Marketing & Business Development Manager
Gulf Tabarak for General Trading & Contracting Co.
Total years of experience :30 years, 2 Months
• Successfully negotiated contracts with suppliers, resulting in a 40% reduction in material and service costs.
• Developed and nurtured relationships with subcontractors, leading to a 25% increase in won bids.
• Collaborated with project managers to ensure on-time, within-budget project delivery.
• Conducted financial analysis to identify areas for improvement and cost savings.
• Demonstrated strong strategic, analytical, and tactical abilities to gain in-depth knowledge of the local market and competitive landscape.
• Proficiently handled NBK lending policies, Central Bank Policies, and NBK product offerings.
• Managed various account types, credit cards, deposits, and housing and consumer loan origination.
• Conducted professional sales, organizational, managerial, and communication duties.
• Assessed loan applicants credit history and background information.
• Collaborated with the Marketing Department to create and execute targeted sales promotions.
• Expanded relationships with clients through calls, direct mailings, and telemarketing.
• Supported loan officers in the approval process based on comprehensive customer history analysis.
• Demonstrated self-motivation, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills.
• Exceeded sales objectives by 45%, earning recognition as the highest-rated Branch Manager.
• Managed employee recruitment, scheduling, and performance evaluations.
• Developed and implemented effective sales and marketing strategies, driving business growth.
• Oversaw bookkeeping, payroll, and cost control.
• Ensured outstanding customer service across all aspects of store operations.
• Achieved strategic goals and sales targets by maximizing sales and gross profit.
• Maintained compliance with labor laws, including wages, work hours, and equal employment opportunities.
• Managed administrative tasks to support store operations.
• Boosted sales by 30% through improved sales planning and product line presentation.
• Managed employee recruitment, scheduling, and performance evaluations.
• Ensured 100% product line distribution and directed sales activities.
• Oversaw bookkeeping, payroll, and cost control.
• Built strong relationships with prospects and customers.
• Established a loyal niche customer base and acquired new leads.
• Tracked sales activities and maintained accurate account information.
• Responsible for effectively developing, leading and implementing first-class strategic sourcing initiatives throughout the category management process, meeting business requirements and maximizing benefits across the business by reducing the cost of bought in.
• Directs and supervises activities of assigned personnel in Materials and Procurement department. Performs supervisory duties and exercises financial authority at the level established by the Management.
• Reviews materials usage, determines minimum economic stock and reordering levels based on consumption data and sources of supply. Reviews stock levels to maintain adequate supplies and identify slow moving, surplus and redundant materials. Replenishes stock and non-stock items.
• Directs and supervises the procurement of equipment and materials through local and foreign sources and ensures that purchasing is carried out at the most economic cost and within maximum goodwill to the company. Receives, scrutinizes and verifies purchase requests for correct authorization budget item, necessity, seeks justification from originator when necessary and passes to Purchasing Unit for action.
• Negotiates major purchasing agreements to obtain optimum terms and conditions for the company.
• Establishes on-going stock-taking procedures and program to verify stocking according to records and ensures that such programs are carried out as scheduled. Investigates discrepancies and adjust records within delegated authority. Establishes cut-off date for year-end stock-taking and informs Accounting Section of total value of items counted.
• Purchasing and maintaining vehicles, assisting in the recruitment of quality drivers into the fleet, developing efficient driver schedules to maximize profits, managing drivers, registering and licensing all vehicles, maintaining detailed records of vehicle servicing and inspection, and ensuring strict vehicle maintenance to ensure experience in the transportation industry.
• Outstanding organizational skills, quantitative ability, attention to detail, exceptional interpersonal skills, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and a problem-solving.
• Develop business plans to improve company performance. Develop measurement tools to audit field
compliance and performance against fleet management and maintenance programs Assists in the
development in the Departments budgets, goals and objectives as it relates to fleet management.
• To provide advice to managers and staff on all transport related issues to improve service level and
efficiency.
• Manage and continuously improve fleet operations for optimal financial and operational performance. Perform detailed quantitative and qualitative analyses to support strategic and tactical decisions that
improve performance in the near and long term.
• Provide leadership for the advancement of the Fleet Management Group cell improvement journey. Provide leadership to continue to improve and standardize our key fleet management processes such as
forecasting. Estimate at Completion (EAC), invoicing, removal/maintenance planning, and customer/contract metrics, and contract management. Provide leadership for the advancement of the Fleet
Management Group cell and Engine Services site to support the continuous improvement journey. Responsibilities include interviewing and training employees.