Noshen Maria يعقوبي

Sales & Marketing Manager
In charge of managing all Hotel and Corporate accounts

 Business Development
 Maximizing profits
 Customer Service
 Innovative Marketing Solutions
 Market / Business Analysis
 Financial control / budgeting
 Client solutions
 PR
 Negotiating
 Event Management
 Develop marketing ideas and tools (Brochures, website…) for retail and corporate development

Operational

 Taking/receiving orders and sending details to the factory
 Advising customers about delivery schedules and after-sales service
 Preparing sales reports
 Forecasting sales amount in order to plan stock accordingly
 Identifying and developing new business directions (new brands, new outlets…)

AQUATONALE FZC Middle East, Sharjah Freezone, UAE
Regional Sales Manager/Branch Manager

 Plant implementation
- Supervising Factory installation
- Set up of operations plant and offices in Sharjah Freezone
- Recruitment of factory, operations and administration staff
- Investment supervision
 Office Management
- Responsible for the administrative tasks in the office: Invoices, Finances (Accounting) and Budget
 Marketing
- Development of direct marketing tools like display stands, banners, posters and bags and handling their purchase, either locally or from abroad
- Sourcing of more cost effective suppliers for packaging
- Organization of Product Launch Events and Seminar to promote the brand
 Sales
- In charge of managing all Middle East accounts, promoting and selling all ranges (different brands for Spas and Beauty Salons)
o Managing distributors and independent Agents
o Presenting the new products to the clients, taking/receiving orders and sending details to the Head Office in France
o Advising customers about delivery schedules and after-sales service
o Preparing sales reports
o Forecasting sales amount in order to plan stock accordingly
o Attending trade shows to promote the brand, and establishing strong relationships with the distributors, networking
- In charge of local (UAE) distribution of professional skin care brand
o Set up of whole distribution system in UAE (reporting system, procedures…)
o Recruitment of sales executives and beautician as a trainer
o Monitoring sales staff and in charge of their training (sales techniques, selling points)
o Developing sales strategies and setting sales targets
o Inventory planning and supervision
o Preparation of sales statistics (best seller items, achieved turnover per sales executive per demonstration …)
o Regular visits to Beauty Salons and Spas
- Handling administrative duties (filing expense accounts, commission supervision, scheduling appointments, making travel plans)

AQUATONALE SA, Allaire, FRANCE
Export Assistant / Training for expatriation to Sharjah, UAE

 Training
- Training on brands (ingredients, application…)
- Marketing and sales training on BEAUTYMED
- Preparation of business plan (investment, budget, expenses …)
- Familiarization with technical equipment which will be used in the Sharjah Plant
 Export Assistant
- Responsible for Export for Middle East
- Administrative duties such as documentation, invoicing and preparation of shipping documents
- Market research on the professional skin care and toiletry market in the Middle East
- Attending trade show in Dubai to explore first market opportunities and prepare set up of the factory in Sharjah

European Commercial Office / German Consulate, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Jan - Dec Project Manager

 Project Management
- Consultancy to SMEs regarding international advertising and export strategy in the framework of the European Union Project “Regional Language Network NE”, responsible for Northumberland
- Generating, negotiating, building and monitoring partnerships with companies or associations in the NE of England to secure contracts for the office
- Assisting writing on project grant proposals
- Management of the organisation of an event on a Tall Ship during the Tall Ships Race 2005 (220 Attendees)
- Participation to the EU Ministers Event in Newcastle (September 2005): organisation and follow up
 Diplomatic Tasks
- Organisation of a French and German circles every month
- Assisting the German Honorary Consul and coordination with Consulate in Edinburgh, Scotland
- Organisation of GBCC Events (German British Chamber of Commerce)