Freelance Project Manager
Event & Exhibition Stars
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :32 years, 4 أشهر
Event Management, planer, Team Building, Innovative Problem Solving & Analytically Thinking.
Achievements:
• Establishment of the exhibitions section in the company and equipped with engineering, graphic designers, and a professional sales team.
• Execution of the company's largest events with an area of more than 27000 SQM.
• Reduce operating expenses in the company to increase profits.
Responsibilities:
• Interviewed clients to understand event scopes of work, establish budgets and determine timelines for venue selection.
• Brainstorming and implementing event plans and concepts.
• Managed project scope and deadlines.
• Liaising and negotiating with vendors.
• Handling logistics.
• Coordinate event operations.
• Coordination between company departments in the implementation of the projects.
• Approve all aspects before event day.
• Field supervision in the site works for projects.
• Delivered exceptional service to clients, maintaining and extending working relationships for future business opportunities.
Project samples:
1. Graduation ceremony of officers of King Fahad Naval College 2023 (for 6 years):
• Outside event with a total of 15k SQM.
• Number audience is 750 persons.
• Understanding the client's requirements and working according to the budget.
• Coordination and dealing with all suppliers.
• Design and printing of event invitations, event programs, and gift items for several levels of attendees.
• The use of professional lighting, a full audio system, and LED screens.
• The use of seven Digital cameras (4K), with two cranes to cover the live event on the screens.
• The use of 750+ special chairs for the audience.
• Design, print, and fix more than 2K SQM of digital printing.
• Follow up the implementation of the project until the removal of all the content of the work.
2. FIFA World Cup Trophy tour in Riyadh 2022:
• Indoor event in the main hall of Granada Mall Riyadh.
• Number of audiences are 3000 persons.
• Understanding the client's requirements and working according to the budget.
• Follow up on the contractor designs and all requirements.
• Implementation of the number of five locations for several games required by FIFA.
• The execution of the main room of the event so that the visitors take pictures with the real FIFA world cup trophy.
• The use of professional lighting, and a full audio system.
• Print and fix more than 500 SQM of digital printing.
• Follow up the implementation of the project until the removal of all the content of the work.
3. Jubail Maritime Festival with 27K SQM for 14 days in 2019 (3 years):
• Total Festival area 27K SQM on the beach sands.
• Understanding the client's requirements and working according to the budget.
• Installation of two stages on the beach for entertainment, with AVL need (120+ professional Lighting, complete audio system, and 260 SQM LED screens.
• Deal with vendors (entertainment teams, Water games, A zoo, children's games, and shopping exhibitors).
• Organize Beach games (Beach football and Beach volleyball).
• Follow up the implementation of the project until the removal of all the content of the work.
The company is among the leading signage, exhibitions and events infrastructure management companies in KSA. It is engaged in digital printing and professional design of exhibition booths in partnership with Burkhardt Leitner Constructive Co - Germany.
Achievements:
• Achieved 120% of 2007, 145% of 2008 and 158% of 2009 targets envisaged well in advance of prescribed cut off deadlines.
• Successfully achieved the unprecedented feat of the highest sales turnover for the year 2007.
Responsibilities:
• Dealing with the modern supply systems from (Burkhardt Leitner Constructive Co - Germany) by attending their annual meetings and preparation of the stock required for the company and focus on the implementation of the company's work from the German display system by selling and leasing to customers in the Gulf region.
• Full responsibility for the engineering and graphic design department of the company.
• Retaining key focus on business development for digital printing and exhibition equipment’s in the Eastern Region, planning, implementing and coordinating sales activities to achieve sales and gross profit margins.
• Evolving sales strategy, ascertaining budgetary requirements and contributing to critical assignment decisions as necessary.
• Formulating plans targeting existing and new customers, devising strategies to disseminate information about company activities and products among target customers.
• Analyzing field reports collated from salesman activities, formulating schedules and allocating resources to coordinate visits and push products to new and old customers.
• Evaluating and motivating the sales force, maintaining strong vendor relationships, arranging review meetings with distributors and performing quarterly and year end forecasts.
• Conducting inventory management, expediting payment, following up on current and back orders to ensure liquidity of sales cycle.
• Presenting all daily, weekly and monthly sales reports to the manager in Riyadh with detailed suggestions and recommendations for strategic interpretation.
• Managing key customer relationships and negotiating customer agreements according to annual operating plans while successfully delivering against the customer's expectations.
The company is a leader in the telecommunication field and is an authorized dealer for Motorola products comprising GSM, radios, paging and Iridium handsets and services in addition to being the sole authorized dealer for Mobinil in Egypt. Reported directly to the General Manager.
Achievements:
• Recognized as one among the top ten employees in the company for the year 2001.
• Conducted marketing and sales training for all Mobinil staff on elements of mobile phone line management.
• Established and monitored the entire company wide financial system, complete with its systems of checks and balances in full compliance with organizational and regulatory norms.
• Formulated and submitted all the required reports pertinent to sales and MIS to the main office resulting in better strategic interpretation and business optimization.
• Conceived and coordinated sales promotions with the international companies like Pepsi Cola Egypt in addition to participating in 24 exhibitions for Motorola Egypt.
Responsibilities:
• Instrumental in developing market share and achieving goals envisaged by business plan in tandem with regional marketing strategy and local insights.
• Evaluated overall results of plans in terms of turnover, profit and share of marketing volume and maintained robust relations with external agencies and local business groups to promote awareness of corporate entity.
• Supervised activities of branch staff and oversaw the movement of materials across sites, directed a team of sales representatives and managed customer service activities.
• Proposed ideas for future growth and expansions, tracked stocks and inventory, created re-order level indicators and automated registers required for day to day work.
• Participated in augmenting operations of the operational and administrative support department as and when required in addition to assuming responsibility for overall branch profitability.
The company is one of the top marketing companies for major FMCG products and medical material firms in Egypt. Reported to the Marketing and Sales Managers.
Responsibilities:
• Prioritized sales activities and customer prospect contact towards achieving agreed business aims, including costs and sales productivity.
• Marshaled personal business portfolio, territory and business according to an agreed market development strategy.
• Utilized customer and prospect contact tools in addition to executing local marketing activities to agreed budgets and timescales.
• Integrated personal sales efforts with other organized marketing activities like product launches, promotions, advertising and exhibitions.
• Responded to sales inquiries, monitored market trends and facilitated the development of profitable business and sustainable relationships.
• Coordinated indoors sales served as the link between printing agencies and clients, attended external customer meetings and performed comprehensive marketing activities to aid business development.
• Maximized sales opportunities across existing client portfolio, developed strategic partnerships and formulated strategic account plans.
• Implemented, monitored and reported on performance achieved against targets envisaged in the sales plan and devised strategies to maximize performance.
The company is among the leaders in the field of raw material retail and distribution worldwide. Reported to the Middle East Commercial Director.
Responsibilities:
• Managed entire purchase activities, oversaw areas of procurement and logistics in addition to monitoring delivery and ensuring the availability of materials across locations as per defined delivery schedules.
• Spearheaded procurement operations, coordinated and allocated assignments among staff under purview and administered purchasing for all clients.
• Identified potential vendors and suppliers and negotiated with them to ensure seamless supplies of materials, drafted purchase orders, assessed requisitions for goods and coordinated with other departments to ascertain purchasing requirements and forecast future needs.
• Procured raw material in right quantities and prices with due considerations to demand, supply and margins of profitability.
• Ensured that all acquired goods were well within the quality parameters and supervised allocation to various departments based on requisitions and priority.
• Provided back-up for other buyers, maintained a satisfactory control procedure, purchased all in-house requirements and formulated all EXIM documentation in addition to automating all purchase data.
