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Mohammed Merghani Mohammed, Events Coordinator

Mohammed Merghani Mohammed

Events Coordinator·Sharjah Investment & Development Authority (Shurooq)

United Arab Emirates

Bachelor's degree, Business and Finance

Work experience

Total years of experience: 17 years, 7 months

Events Coordinator

May 2013 - Present

Sharjah Investment & Development Authority (Shurooq)

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

May 2013 - Present

•Executed big and small range of trade shows, conferences, training, team building, outdoor events, festivals,
Sponsoring, hosting, concerts etc
•Great knowledge in Crowd control, logistics, operations, contract preparation, production, budgeting, supplier and vendor negotiations
•Guarantees effective configuration improvement and usage of outsider and restrictive projects that will reflect on the business and outstanding results
•Established events strategies for Sharjah and UAE based on the Firms Mission & Vision
•Coordinated events and activation alongside marketing and sales department, for campaigns and brand information as a whole
•Created custom ideas “out of the box” and solutions for upcoming and present event.
•Developing business relationships in regards to specific events with suppliers, marketing agencies and event technology to deliver the latest and updated technology
•Worked directly with departments such as specialty leasing, marketing, operation, facilities, F&B to deliver events
•Setting and achieving events goals, while it maintains the budget with expenses control based on every event
•Area and surrounding study if event is taking place overseas, to get the best and most effective prices as long as it maintains the Standards required

Achievements
•Arabian Travel Market (ATM)
•Flag Island National Day celebration of 2013, 2014 and 2015
•Annual Investment Meeting (AIM)
•World Forum for Foreign Direct Investment
•Road Shows in countries such India, China, America and Britain
•Ripe Market Sharjah
•Sharjah Water Festival
•Sharjah Food Festival
•Sharjah Light Festival
•Sharjah Music Festival
•William Close in Al Majaz Waterfront
•Clusters of the Light - Al Majaz Amphitheater
•Super Heroes Al Majaz Waterfront
•Abu Dhabi Science Festival by Flash Entertainment in Sharjah
•Fireworks organizing with companies and the explosives squad from the police and contract preparing.
•The Puppets Show & Dundu
•Sky Dive Dubai jump in Al Majaz Waterfront
•Tamas Nadas (RIP) Flight Over Al Majaz Waterfront - Negotiations with the Hungarian embassy representative
•Drakes, Kadim Al Saher, Yanni, Ryan Leslie concerts
•Hosted, sponsored and worked hand in hand with Redbull, Gargash Motors, Skydive Dubai, fitness first, Mountain Dew & ESPN and X-games.
•Fireworks and laser shows choreography
•Tedx Youth
•Volunteer in Fringe festival in London
•Volunteer in NAS sports tournament 2014 & 2015
•Full involvement in Radio, marketing and social media campaigns in all the events mentioned above
•Team building events in Bab Al Shams resort and Meydan Hotel, prizes of a weekend stay, full day spa, iPhone and a Rolex watch
• Dubai Watch Club member and event planner, events with companies such as Audemars Piguet
Christies Auction House, Hublot, Patek Phillip, Watchanish, Patekaholic, Grieb Benzinger, Linde Wardlin, Jaeger Le Coultre & Richard Mille and supporting small brands

Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Marketing and PR

Administrative Coordinator

November 2011 - May 2013

Sharjah Investment & Devlopment Authority Shurooq

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

November 2011 - May 2013

Tasks categorized by departments

Procurement:
Contact suppliers in order to schedule or expedite deliveries and to resolve shortages, missed or late deliveries.
Review requisition orders in order to verify accuracy, terminology, and specifications.
Interfaces with Product Line Planning Manager to plan and prioritize purchasing activities.
Contributes to consolidation, reduction, and rationalization of the local supplier base.
Tracks order acknowledgement, prepares and communicates shortage and backlog reports, and provides visibility of potential interruptions to internal customers.
Transmits and prioritizes approved purchase orders and supporting documents to supplier.

Leasing:
Worked hand in hand with the leasing department overseeing all aspects of leasing management for leasing stores.
Ensured proper tenant mix in the property in line with business strategy and market demand.
Ensured maximum occupancy ratios for Al Qasba & Al Majaz Waterfront.

Marketing:
Analyzing market trends, competitors’ products and services and identifying target markets and developing strategies to communicate with them.
Co-coordinating all marketing collaterals, advertising and promotional materials and all of its products and services for the Company.
Learned to explore various ways of improving existing products and services to increase profitability by conducting market research and analyzing consumer behavior.
Sourced advertising opportunities and placed adverts in the press, radio, exhibitions and trade shows and co-ordinate photo shoots.
Able to suggest improvements to the various communications by the company (eg. website, FAQ, etc).
Sales and marketing techniques.
Relieve management of administrative detail, all projects, coordinate work flow.
Update and chase delegated tasks to ensure progress to deadlines.
Take initiative in manager's absence, and keep tasks on schedule.
Maintain procedures to ensure consistent performance of routines.
Supervising the Facility departments and dealing Contractors.
Quality Control customer service agents check.


Social Media & PR:
Coordinating social media strategy that collaborates with marketing, PR and advertising campaigns.
Coordinating engaging content for platform used and intended audience.
Monitor platforms and generate monitoring reports.
Manage platforms on a daily and hourly basis.
Report any mishaps to the concerned departments.
Coordinating engaging and professional content on a weekly basis (2 weeks prior to going live).
Staying updated with social media trends and tools - includes attending networking and educational events, reading blogs.
Promoting the platforms and accounts within the organization.
Coordinating social media campaigns.

Company industry:
Public Administration
Job role:
Management

Financial Intern

January 2010 - May 2010

Al Shamsi Group

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

January 2010 - May 2010

Assist with month-end financial reports.
Post journal entries.
Help with accounts receivable, payable and bank statement reconciliation.
Assist with audits.
Balance sheet reconciliation.
Work with the finance team on yearly forecasting efforts.
Manage the monthly tracking of our physical inventory.
Support the payment processing team.
Data entry.
Credit checks.

Company industry:
Civil Engineering
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Data Entry Clerk

February 2007 - August 2009

FedEX

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

February 2007 - August 2009

Prepare, compile and sort documents for data entry
Check source documents for accuracy
Verify data and correct data where necessary
Obtain further information for incomplete documents
Update data and delete unnecessary files
Combine and rearrange data from source documents where required

Company industry:
Motor Vehicle Passenger Transport
Job role:
Administration

Education

Al Ghurair University

January 2010

January 2010

Bachelor's degree, Business and Finance

United Arab Emirates

in Dubai

Skills

Post secondary Education
Expert
Post secondary Education
Expert
Application Management Services
Expert
Application Management Services
Expert
Presentation Skills Coaching
Expert
Presentation Skills Coaching
Expert
Communicator
Expert
Communicator
Expert
Silk Performer
Expert
Silk Performer
Expert
ADMINISTRATION
Expert
ADMINISTRATION
Expert
ADVERTISING
Expert
ADVERTISING
Expert
BUDGETING
Expert
BUDGETING
Expert
FINANCIAL
Expert
FINANCIAL
Expert
MARKETING
Expert
MARKETING
Expert
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
Expert
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
Expert
PROGRESS
Expert
PROGRESS
Expert
RADIO
Expert
RADIO
Expert
SALES
Expert
SALES
Expert
Post secondary Education
Expert
Post secondary Education
Expert
Application Management Services
Expert
Application Management Services
Expert
Presentation Skills Coaching
Expert
Presentation Skills Coaching
Expert
Communicator
Expert
Communicator
Expert
Silk Performer
Expert
Silk Performer
Expert

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Strategic Planning and Performance Measurements
Apr 2014 - Jul 2014
Festival And Event Management from the University of Edinburgh, UK
Jan 2015 - Sep 2015
Administrative Management course
Jan 2014 - Feb 2014

Hobbies

  • Watches, basketball and football
    Dubai Watch Club