Promotions/Exhibitions Manager
Channels Business Solutions
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :4 years, 4 أشهر
❖ Channels Business Solutions June 2011 - Present
Position: Promotions/Exhibitions Manager
Job Description: Responsibilities include screening candidates and eventually hiring permanent and temporary promoters/hostesses to be placed in stores/exhibitions for clients and shows like Philips, Logitech, Symantec, GITEX, ADIPEC, etc. I create and implement a marketing strategy, which includes forming the budget, ensuring the promoters/hostesses are adequately trained with the complete product knowledge and ensure their best performance in terms of marketing the brand and sales in the store/exhibition stand. Also, reporting store sales, competitor information and stock related matters on a weekly and monthly basis, using Excel charts and PowerPoint presentation slides. I communicate with the client and supplies on a daily basis and manage customer relations as well.
❖ TAD Network January 2011 - May 2011
Position: Account Executive
Job Description: Responsibilities included handling marketing campaigns (exhibitions, promotions, road shows, mall events) of brands and companies, from proposing a plan to executing and ensuring smooth flow of the complete project.
Projects Handled: ✓ Tiffany Biscuits Sampling (In-store and Outdoor Roadshow)
✓ Lipton Iced Tea (Outdoor Roadshow)
✓ Gulf Food Exhibition / GITEX / ATM (Providing Hostesses for Brands like IFFCO, Sharjah Tourism)
✓ Kellogg's (Outdoor activity)
❖ Showtech Event Production February 2010 - December 2010
Position: Marketing/Account Executive
Job Description: Responsibilities included approaching event management organizations, handling event production and coordination for events like exhibitions, conferences, concerts, weddings, etc; and client servicing.
❖ SIG Combibloc November 2009
Department: Marketing
Job Description: Was part of a temporary quality control research project where the objective was to survey customers on the level of satisfaction based on a targeted rating scale.
❖ AC Nielsen LLC May 2008 - January 2009
Department: Marketing Research
Job Description: Was a free lance surveyor for independent projects; like Dubai Industrial City, Dubai Health Care City, Dubai Shopping Festival, Petrol Stations of the UAE, Preferred brand of electronics (Television), etc.
❖ Action Marketing Agency, Darlington Employment Services As required
Department: Marketing and Sales
Job Description: Worked as a sales promoter for different brands like LG, Sony Ericsson, Nokia, Burn energy drinks, Alokozay Tea, Nivea and Listerine. Additionally, for events like Formula 1, Dubai International Film Festival, Games09.
❖ Noor Islamic Bank August 2008 - November 2008
Department: Reconciliation Team (Card Operations)
Job Description: (Internship) In charge of reconciling daily ATM and CDM transaction statements, identifying discrepancies in figures from different systems and generating reports after having rectified them.
❖ HMC Middle East October 2006 - January 2007
Department: Sales
Job Description: Was employed as a Tele-Sales Consultant to promote and sell Radisson SAS membership cards.
I.T. AND TECHNICAL SKILLS: 〉 Certificate of excellence in the 'Web-designing course' obtained from Aptech Computer Institute.
〉 Certificate of excellence in the 'Graphic Designing course' obtained from Aptech Computer Institute.
〉 Excellent knowledge of MS Office applications such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, FrontPage.
〉 Good knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Flash.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACHIEVEMENTS: * Participated in Own Ex 2001, 2003, 2005 Exhibition at Our Own English High School.
* Participated in several Inter-School activities such as Elocution and Debating.
* Member of the Toastmasters Club at the University of Wollongong in Dubai.
* Track record of achievements in designing competitions, sports and student bodies.
* Certificate of Achievement obtained for securing 1st place in Inter House basketball.
◆ University of Wollongong in Dubai: 2009 Bachelor's of Business Administration (BBA) Core Curriculum: Management Accounting, International Business Management, Managerial Economics and International Marketing.
◆ Our Own English High School, Sharjah: 2006 Passed 12th Grade of the CBSE syllabus in the field of Commerce. Core Curriculum: Business Studies, Accounting, Economics and Mathematics.