Brand Manager
HOLDAL ABOU ADAL GROUP
Total years of experience :23 years, 4 Months
01/12-present HOLDAL ABOU ADAL GROUP
Brand Manager for Kipling:
- Managing the sales force
- Responsible of the stores image, merchandizing & stock management.
- Responsible of the marketing activities of the brand.
- Responsible of the ordering/purchases, reception of goods & pricing.
- Supplier relations: attending collection previews, daily correspondence, sending requested reports & handling negotiations.
- Budgeting: setting business plan, responsible of top line P&L, following up on monthly target & commissions
- Developing the distribution network.
12/08-12/11 HOLDAL ABOU ADAL GROUP
Junior Brand Managers for Lacoste, Lancel, Fratelli Rossetti & Kipling: • Selecting products for Lacoste for upcoming seasons with BM.
• Planning, developing and directing the marketing efforts for Lacoste
• Attending, stock checking & placing the collection order & follow-up with suppliers.
• Developing and managing relationship with suppliers along with the HOD.
• Organizing events
• Responsible for collecting, sorting, consolidating and analyzing commercial data/figures sent by retail units and POS.
• Preparing daily & monthly sales reports.
• Preparing the commission of the team based on set targets.
• Attending & preparing retail budget presentations with brand managers.
• Preparing business plan
• Responsible for correspondence & follow-up with retail units and managers.
• Handling the renovation of point of sales and new openings: dealing with local & foreign suppliers.
• Responsible for shop needs on a daily basis regarding repairs, IT, HR (14 shops)
07/01-09/08 CAPITAL INSURANCE & REINSURANCE CO.
Executive assistant to the chairman: • Organizing and maintaining diaries and making appointments.
• Dealing with incoming emails, faxes and post.
• Dealing with correspondence and writing letters and taking minutes.
• Organizing and attending meetings.
• Standing in for the manager and making decisions and delegating work to others in their absence.
• Organizing and storing paperwork, documents and computer-based information.
• Arranging travel and accommodation.
• Maintaining office systems.
• Coordinating with the Marketing Manager and with the advertising agency: creating the web site & the Company's brochures.
10/00-06/01 GEFINOR ROTANA HOTEL (5*)
Marketing & Public Relations Coordinator: • Part of the pre-opening team.
• Indoor sales, preparing offers & follow-up with clients.
• Preparing press release.
• Coordinating with Operations Manager to promote the hotel.
• Attending managerial meetings.
• Preparing competition reports related to competitive hotel, pricing and related businesses, events
1995-1999 Notre Dame University Louaize, Lebanon • B.A. in International Affairs & Diplomacy Faculty of Business Administration & Economics
1995 College St Joseph, Antoura • Lebanese Baccalaureate