Mazen Al Refae, Director Sales & Marketing

Mazen Al Refae

Director Sales & Marketing

Al Rawafed Holding

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Diploma, Business Management
Experience
15 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 10 Months

Director Sales & Marketing at Al Rawafed Holding
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since December 2016

As the Director Sales & Marketing of Al Rawafed holding involved on all commercial aspects of the businesses building & developing Retail, B2B, distribution to Retail, distribution to HOERCA, whole sales of Agriculture outputs, and export sales.

Sales Manager UAE at Del Monte Foods UAE
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since September 2015

 To maintain relationships with Major Key Accounts on a high level
 Responsible for preparing marketing surveys in terms of competition, selling prices, packaging and size.
 Analyze customer buying behavior in terms of marginality required, payment terms, products they sell etc. to ensure complete preparation for introductions
 Retain existing clients, develop and expand the business within each key account assuring the full product profile is available in these outlets
 Responsible for the launching of new products and ensuring the product is available with existing clients.
 Coordinate with the marketing department the implementation of the marketing campaigns
 Negotiate rebate agreements
 Responsible for the implementation of sales plans
 Allocate sales target as per Market Area, Sales Person, Category, SKU
 Ensure achievement of assigned and planned sales volumes
 Make training plan for new joiners within own team
 Ensure no out of stock situation occurs by monitoring the stock levels
 Propose and monitor sales activities by receiving reports from the Key Account Managers
 Update the monthly forecasts
 Make decisions on what promotions and discounts to give on products within the company set guidelines

Senior Sales & Marketing Manger at Elite Fmc gt
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2010 to June 2015

• Build local purchase chain
• Staff hiring and management to all Hr procedures
• Product forecast & Sales Forecast
• Managing sales team
• Contract & Agreements with supplier & Clients
• Trading growth of combined brands from Europe
• Business evaluation
• Trade costing
• General costing
• General maintenance control
• Organizing between the head of Departments
• HACCP implementation for production plants

• Hotels and institutional sales
• Catering & Restaurants Sales
• Key outlets sales ( Super markets )
• Pharmacies & nutrition Outlets Sales
• Export sales
• Building Brands market wide
• Categorizing products for outlets
• Awareness on Organic Development, and new products Sourcing
• Public Relation
• Debits collections
• Purchasing for Hoerca & Catering supply

General Manger- food service at Al Accad Food service Department of Al Accad Group Nils & Robby Butchery Nils & Dennis Bakery
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2008 to December 2009

• Profit & Loss managing
• Direct purchase & imports
• Build local purchase chain
• Staff hiring and management to all Hr procedures
• Product forecast & Sales Forecast
• Managing sales team
• Managing butchery & Bakery production team
• purchase for production plants ( equipments & Raw materials)
• Contract & Agreements with supplier & Clients
• Trading growth of combined brands from Europe
• Business evaluation
• Trade costing
• General costing
• General maintenance control
• Organizing between the head of Departments
• HACCP implementation for production plants

 Hotels and institutional sales
 Catering & Restaurants Sales
 Key outlets sales ( Super markets )
 Pharmacies & nutrition Outlets Sales
 Export sales
 Building Brands market wide

Education

Diploma, Business Management
  • at New London College
  • March 2014

Diploma, Business administration
  • at Ajman University of science & technology
  • May 2001

Ajman University of science & technology Business Administration 1999-2001 (3yrs attendance, not graduated)

High school or equivalent, International Baccalaureate
  • at International School of Aleppo
  • June 1996

high school

Specialties & Skills

General Business Administration
Food Service Management
Institutional Clients
Catering Sales
Building Brand Awareness
marketing
MS Office

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Training and Certifications

Highfield/ Qrc (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2013
Valid Until:
June 2013
Business Skills 1 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2012
Valid Until:
July 2012
Diploma in MCSE (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2001
Valid Until:
April 2001

Hobbies

  • Swiming