Syed Ahmad, Manager - Marketing & Growth

Syed Ahmad

Manager - Marketing & Growth

PharmEasy

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, MBA
Experience
9 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :9 years, 1 Months

Manager - Marketing & Growth at PharmEasy
  • India
  • January 2022 to June 2023

Responsible for driving growth (acquisition, retention, and revenue growth) across 300+ PharmEasy stores.
Key Highlights:
- Turned-around the private label portfolio delivering growth in revenue contribution from <2% to 5% in FY 23.
- Refreshed the communication to position PharmEasy store as a one-stop shop for all healthcare needs resulting in a higher acquisition and cross-category conversion.
- Spearheaded retention and growth initiatives end-to-end through targeted campaigns leading to a 12% growth in repeat purchases.
- Activated Omni-channel resulting in an 8% growth in Online-to-Offline conversions. Partnered with product to prioritize features that solved for specific user pain points and offer a seamless experience across touchpoints.
- Identified opportunities to grow franchise partner base by revamping the website which led to a 45% growth in organic leads. Setup targeted campaigns to improve conversion by 12%.

Deputy Manager - Marketing at United Colors of Benetton
  • India - Gurgaon
  • November 2015 to January 2022

Responsible for equity, activations, communication development and was instrumental in setting up the digital footprint for Benetton India.
Key Highlights:
-Charted high-impact GTM strategy for new categories delivering 5% growth in market share and 8% in revenue contribution.
- Revamped the positioning by collaborating with popular youth icons like Sonam Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal and Ayushmann Khurrana with a significant improvement in the brand health scores.
- Drove revenue growth by 22% YoY across categories by optimizing media spends and collaborating with leading marketplaces for high-traffic sale events.
- Awarded United Stars of Benetton for three consecutive quarters for an exceptional performance and contribution to business growth.

Marketing Executive at Bikanervala Foods
  • September 2014 to November 2015

Launched Bikano Chips, under the western snacks portfolio from Bikanervala, known for producing traditional snacks and namkeens. Led a series of activations to drive penetration and consumption. Worked closely with R&D, Packaging, Demand Planning and Sales team for a seamless launch across North India.
•Launched Heat & Eat category, with activations and sampling to drive trials & consumption. Within 14 months of its launch, the Heat & Eat category was contributing to ~13% of the packaged food business across Bikanervala outlets PAN India.

Summer Intern at PepsiCo
  • United Arab Emirates
  • May 2013 to July 2013

Successfully launched Kurkure Solid Masti across India. Executed in market audits and activations to drive awareness & penetration alongside with recommending promotional strategies, some of which were executed by the brand.

Education

Master's degree, MBA
  • at Aligarh Muslim University
  • January 2014

Specialties & Skills

Business Growth
Go to market Strategy
Customer Lifecycle Management
Marketing Strategy
Brand Management
Omni-Channel
Customer Lifecycle Management
E-Commerce
Brand Management
Growth Strategy
Marketing

Languages

English
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