Romana Chaudhry, CHIEF SALES & MARKETING MANAGER

Romana Chaudhry

CHIEF SALES & MARKETING MANAGER

OCEAN FOODS LTD

Location
Kenya
Education
Master's degree, Social Sciences and Management
Experience
15 years, 6 Months

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Total years of experience :15 years, 6 Months

CHIEF SALES & MARKETING MANAGER at OCEAN FOODS LTD
  • Kenya
  • My current job since November 2014

With the development of our own energy drink, Sleek Energy Drink, I am mostly involved in
the strategic planning, designing and implementation of the production process of the
beverage in Italy
Concurrently, I also run the brand development, sales and marketing of the organization’s
second brand; SHARK ENERGY DRINK. Specific roles include:
• Developing a strategic sales and marketing activities plan layout
• Involved in the recruitment process as well as the management systems of
the company
• Developing, maintaining and increasing of the customer data base for
the organization
• Developing and implementing all price and credit systems for all clients in
different market segments
• As a manager my negotiation skills saw to it that I was in charge of
opening new markets within the African region
• In charge of all PR and marketing agencies contracted to build the brand
• Ii developed over time, and with market intelligence a Point of Sales
system for all relevant markets
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• Creation of International Relation with partners within the Sub-Saharan
Africa Region and maintaining these
• Developed different business strategies for development in various
departments of the

SALES AND MARKETING at LEOPARD BEACH RESORT & SPA
  • Kenya
  • February 2011 to October 2014

Here my duties included that of marketing the beach hotel, with a niche market of
corporate clients who seek holiday destinations or business conference facilitates. Specific
roles included:
• In charge of daily reservation records for the hotel
• Ensuring guests are checked in as per the right reservations
• Marketing and selling of the hotel services to clients and the tourism sector
• Preparing of guest vouchers for accommodation and transfers
• Making and packaging flight bookings
• Presenting the hotel at tourism oriented cocktails, galas and functions.
• Preparation of rates and packages
• Organizing corporate Fam trips and conferences.
NAIROBI SKYLINE PROPERTIES

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OFFICER at NAIROBI SKYLINE PROPERTIES
  • Kenya
  • October 2008 to December 2010

My duties here were general office administration tasks within a property firm based in
Nairobi. Specific roles included:
• In charge of preparing rent schedules, loan schedules
• Organizing meetings between the managing director and tenants
• In charge of letting and renting office spaces to clients
• Was part of the recruiting team of the company, as an assistant.
• In charge of issues pertaining to security deployment, cleanliness of the
premises to be let, and marketing of the spaces
• Acted as a public relation officer to existing tenants and potential clients
• Facilitated meetings pertaining staff, performance of the company, future
developments of the organization
• Followed up with the accounts department on staff salaries, loan
repayments, petty cash payments, and other out-going and incoming
payments

Education

Master's degree, Social Sciences and Management
  • at Catholic University of Eastern Africa (Tangaza College- CUEA)
  • October 2018

Awaiting Graduation

Bachelor's degree, Management and Organizations
  • at DePaul University (Tangaza College- CUEA)
  • December 2011

A Bachelors degree that focuses on Organizational Management as the key area

Higher diploma, leadership and management
  • at Strathmore University, Nairobi Keny
  • September 2008

A diploma that focuses on Leadership and Management under the liberal Arts umbrella

Higher diploma, Computers and Information Science
  • at Institute of Advanced Technology
  • June 2006

Studied all computer related software systems and office tools

Specialties & Skills

Sales Management
Business Strategy
Marketing
Public Relations
Business Development
BRAND MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS STRATEGY
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
MARKETING
NEGOTIATION
RECRUITING

Languages

English
Native Speaker
Swahili
Expert

Hobbies

  • Traveling & Exploring
  • Interior Designs
    on my extra time- i love to redo and create lovely spaces. So far i have done over 10 apartments for friends who have loved their interiors