nora jaber, FREELANCER

nora jaber

FREELANCER

BMB GROUP

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, BUSINESS ADNINISTRATION
Experience
15 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 9 Months

FREELANCER at BMB GROUP
  • United Arab Emirates
  • March 2018 to January 2019

A Dubai based confectionary factory with office in KSA and Qatar. My main duties included:
· Responsible for the East African market and developing the business in the region
· Targeting supermarkets and confectionary industries to promote the products
· Dealing with high volume sales within the East African market

CATEGORY MANAGER at BMB GROUP
  • United Arab Emirates
  • June 2015 to March 2018

A Dubai based confectionary factory with office in KSA and Qatar. My main duties included:
· Responsible for the business development of the food and non-food trading department.
· Researching regional opportunities for distribution channels of the company’s food and non-food brands
· Sales support - Managing a team of 8 sales executives and 2 sales coordinators
· Setting the yearly budget and target scheme for the trading department
· Managing the day to day operations of the trading department

SALES SUPPORT MANAGER
  • United Arab Emirates
  • August 2012 to February 2015

A Dubai based food trading company dealing with ready-to-eat meals and pre-mix. My main duties included:
· Sales support: conducting meetings, developing relationships with new and existing clients
· Establish and implement sales policies and procedures
· Determine sales staff requirements, interviewing and recruiting
· Office management duties
· Support the pre-opening operations of a coffee shop and restaurant

at CHARGE AFS BY SPECIFICO & CO
  • United Arab Emirates
  • July 2010 to July 2012

Played a vital role in delivering excellent food safety products and services to the hospitality sector throughout the UAE.
Duties included:
· Create a qualified pipeline of prospective clients and establish good relationships with key decisionmakers
· Develop and maintain a sales plan by segmenting the market for achieving sales target and generateprofit
· Deliver presentations, present proposals and follow-up on clients until closure of the sales deal
· Maintain current and accurate knowledge of competitor products and services
· Enhancing relationships with existing clients and prospecting for potential clients

ASSISTANT OPERATIONS MANAGER at BEIRUT
  • Lebanon
  • June 2009 to August 2009

Project Based Contract for the parliamentary election observation mission held by former American president Jimmy
Carter's International Non-Governmental Organization.
· My role was supporting and assisting the election observation mission by providing international consultants with
accommodation, transportation, communication channels, and security pre and post the elections.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
  • Jordan
  • August 2008 to May 2009

Boecker is a leading company in the Middle East specializing in public health and food safety. My position as a Business
Development Support Manager included the following duties:
· Plan and support sales and marketing activities
· Manage and lead associates to achieve excellent customer service, control the inventory, and delivering professional
services.
· Supervising and supporting the different departments in the company. i.e. Administration, Operations, Human
Resource, Accounting, Technical, Sales and Customer Service
· Ensure proper inventory levels of materials and equipment
· Organize recruitment and placement of required staff
· Monitor performance and implement improvements
· Maintaining a standardized system according to the HQ requirements

OFFICE MANAGER
  • August 2005 to August 2008

Education

Bachelor's degree, BUSINESS ADNINISTRATION
  • at LEBANESE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
  • January 2007

Degree generated from Excelsior College New York City, Courses taken in LAU (External program provided by LAU)

Specialties & Skills

Quicken
Administration
Transportation
Market Research
Quotations
MARKETING
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
RECRUITING
SALES SUPPORT
BUDGETING
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
MANAGEMENT
MEETING FACILITATION
MICROSOFT OFFICE