Islam Azzam Email & Phone Number

New Cairo City, Cairo Governorate, Eg

Cairo, Cairo, Egypt

COLORS Beauty is not just a beauty retail chain. In addition to being one of the top makeup and perfumes sellers in Egypt, and being the number one choice for all professional makeup buyers and users in Egypt, COLORS Beauty helps beauty buyers expand their knowledge about makeup and make a smart purchase decision while connecting them to the international trends. For COLORS employees, it is the place where everyone in the team is motivated to explore more and empowered to innovate and adopt new ideas to add value. It is the ambitious business where you can see your ideas come to life!My role is to handle all the marketing and commercial operations in COLORS Beauty, either related to retail or brands distribution. I started with setting the company's overall marketing objectives and commercial KPIs. I designed all the company marketing templates from the beginning in addition to building a strong online and offline marketing team. I crafted the whole new brand identity for COLORS Beauty in addition to building a complete retail and operation system. I always work hand in hand with other business partners and the retail team on the ongoing process of COLORS Beauty retail expansion.

Cairo Governorate, Egypt

Egypt

Managed all marketing, commercial, and trade activities for all Coty acquired P&G perfume brands, including Hugo Boss, Dolce and Gabbana, Gucci, Lacoste, and Escada. Rebuilt the brand group presence in the Egyptian market, and jumped with the market share from 4% to 12% over the first year of operations.

Egypt

Managed all commercial and trade activities for PUIG perfume brands, including Paco Rabanne, Carolina Herrera, Nina Ricci, Valentino, Prada, and Antonio Banderas. Successful results in sales and marketing.•Defined and evaluated market gaps and potential, and built strong distribution network.•Reviewed pricing strategy for each brand and adapted wholesale and retail prices in response to local market requirements. •Controlled parallel market while maintaining total brand profitability margin.•Built and mentored inside sales team. Developed training plan doubling productivity.•Followed up with inbound logistics to ensure on-time clearance and avoid out-of-stock situations for all product lines.

Egypt

Managed Schweppes brand in the Egyptian market. •Planned and executed all marketing activities for international brand name “Schweppes”.•Clarified and evaluated market gaps and business opportunities based on retail audit analysis.•Conducted qualitative and quantitative marketing research projects. Non-concurrently I managed full-cycle “Corona” rebranding project starting from identifying core brand attributes to designing full communication campaign to final launch.•Managed all Corona repackaging processes for 84 SKU’s and integrated them into the whole value chain. Recognized for delivering work within strict timeframes.•Achieved double sales figures each year for three consecutive years.•Doubled product sales by introducing new SKU to Corona portfolio without capital investments.

Egypt

Managed qualitative research projects for clients in B2B and B2C sectors.- Developed research proposals for over 15 international blue chip clients.- Served as focus groups expert, moderating over 100 focus groups in one year. - Developed content analysis to reach for primary research queries and objectives.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: Consulting Project, Natura Cosméticos S.A. MBA

Professional Diploma, Marketing

Professional Marketing Diploma

2005 Bachelor Degree, Business Administration