Usama Arshad, Business Development Analyst

Usama Arshad

Business Development Analyst

Rocket Internet

Location
Pakistan - Faisalabad
Education
Bachelor's degree, Economics
Experience
11 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :11 years, 1 Months

Business Development Analyst at Rocket Internet
  • Pakistan - Faisalabad
  • My current job since November 2013

•Currently managing a portfolio of 80 clients that generate a revenue of Rs.10 million.
•Managing CRM tool-Salesforce.com for Islamabad and Faisalabad region.
•Worked on the product and business development of Carmudi.pk.
•Conducted the market research and designed this venture to cater the demands of the local market.
•Market infiltration by devising an innovative pricing package to compete with different competitors in the market.
•Maximized brand visibility through partner branding with the clients and designing a marketing mix that catered to the needs of Rocket Internet and the clients at the same time.
•Maintaining a PR with the clients and executing health check activities with the clients.
•Handled the business development in Islamabad and Faisalabad.

Research Assistant at lums
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • June 2012 to September 2012

•Conducted a research on ‘How the Consumption of Food is impacted by Transparent Packaging’.
•Did literature review and carried out experiments for the research.
•Concluded that for small visually attractive food transparent packaging increase food consumption.
•For large foods transparent packaging decreases food consumption.

Internee at Askari Bank Limited
  • Pakistan - Faisalabad
  • July 2011 to August 2011

•Conducted business and credit risk analysis to determine financial viability of corporate clients.
•Managed customer relationships by providing services to the clients and resolving their issues.
•Developed customized financial solutions for clients' individual needs and risk-appetite.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Economics
  • at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)
  • June 2013

Important Courses (Principles of Financial Accounting; Consumer Behaviour; Principles of Finance; Human Resource Management; Statistics and Data Analysis; Econometrics; Options Swaps and Futures, Islamic Banking and Finance etc.)

Specialties & Skills

B2B eCommerce
Marketing
Business Development
Financial Analysis
Financial Analysis
MS Office

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Punjabi
Expert

Memberships

Imran Khan Foundation
  • Volunteer
  • July 2010

Hobbies

  • Play Volleyball
    •Represented LUMS at various national tournaments including HEC and LUMS Volley Nationals. •Awarded the Player of the tournament award at LUMS Volley Nationals.
  • Debating
    Best ‘Debater Award’ at National Debating Championship. Member at Debates and Recitation Society at LUMS.