Saaz Vastani, account manager

Saaz Vastani

account manager

Zomato

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Diploma, Professional in Digital Marketing
Experience
8 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :8 years, 2 Months

account manager at Zomato
  • United Arab Emirates
  • My current job since October 2018

- Responsible for handling existing advertising partners and ensuring their retention
- Owing to my adaptability and versatility, I was given the opportunity to work in an acquisitions scope in multiple areas of Dubai
- Maintained an annual billing of ~ 200k + USD
- Currently responsible for revenue retention and management of accounts varying from sole establishments and virtual kitchens, to hotels.
- Prepare detailed campaign reports with relevant inferences and recommendations for clients.
- Continuously up-sell and cross-sell to clients within the Ad Sales division, with the dual purpose of optimising client campaigns and retaining/growing revenue
- Further the success of client campaigns through ongoing operational
consultation.
- Consult clients on product development and diversification, to achieve their
short-term and long-term goals.
- Manage end-to-end client relationships including pitching, negotiation, contracting, billing / invoicing, and troubleshooting
- Employ holistic knowledge of all verticals within the organisation such as Ad Sales, Zomato Order, Table Reservations, and Zomato Gold in order to ensure a seamless experience for clients as well as the growth of their business by correctly attending to their needs by applying our products.
- Successfully retained ~98% of billing over Q1FY19, and currently responsible for annual billing worth ~310k USD

Co-Owner at Superkids Nursery
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2017

Responsible for back-end operations of well reputed day care in Dubai. Duties include:
• Managing all accounts; receivables, payments, VAT compliance
• Implementing strong digital marketing strategy through Social Media & SEO
• Thoroughly analyzing all data derived in order to increase ROI, identify peak enrolment seasons, boosting presence across related markets
• Managing company’s branding and strategy
• Achieved highest organically ranked Daycare in geographical area

Management Assistant at Enterprise Rent-a-Car
  • Canada - Ontario
  • May 2017 to March 2018

Working closely with the daily rental team to ensure a positive customer experience. In charge of increasing & maintaining customer satisfaction & ensuring that the individual needs of the customer are met. Co-managing the operation with fellow team members in a cooperative, adjusting and focused manner.

Achievements & Duties:
• Ranked Top 10 Salesperson within the Toronto C2U area of over 200+ Employees for the last 4 months.
• Increased cliental through marketing and client servicing.
• Management of accounts receivables.
• Generation and analysis of weekly metric reports.
• Development and implementation of direct marketing initiatives
• Analysis of monthly financials, trends and forecasts.

business development consultant at Kobe Sizzlers
  • Canada
  • September 2016 to June 2017

Created awareness of the franchise in Ontario, Canada through marketing, social media and branding
Increased Google rating from 2.8/5 to 3.6/5 and Facebook rating from 3.7/5 to 4.5/5 within 3 months by aggressive marketing and training front of house team to ensure fast, efficient and superior customer service at all times.
Decreased table turnover from 2 hours to 1.5 hours which led to a 15% increase in sales per day
Personally helped each member improve their service and sales techniques through situational training.

Co-Business Owner at Washers Inc Laundry
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2011 to January 2012

Education

Diploma, Professional in Digital Marketing
  • at Digital Marketing Institute
  • May 2018

Currently pursuing a Diploma in Digital Marketing. Completion of the course will enable me as a professional in this line of work and my skills will be relevant to the following areas of digital marketing: 1) SEO 2) Social Media Marketing 3) Email Marketing 4) Digital Marketing Laws & Guidelines 5) Analytics 6) Digital Display Advertising 7) AdWords 8) CPC

Bachelor's degree, Liberal Arts
  • at York University
  • April 2017

Bachelors in Finance and Corporate Social Responsibility

High school or equivalent, Video and Animation
  • at SAE Institute
  • January 2010

Completed a 1 year course in graphic designing and foundations of animation

Specialties & Skills

Entrepreneurial Skills
Digital Marketing
Management
Design Thinking
Sales & Marketing Skills
BALANCE
CONTENT MANAGEMENT
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
DIRECT MARKETING
FINANCE
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
LEADERSHIP
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Management
CREATIVE THINKING
DETERMINATION
CREATIVITY
WRITING SKILLS
NATIVE ENGLISH

Languages

Arabic
Beginner
English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Memberships

York University Business and Society Student Club
  • Director of Marketing and Design
  • September 2017

Training and Certifications

Professional in Digital Marketing (Training)
Training Institute:
Digital Marketing Institute
Date Attended:
January 2018
Duration:
30 hours