Ehsan ElMahdawi, Customer Service Manager Assistant

Ehsan ElMahdawi

Customer Service Manager Assistant

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Archeology in Islamic Antiquities
Experience
12 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :12 years, 1 Months

Customer Service Manager Assistant at Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since July 2014

- Managing front desk, handling customers requirements, assisting them to the correct person to help.
- Answer customers inquiries about the auction process, giving them a clear Idea on how to bid, register and inspect the machines.
- Making registrations for the first time and regular bidders with a clear explanation on how the catalogue works .
- Activating online bidding process for international buyers.
- Collecting payments for auction deposit and after sale invoices .
- Preparing storage forms and collecting the storage payments.
- Assisting the customer service managers with creating contracts, adding/removing lots, change of invoices, split invoices & updating titles.
- Uploading lots details on the international website, all along with generators reports .
- Help documentation department with LGP to the free zone area, and applying/approving the gate passes to JAFZA .
- Assisting with required invitation letters to help apply for visa for international clients.
- Assisting with shipping required documents for duties not paid/duties paid lots for either customs submission or pickup.
- Taking care of ordering uniforms, stationary, cartridges, coffee and office supplies.
- Managing the catering service during auction time for staff and the VIP lounge .
- Handling all Cheques payments for consignors.
Handling company courier domestically and internationally.
- Translating RB website from English to Arabic, and proof reading for marketing department .
- Apply/Remove duties amount to customers according to their location.
- Handling the subcontractors contracts renewals .
Training the part timers for registrations and the knowledge of Sales site .
- Effectively communicate with all levels of staff via staff meetings, written communications and one-on-one communication.

Export Sales Executives / Sales Admin at Al Habtoor Motors
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2012 to July 2014

- Meeting and Greeting customers during their showroom visit and analyzing customer needs
Giving information’s about the products and explains to the customers about the benefits and varieties of each model.
- Giving prices, making sure to finish the deals, following up, receiving the cash, booking the cars, making sale letter and invoicing the units.
- Delivering the units at time, Making police paper, exit, following up with the customer till the unit gets out of the country.
- Receiving the security amount in cash and having it under my security, then giving it back to the customer after the completion of the export sale process .
- Taking phone inquiries and directing the customer to come to the show room in order to know more about the units
- Making out bound inquiries to sell the units and informing our regular customers about the new offers.
- Update the customer data in the customer data list in order to maximize organization data bank.
- Preparing the daily meeting and Making sure it is held at 8:30 sharp, and that all the sales are attending the meeting, and in case the manager and the assistant branch manager are not in the branch I make the meeting, to take the forecast and writing down the prospecting .
- Making daily export invoice, following up with the local invoicing and the daily and monthly targets and involved in the annual sales target.
- Attending daily the branch manager and the F&I meeting with each sales executive, and following up with the delayed deals.
- Following up with the F&I about the LOI & LPO from banks.
- Following up with the delivery with our stock controller and Jebel-Ali yards, and making sure the branch units are delivered at time.
- Making new orders from company and contacting the director of operations directly for price approval for each unit.
- Making the second sets and delivering them at time for the bankers.
- Following up with our data base customers list and handing them over to each sales executive
- Following up with the forecast and prospecting and sending the daily forecast and monthly target to the sales director
- Contacting the customs for extensions, expiries, Makassa, and certificate of origin GSO, for export units.
- Collecting the due amount cheque that Habtoor pays to the customs from the customers and sending it to the accounts department.
- Ordering the new supplies, stationery, key-chains, sun shades, cafeteria supplies, and contacting the HR for renewals or changing of the office supplies
Setting and sending the quarter meeting agenda
Re-contact the customers considered lost sale for feed back or any complains.
- Receiving the new cv`s and attending the interviews with our branch manager and assistant branch manager, and if approved sending the requests to the HR director and following up with the visa status.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Archeology in Islamic Antiquities
  • at Ain Shams University
  • September 2010
High school or equivalent, Scientific High School certificate
  • at ALMANARA GIRLS INTR. SCHOOL
  • June 2006
High school or equivalent, Primary and Preparatory Education
  • at EMIRATES PRIVATE SCHOOL
  • April 2002

Specialties & Skills

Automotive
Auctions
Admin Assistant
Receptionist
Customer Service
MS-Office
Internet Browsing

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Anti-fraud training (Training)
Training Institute:
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers IT Depart.
Duration:
4 hours
AS400 training (Training)
Training Institute:
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers IT Depart.
Duration:
16 hours
Sales force training (Training)
Training Institute:
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers IT Depart.
Duration:
15 hours
Oracle system training (Training)
Training Institute:
Ritchie Bros Auctioneers IT Depart.
Duration:
35 hours

Hobbies

  • Travelling, Reading, Music, Swimming
  • Outdoor Activities