Product Line Manager
alfanar group
Total years of experience :8 years, 3 Months
• Set product line strategy, product business marketing plan
• New Product Development (NPD) / Current product enhancement
• Build and manage marketing budget for marketing promotions
• Follow-up the production and supply of all marketing collateral
• Build and enhance product line brand through consistent and controlled brand communications
• Participate in the sales forecast setting process
• Provide product support through all sales channels
• Study competition and future market requirements / trends
• Follow-up with approvals / prequalification of product line
• Manage pricing across all SBU
• Maximize gross profit (GP) across all channels
• Identity and evaluate new business opportunities
• Oversee forecast achievements and profit achievements (P&L)
• Collect, analyze, and troubleshoot product related problems
• Set annual Plan and budget
• Find external strategic resources
• Develop purchasing procedures and processes
• Lead negotiations with suppliers
• Manage shipping processes
• Follow-up invoices and reconciliations with banks
• Supervise transfer mechanisms (TTs, LCs)
• Process and review claims against suppliers overseas
• Evaluate price Vs. quality of goods
• Monitor and analyze international stock market trends to place orders at the right time in comparison with company’s liquidity level
• Manage stock validity of all items
• Develop proposals and project initiation document
• Set project budget and time frame
• Manage project’s documentation and correspondence
• Raise funds and follow-up donations
• Check equipment / installation at project site
• Manage project life cycle
• Supervise construction phases / control quality
• Plan and execute marketing / media plans
• Report project’s status to sponsors
• Represent the project in UNESCWA
• Hire staff
• Arrange trainings
• Develop Key Performance Indicators for staff / project
• Present problem solving techniques (grass root training)
Certificate in Successful Design & Marketing of Products.
BSc Hons in Business, Minor in Information Technology
BTEC Professional Diploma in Business Information Technology (BIT)
BTEC Higher National Diploma in Computing & Business Applications.
internships: Summer 2001 TotalFinalElf E & P Syrei, Damascus - Syria. (Accounting Assistant) Summer 2000 Arthur Andersen, Damascus - Syria. (Auditing Assistant)