tony karkafi, Operations Manager

tony karkafi

Operations Manager

Dairy Taza SAL

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business
Experience
16 years, 4 Months

Share My Profile

Block User


Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 4 Months

Operations Manager at Dairy Taza SAL
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since March 2019

• Manage the sales team in order to achieve growth and hit sales targets.
• Prepare sales reports going through volume and value.
• Create and implement strategies to increase brand awareness and position in the market.
• Lead the Delivery team in day to day activities.
• Handle all company’s cash flow (In and Out).
• Follow up on all sales orders.
• Handle all suppliers’ accounts from A to Z
• Responsible for all company’s stocks
• Handle all procurements activities
• Following up with all company’s suppliers

Assistant Regional Brand Marketing Director at Korostej LTD
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • January 2017 to March 2019

• Being part of building Rona Cheese brand in Lebanon.
• Prepare market study for pricing and positioning purposes against competitors.
• Lead the sales team in day to day operation to increase market share.
• Prepare the marketing campaigns in points of sales as lightboxes, gondolas and displays.
• Create and implement marketing strategy using modern marketing tools such as digital marketing.
• Create and implement strategies to increase brand awareness and position in the market.
• Prepare sales reports going through volume and value.
• Responsible for presence of Rona Cheese in the Arab region.
• Prepare pricing for each country, and yearly forecasts.
• Handle local and international clients accounts from A to Z.
• Handle the export operation from the mother factory in Hungary to all the targeted countries.

Assistant Export Sales manager at Daher Group
  • Lebanon - Bekaa
  • January 2015 to January 2017

• Handled international clients accounts, clients sales report and forecasts.
• Prepared price structures, handled credit notes .
• Processed all clients orders to the factory, followed up on raw materials & loading procedures .
• Prepared sales reports & discussed with the management about ways to improve international sales.
• Supported the back office in day to day activity.

Clearing Accountant at Transmed
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • February 2012 to January 2015

• Handled clearing vouchers and purchase order invoices (billing, data entry, checking costs).
• Worked on customs DEV's (checked & calculated HS codes).
• Insured orders, handled insurance invoices and prepared payments for insurance companies.
• Prepared customs & port checks for shipping companies.
• Organized monthly statements, follow-up on reconciliations & processed month end payments .

Team Leader at IMAC (International Apostolate Movement For Children)
  • Lebanon - Bekaa
  • February 2008 to June 2012

• Supported and promoted the actions of empowering children without distinction of color, race and religion.
• Organized events to exchange information between children by promoting dialogues between them.
• Supervised team of 50 child where 60% of them are below 12 years old.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business
  • at AUST
  • June 2012

Finance

Specialties & Skills

Reconciliation

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert
French
Intermediate