Rana Assaf, Regional Sr. Commercial &Marketing Manager

Rana Assaf

Regional Sr. Commercial &Marketing Manager

Chalhoub Group

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business management
Experience
15 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 4 Months

Regional Sr. Commercial &Marketing Manager at Chalhoub Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2016

  Marketing & promotional plans: Involved in all aspects of Marketing & Media from planning, advertising, promotions, public, media relations, social media, product development and research
 Suppliers/ Customer Relationship: Conduct market visits in the ME in order to keep all parties informed of key trade and competitor developments and liaise with purchasing supervisor to make sure the availability of the stock
 Budget: Planning, Forecasting & setting the yearly marketing & commercial budgets based on anticipated activities/ achievements. Assess the monthly P&L insuring profitability
-Customer Database: Build, maintain and update a good database (CRM) through consolidating
information
 Organize events & other marketing campaigns for key accounts in the region in alignment with set
marketing budgets

Trade Marketing Executive at Nestle UAE LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2013 to December 2015

 Work closely with the Brand Managers and Sales Team on the plan’s implementation, schedule and activities across each country (launches, Best in class Point of Sale Material...)
 Develop sales presenters for sales teams whenever needed. Conduct periodically trade visit to assess new launches implantation in key markets
 Manage Trade Marketing budget efficiently & ensure cost policies are applied having in mind optimization between quality & price
 Collaborates with the media and digital agency for the implementation of the brand activities according to brand guidelines

Marketing manager at Fitness First Health Club
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • August 2010 to June 2013

 Design, implement & facilitate an effective marketing strategy & research
 Constantly improve business development activities. Manage daily activities with PR, press and marketing communications agencies.
 Make sure that campaigns run to deadline and on budget. Online campaigns, web site, use of digital/social media. Budget setting and control, including measurement and return on investment.
 Management of sponsorships for events.
 Setting the scope, implementation, management & review of marketing campaigns

Front office Supervisor at Grand Hotel Kadri
  • Lebanon - Bekaa
  • September 2008 to June 2010

 Supervised and monitored front desk operations
 Directed and trained front desk staff, assisted in hiring and training
 Ensured that corrective actions are taken immediately for all guest complaints
 Performed employee evaluations, handled disciplinary issues

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business management
  • at Universite Saint-Esprit Kaslik
  • August 2008

Business Management

High school or equivalent, Life science
  • at College Notre Dame des Apotres
  • June 2003

Life Sciences

Specialties & Skills

Business Development
Marketing
Public Relations
Project Management
MS Office
Research skills
Organisational Skills
Creative
Hospitality
Forecast
Revenue Generation
Business Development
Leadership Skills
Brand Development
Marketing Communications
Analytical Skills

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Native Speaker
French
Expert

Hobbies

  • Writing
    Wrote culinary articles about international cuisine for a Lebanese magazine called "VIP Gastronomie".
  • Outdoor activities
    Lead a group of teenagers in a 10 days outdoor excursions in one of Lebanon's reserves where we did all sort of outdoor activities for 12 days.