Rabih Zebian, Brand & Developpment Manager

Rabih Zebian

Brand & Developpment Manager

Holdal

Location
Lebanon
Education
Master's degree, Business Administration
Experience
24 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :24 years, 4 Months

Brand & Developpment Manager at Holdal
  • Lebanon
  • My current job since June 2009

Being the Magnolia brand manager is a versitile job that touches almost all aspects of business:
Selling: supervising the sales team, figures & achievements. and taking actions to achieve set targets in both for local & export markets.
Marketing: preparing yearly & seasonal plans for brand exposure & tatical offers.
Developpment: upgrading current brand products (updating existent or creating new lines) to meet with consumer trends.
Prining: setting price structures & strategies for my SKU's for both local & export market.
production: managing & preparing orders of raw material & finished products

Export Manager at Heineken NV / Brasserie Almaza
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • July 2007 to May 2009

 Increased Export department profitability by more than 10% over the last year.
 Successful re-launch of the Laziza as a non alcoholic malt beverage in a global market.
 Plan and implement with global distributors ATL, BTL, and trade marketing activities
 Prepare and implement the yearly commercial and marketing export strategy for our brands (Almaza & Laziza).
 Prepare detailed operation plans for key markets & backed with Activity Based Costing.
 Gain new international markets and secure sales volumes.
 Control and supervise the activities performed by the export team.
 Preparing and representing Brasserie Almaza in international exhibitions (Anuga, SIAL, and Fancy Food NY)
 Negotiate existing and new customer’s contracts.

Head of Customer Back Office at Heineken NV / Brasserie Almaza
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2005 to July 2007

 Managing local and international customer’s financial operation.
 Study of customers credit applications
 Controlling yearly marketing budgets.
 Controlling customer contracts and marketing agreements.
 Approval of daily reports (Sales and Aging)
 Managing excise duties with Lebanese ministry of finance.
 Helping Information Technology department implementing the ERP application (Oracle 9i, Dataflow, and IMAD)

Payroll Supervisor , Assistant Cash management Supervisor at SMLC Pepsi
  • Lebanon
  • June 2004 to January 2005

 Financial Control over all related accounts to payroll.
 Preparing financial studies and analysis.
 Preparing Monthly and an YTD (year to date) Reconciliations.
 Control and supervision of Bank reconciliation.

Studen Assitant to Payroll Officer at Lebanese american unversity
  • Lebanon
  • October 1999 to February 2004

Performed duties in payroll archive filing.
Managed student loan files.

Education

Master's degree, Business Administration
  • at lebanese american university
  • July 2007
Bachelor's degree, Finance
  • at Lebanese American University
  • February 2004

Specialties & Skills

Team Management
Export Development
Market Opportunity Analysis
Sales Tools Development
Problem Solving
Computer knowledge in all Microsft Office application

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Expert

Memberships

Red cross
  • emergency paramedic
  • August 1998

Training and Certifications

Situational Leadership 2 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2011
Valid Until:
June 2011