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Head of the Mercan's Portuguese Investment Program in Dubai.

Connecting 2 Gulf was created in order to provide a foused and strategic experience for our clients. We have an expansive range of services all of which are offered efficiently and independently.Our main focus is setting up new companies in the UAE, however other services like oppening private bank accounts or web design are also available.

Sourcetex is a company that engages in the trading of yarn and fabrics for home textiles and knits, and has in Dubai its center of operations. It has extensive international experience in the textile field, by operating in several markets worldwide and having longtime customers in Europe, Africa and South America. High purchase capacity and regular orders of several high quality products is something that defines Cotfil.As business developer, my main roles are: - broad the range of suppliers - maintain long lasting partnerships - develop new markets - attend to all Dubai operation - negotiation with all intermediate parties

Sonae SR started a few years back a Global Wholesale Operation, for its Sports Division own brands.Essentially, it was selected a group of own brands that at the same time were national sales leaders and profit champions, with the intention to make them available for external markets. (Till now they were an exclusive of Sport Zone stores).With a strong portfolio of own brands in the sports division such as: • DEEPLY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdhYnHNuwZg)• BERG Cycles(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgy_K0yi8t4)• BERG Outdoor(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRCbLfNa7yI)• And Many Others, dedicated to sports like: Fitness; Running; Tennis; Combat; Football; SwimmingThis Wholesale project was launched with a clear objective of expanding internationally, by starting wholesale businesses and looking for potential partners with whom we can establish long lasting win-win business relationships.My main responsibilities are:• Get into motion the Wholesale plan, alongside with the each brand manager;• Develop an international network of sales and distribution for each brand, specially for DEEPLY, by generating long lasting partnerships with international players;• Develop direct customer accounts;• Contribute to the brand/product development, offering direct market information and customers feedback;• Facilitate access to stock-off opportunities, and make them available to worldwide players;

A Commercial Manager in SonaeSR Sports Division, manages one or more given categorys of sports. I was responsible for managing 3 different cattegorys: Snow and Winter Sports, Golf and Motorcycle, for all Sport Zone stores (Portugal + Spain). This means, I had has my responsibility:• Negotiation with suppliers: contracts; payment terms, delivery conditions;• Every season Buy for all Sport Zone Stores (Portugal + Spain);• Price Definition (per zone);• Decide witch range of products should be available by store (Every store is different in: size; economic surroundings; sport surroundings)• Product Campaigns;• Partnerships with sport groups/associations connected to the above sports;• Yearly Budget for each category (on Sales; Stocks; and Margins)Also, as a Product Manager for the Own Brands of the categorys above, I was responsible for:• Defining the range of products available in Own Brand;• Negotiating with the suppliers: price costs; contracts; delivery's; payment terms; shipments (Imports when needed);• Developing off new products, provided by a strong relation with the product factory's;• Responsible for the design team, that developed the products in terms of it’s graphics, and published all media associated;• Responsible for all testing needed, so that a product could be CEE approved.

Along with the Commercial Manager (CM), the Commercial Assistant (CA) has the following main goals: - continuous support to all SportZone stores (Portugal+Spain), by beeing the link between them and the product supplyers (such as: Nike; Adiddas; Everlast); - responsible for the import process of Sonae own brands, previously determined by the CM; managing the informatic system, by introducing new season products and sale campains; - helping on the developing of new products for some of the Sonae own brands, by comunicating with the suppliers (China; Pakistan; among others) in order to obtain the final aproove of the product.

Commercial Department: finding new clients; responsible for hiring, formation and coordination of the new commercial staff that came into the company; Logistics Department: development of quality control tools for the service provided by the distributors, with the goal of improving the quality of the service provided by the company.