the scope of business opportunities.
• Responsible for organizing the OGSM (Objective, Goals, Strategies and Measures) events and introducing new concepts to meet company objectives
• Responsible for all travel and events plans for BabyCare and FemCare departments in Cairo plant
• Leading, managing and motivating the team and ensuring adherence to Plant Safety Standards throughout the department
• Managed and reported all department expenses to department heads.
• Using WPI (Work Process Improvement) methodology; one of the IWS (Integrated working systems) tools to create DMS (Daily Management system)
• Responsible for both the site & the Global score cards in the Baby Care & Fem Care departments on monthly basis
• Won and obtained 7 major local accounts contributing to annual company growth.
• Attended to international & local corporate clients from various business segments, understood the requirements and suggested suitable travel solutions
• Cultivated good working relationship with airlines, hotels & key suppliers and utilized their service to meet customer requirements.
• Organized inspections & Familiarization trips for clients & major incentive houses worldwide to accommodation as well as other related sites.
• Geared towards achieving the company’s objectives of delivering a high quality service and maximizing revenues.
• Assisted Department Heads in sourcing suitable Vendors for the projects and monitored the quality of service delivered.
• Ensured successful execution of projects to the total satisfaction of the clients, to exceed their expectations.
• Onsite supervision and overseeing logistic arrangements at all events.
• Ensured maximum utilization of in-house resources, thus maximized profits and trimmed unnecessary expenses.
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