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Dubai, Ae

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Kunooz International is a start up toys distribution company in the middle east based in Sharjah. The Company has its tie up offices in Kuwait, Qatar & Muscat. Headed the Sales Dept from the Saif zone Office. Introduced 5 new brands in a span of 4 months with major toy retail concepts.Developed 4 OEM brands exclusive for specialty retailers. Buying forecasts with respect to sales sentiments from the market. Understanding market trends for toys and importing innovative lines. Guerilla pricing to have a edge over competitors. Hunting new accounts to obtain active presence in potential retail spaces. Tied up with local distributers in Kuwait & Muscat. Contacting manufacturers for new range. Active role in marketing and branding inductions for retail presence. FOB orders for exclusive lines. Supervision of Major retail accounts in terms of display and stock holding. Interacting closely with the Buyers and their retail requirements. Negotiating Bulk deals for festive seasons. Promotion lines and Discontinued lines clearance. Incentives for the sales promoters to make better numbers. Payments, Accounts and supplier liaison. Training for sales executives on new brand launches.Brands working Presently:PLAYGO,TCG, KEEL,ALEX TOYS, SIMPLAY3, PLUM, CORPA, MOTORMAX, IDEAL, BUZZBEE,5 STARS,NEAT OH, SIP N SOUND, LOTTIE DOLLS, CLASSMATE, CARRY GEAR SOLUTIONS, SUPER IMPULSE, WINX DOLLS, MGA- VIRO RIDES, RASTAR, LITTLE TIKES, DISNEY LICENSED ELECTRONICS, TACK PRO-JOHN TOYS, WANNA BUBBLES etc.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Experienced hands on Sales Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the consumer goods industry and specializing in Toys . Skilled in Negotiation, Consumer Products, Retail, and Trade Marketing. Strong sales and management professional with high levels of achievement.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Handling key accounts of the companyPlaysmart has been a leading distributor for infant and toddler industry in the middle eastern market. It enters the market with unique range, reinventing categories and diversifying retailers.The brand portfolio strength runs deep with unique brands under the Playsmart umbrella: VTECH KIDS, TINY LOVE, BUMBO, CRAYOLA, MJX-FERRARI RC TOYS, LOTUS DOLLS, IMPERIAL. Through its brands, Playsmart uniquely buffers the individual needs of every retailer, parent and baby.As Sales Manager I am responsible for sales in the Middle East via distributors and retailers. Headed the sales Dept from the Business Bay office. Understanding market trends for toys. Retail pricing with competitor’s analysis. Hunting new accounts to obtain active presence in potential retail spaces. Exports for Kuwait, Bahrain & Qatar. Contacting manufacturers for new range. Supervision of Major retail accounts. Directly involved and secured in 1/3rd of company sales for 2015 & 2016. Interacting closely with the Buyers. Negotiating Bulk deals. Promotion lines and Discontinued lines clearance. Payments and Accounts liaison. Training for merchandisers for new range launches

Sharjah

World Wide Traders is a leading toys distribution company in the middle east based in Sharjah Free Zone. The Company has its regional offices in Kuwait,Qatar,Muscat and Saudi.• Handling key accounts of the company (TOYS R US,HAMLEYS, THE ENTERTAINER and R&B)• Create weekly PI’s by considering sales reports and taking key inputs from the merchandisers.• Interacting closely with the Buyers to get the orders on time.• Interacting with the store managers and build a rapport to obtain prime locations in the store.• Ensuring the stocks is merchandised appropriately.• Working closely with the sales guys/Merchandisers on the floor and do daily sales reports.• Coordinating with the regional offices and sub distributors (Kuwait & Iran) for the orders and deliveries.• Forecasting the sales of all the important SKU’s (TV and Catalogue lines)• Coordinating with the marketing team for events and demonstration of key SKU’s.• Scheduling of the deliveries by coordinating with the stores and the logistics team.• Proposing and planning exclusive lines for speciality stores.• Introduced all the major online/Ecommerce portals in the UAE region(SOUQ.com,MARKAVIP,MUMZWORLD & GROUPON)• Follow up with accounts team for timely payments.

 Designed and developed the E-commerce portal for Manzil Micro-Enterprise (ME) products.  Created new platforms for the sale of in-house ME products with online retailers like Souq.com, Kobonaty.com, Deal Gobbler and Marhaba Deals.  Social media promotion of ME products in key networking websites.  Communicated with corporate’s for donations and support.  Developed the IT infrastructure of the centre.  Strategies and plans to reduce the centre’s operational costs.  Optimum use of available resources in an effective way.  Potential partnership with CASHU for payment gateway for online donations.

Channelized daily News inputs to the trading desk.  Created and compiled the investor weekly reports for the clients.  Bimonthly research reports for the clients.  Understanding the new market trends and coordination of the same with Trading desk. Managed the operational activities of the company.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Marketing/Marketing Management, General

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Engineering

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