Pascale Aoun, Owner

Pascale Aoun

Owner

Sweet Basbousa

Lieu
Liban - Beyrouth
Éducation
Diplôme, Marketing
Expérience
24 years, 7 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :24 years, 7 Mois

Owner à Sweet Basbousa
  • Liban - Beyrouth
  • Je travaille ici depuis juin 2016

Owner of Sweet Basbousa, event planning and catering business.
Planning, organizing and executing events including decoration and catering
Marketing Sweet Basbousa as a chocolate brand, made from fine belgium liquid chocolate.

Regional Sales Manager à Ali Younes Haute Couture
  • Koweït - Al Koweït
  • avril 2013 à février 2016

Current Responsibilities:
• Achieving regional sales operational objectives by contributing regional sales information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards
• Meets regional sales financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
• Maintains and expands customer base; building and maintaining rapport with key customers; identifying new customer opportunities.
• Surveying costumers’ needs and trends; tracking competitors.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks.

General Manager à Quintessentailly
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Abu Dhabi
  • mars 2008 à juillet 2012

• Responsible for Marketing, Sales and Business Development, implementing effective strategies to reduce costs and increase turnover whilst providing outstanding levels of customer service
• Assessing and reviewing working practices and setting up policies and routines including guidelines for day-to-day operations
• Developing and initiating marketing activities, overseeing PR and organising various charity and networking events
• Reporting on the functions across multiple departments, identifying issues and resolving problems to improve efficiency and enhance performance
• Controlling the annual budget and generating fiscal plans and monitoring performance through monthly cash flow reports, accounts payable and receivable
• Developing excellent ongoing relationships with new and existing suppliers, negotiating contracts and authorising worldwide purchases
• Recruiting, training and supporting the team, providing training and assistance to maximise potential and enhance performance

Sales Manager à Sabre Travel Network
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Abu Dhabi
  • septembre 2005 à décembre 2006

• Responsible for the Abu Dhabi and Al Ain market with over 75 travel agencies across the region, implementing effective business development plans and preparing weekly sales reports
• Liaising closely with agencies to monitor productivity and developing relationships to increase sales and customer satisfaction
• Identifying long-term conversion opportunities and negotiating new contracts to maximise sales and profitability
• Providing a high standard of support and assistance to agents, resolving billing issues, coaching members of the team and identifying
Prepare sales calls and weekly reports.

Assistant Manager à Middle East C.O. (Rent a Car) Raouche, Lebanon
  • Liban - Beyrouth
  • avril 2002 à mai 2004

• Providing a high standard of customer service, responding to enquiries and resolving issues promptly and effectively to ensure complete satisfaction with products and services
• Liaising with hotels to arrange accommodation and organising travel for business trips and tourist groups in accordance with differing requirements
• Undertaking a range of administrative tasks, processing documentation and completing tasks to a high standard

Clinic Manager à Dr. Wahib Chbeir, Private orthodontic clinic - Jounieh,Lebanon
  • Liban
  • juillet 1996 à avril 2002

• Responsible for the smooth day-to-day running of the surgery, laboratory and front line services to customers
• Ensuring adherence to strict administrative procedures to maintain patient confidentiality in accordance with privacy and data protection requirements

Assistant Manager & ME coordinator à Chahine Import Export- Manchester, U.K (Beirut’s office)
  • Liban - Beyrouth
  • mars 1997 à août 1998

General Supervisor, coordinating all admin activities, handling invoices and payrolls.
Head advisor.
Ticketing.
General accounting.
Insurance & Assurance Agent.
Customer service (closing offers and promoting the company across the U.K).

Personal Assistant à Antonine University -Baabda, Lebanon
  • Liban - Beyrouth
  • septembre 1996 à août 1997

Head secretary.
Teaching fellow.
Delegate for students concerns.
Organize, manage and attend dental seminars, arrange PR activities, subscriptions, sponsorships and advertising through the radio, press and trade publications.

Personal Assistant à Antonine University
  • Liban - Beyrouth
  • septembre 1996 à août 1997

Head secretary.
Teaching fellow.
Delegate for students concerns.
Organize, manage and attend dental seminars, arrange PR activities, subscriptions, sponsorships and advertising through the radio, press and trade publications.

Éducation

Diplôme, Marketing
  • à Cambridge University
  • avril 2012
Diplôme, Sales & Marketing
  • à Al Ghurair University
  • avril 2012
Master, Education and French Literature
  • à Lebanese University
  • septembre 2002
Diplôme, Ticketing & Tourism
  • à Toronto Technology Institute
  • août 2002
Baccalauréat, Laboratory Dental Technology
  • à Antonine University
  • septembre 1995
Etudes secondaires ou équivalent, Lebanese Baccalaureat, experimental sciences
  • à Official School for Girls
  • août 1990

Specialties & Skills

Negotiating Contracts
Networking Events
Education
MS Word
Event Management

Langues

Arabe
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Français
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Anglais
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Loisirs

  • traveling, swimming, reading & cooking