Syed Imran, Category Manager

Syed Imran

Category Manager

Abbar Foods

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Master's degree, Business Administration
Experience
20 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :20 years, 11 Months

Category Manager at Abbar Foods
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • My current job since April 2021

- Managing the portfolio of Abbar Foods 360° marketing
- Managing all categories including Sasso Olive Oil, Crystal, Greens, Freshco & Hafel (food & confectionary)
- Managing 360° marketing activities calendar of all the categories that include ATL, BTL, and Social Media Campaigns
- Working with various agencies on multiple projects includes TVCs, print campaigns, POSM, Market displays and etc
- Packaging development for new and existing products
- Keeping a close eye on monthly sales of each category to ensure all possible opportunities are well maximized by action plans that are aligned and implemented with the Sales team
- Working on New Product Development (NPD) plans and on-ground launch with complete product incubation, go to market strategy and consumer engagement initiatives to gain market share
- Competition activity reporting to understand marketing activities of competition in the market - monthly report
- Budget tracking on a monthly basis, supplier payments & monthly accruals
- Maintaining budget utilization, follow up with Finance to reflect the utilization in Brand P&L

National Sales & Marketing Manager at Atyab Al-Karam International Company Ltd
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • September 2020 to April 2021
Sales, Marketing & Operations Manager at Gult Trading & Marketing Union Co
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • September 2018 to September 2020
Business Head at Supple Tek Industries Private Limited
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 2018 to August 2018
Senior Country Manager at The Hain Celestial Group, Inc
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • January 2014 to January 2018
Country Manager at Tilda International Limited
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • July 2012 to January 2014
Marketing Brand Manager at Tilda International
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • July 2008 to June 2012
Senior Marketing Executive at Tilda International
  • Saudi Arabia
  • January 2007 to June 2008
Marketing Coordinator at Tilda International
  • Saudi Arabia
  • July 2005 to December 2006
Marketing Executive at National Commercial Bank
  • Saudi Arabia
  • April 2003 to April 2005

Education

Master's degree, Business Administration
  • January 2013

specializing in

Bachelor's degree, Mathematics, Electronics and Computers
  • at Shadan Degree College
  • January 2000

Mathematics, Electronics & Computer Science

Specialties & Skills

Business Planning
Marketing
Management
MARKET PLANNING
MARKETING
PRICING
BUDGETING
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
BUSINESS PLANS
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
marketing management
marketing strategy
key account management
national account sales
market research

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Urdu
Expert

Training and Certifications

SEO and Digital Marketing Diploma (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2020
Fundamentals of Digital Marketing (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2020

Hobbies

  • Digital Marketing