Omar El Zein, Area Manager

Omar El Zein

Area Manager

Al Ansari Trading

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Public Relation
Experience
9 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :9 years, 1 Months

Area Manager at Al Ansari Trading
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • May 2012 to December 2016

Sales & Operations:
o Developed sales strategies and set overall sales targets.
o Maintained and increased sales of the company's products and achieved targets and goals set for the area.
o Maintained and expanded the customer base by servicing the needs of existing customers
o Compiled and analyzed sales figures and provided feedback and recommendations to the general manager based on those figures
o Insured visual merchandising meets the brand standards and guidelines.
o Prepared business plans and handled the complete procedure of the branch's new opening.
o Recruited and trained sales staff.
o Allocated areas to sales representatives and set sales targets for each sales representative.
Marketing:
o Handled planning of outdoor and marketing campaigns to create brand awareness around products owned by the company for both Riyadh and Khobar.
o Researched, negotiated, implemented and tracked advertising and public relation activities.

Account Receivable at Moevenpick Hotel & Resort
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • February 2010 to April 2012

o Updated the hotel's credit policy.
o Prepared Account Receivable aging reports.
o Followed up with companies on payments and collection.
o Received payments and reconciled accounts on credit card claims.
o Followed up with banks on credit card settlements.
o Maintained listing of Accounts Receivable.
o Supported the purchasing and receiving department in choosing suppliers and checking invoices

Sales Executive at Armada Distribution
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2009 to January 2010

o Established new accounts while following up with existing ones.
o Monitored quality performance and assured the proper display of our merchandise.
o Educated servers about selling tactics and compensated them for the right approach.
o Gained full knowledge of the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) Program.
o Assured getting the yearly sales quota reports to the GM on a weekly basis.
o Presented current promotions to the public at events and tradeshows.
o Coordinated pre-show and post-show activities at trade shows.

Sales Specialist at Paris Gallery
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2007 to January 2008

o Developed and increased sales for luxury brands.
o Handled customer needs.
o Dealt with V.I.P clients.
o Handled stock selection and order preparation.
o Established production schedules and communicated project status to managers.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Public Relation
  • at American University of Science and Technology
  • January 2012

Specialties & Skills

ADVERTISING
COACHING
COUNSELING
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
HUMAN RESOURCES
MARKET PLANNING
MARKETING
MEETING FACILITATION
MERCHANDISING

Languages

Arabic
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English
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French
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