Sarah Mawlawi, Regional Customer Team Leader

Sarah Mawlawi

Regional Customer Team Leader

Procter & Gamble (P&G)

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration - Marketing
Experience
16 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 6 Months

Regional Customer Team Leader at Procter & Gamble (P&G)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since December 2011

Responsible for the top regional retailers in the GCC (Carrefour and Lulu).
Worked closely with the distributors across all markets on signing and executing the joint business plans with the customers.

Customer Team Leader at Transmed Overseas Inc
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 2010 to November 2011

Manage the sales team covering the country's biggest retailer (Carrefour) across the entire UAE on P&G & Clorox brands.

Brand Manager at Transmed Overseas Inc
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2010 to November 2010

Managing the Brand Management Team for the Food Division.

Assistant Brand Manager at Transmed Overseas Inc
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2010 to June 2010

• Managing all the brands in the food portfolio (including Pringles, McCain, Walkers, President and Danone baby food) from setting the marketing plan, to managing budgets, profitability, forecasts and pipeline for all SKUs

• Interacting closely with the suppliers through business reviews to ensure their alignment and support on the plans and the executions in the market

• Working closely with the PR/media agencies to ensure the adequate representation of our brands in the store executions

• Supporting the sales team in the individual executions of the monthly initiatives

Account Executive at Transmed Overseas Inc
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2008 to March 2010

- Responsible for the business development of a number of key accounts in the retail business by developing and growing the company's portfolio of brands within the accounts and the categories where these brands are major players.
- Responsible for managing the key accounts and the business relationships with the customers.

Assistant Marketing Executive at Malik's Bookshop
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • February 2008 to May 2008

- Manage the company’s fidelity cards including the input of the data into the software and the extraction of statistical reports to be used in target market identification, in addition to the advertising and promotion campaign
- Conduct customer service training programs for employees
- Help preparing and distributing tasks to designers, as well as following up with them on deadlines and submissions
- Help drafting advertising messages to be diffused through different media of communication and follow up on the releases
- Manage the internal charges invoicing and the prints’ inventory
- Intermediate between the designers, the executive, the other departments, and the branches

Night-Shift Branch Supervisor at Malik's Bookshop
  • Lebanon
  • July 2007 to January 2008

- Ensure customer satisfaction through close follow up of the service delivery process
- Supervise and motivate employees
- Manage inventory
- Meet quarterly sales targets
- Organize and display items on shelves

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration - Marketing
  • at American University of Beirut (AUB)
  • June 2008

Graduated with Distinction, GPA 86.6%. Dean's honor list throughout all attending semesters. Recipient of the Dean's certification for outstanding achievement. Nominated for the Penrose award for excellent academic and non-academic achievement and shortlisted among the top 5.

High school or equivalent, French Baccalaureate in Sociology and Economics
  • at Lycee Franco-Libanais
  • June 2005

Overall GPA 15.5/20 Graduated with Distinction

Specialties & Skills

Marketing Research
Economics
Sociology
Administration
Computer Literacy
Team Leading Skills
Time-management Skills
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Account Management Skills
Negotiation Skills

Languages

English
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French
Expert
Arabic
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