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Doha, Qatar

Responsible for leading and executing strategic and operational goals to support company growth, efficiency, and profitability. Key liaison with executive teams to ensure alignment on major initiatives.Led cross-functional teams to drive key projects and deliverables, resulting in a 20% increase in revenue & efficiency.Developed and implemented performance metrics, resulting in a 30% boost in productivity.Strengthened partnerships with stakeholders, clients, vendors, enhancing collaboration and accelerating project timelines and achieving targets.

Managing luxury brands, organizing teams in Middle East region, developing projects and running a showroom.

Bucharest, Romania

Doha, Qatar

Maintain store staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees.Maintain store staff job results by coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.Achieve financial objectives by preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.Identify current and future customer requirements by establishing rapport with potential and actual customers and other persons in a position to understand service requirements, maintaining inventories.Formulate pricing policies by reviewing merchandising activities; determining additional needed sales promotion; authorizing clearance sales; studying trends.Markets merchandise by studying advertising, sales promotion, and display plans; analyzing operating and financial statements for profitability ratios.Maintain the stability and reputation of the store by complying with legal requirements.Determine marketing strategy changes by reviewing operating and financial statements and departmental sales records, project managing.Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.Maintain operations by initiating, coordinating, and enforcing program, operational, and personnel policies and procedures. Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. Leading the sales team by inspiring and motivating them to achieve targets and meet the standards required by the showroom. Driving up sales and profitability by proactively and reactively following up on leads.Managing suppliers, deliveries a displays and stock, inventory. Organizing in-store events and VIP customer experiences. Planning strategies to deliver success.

Qatar

Brand Op. Manager who comes from a manufacturing background in high end interior fit-out and loose luxury furniture, well versed in interior design, fit out, and loose furniture manufacturing.Highly collaborative, energetic, and proactive manager, that leads a team, the store operations and inventory management. I like to build and manage efficient processes that will support the planning and execution of current and new store launches to ensure sustainable growth for the future.One of my main focuses will be motivating, mentoring and coaching my team to become the best leaders they can be. Acting as the primary information source for the team, maintaining compliance and consistency and taking corrective action when needed, mentoring, training and developing teammates for career progression, performance improvement and recognition purposes while evaluating performance objectives and metrics to determine inbound or outbound productivity requirements to achieve customer time, accuracy, and quality expectations. While supervising the entire concept design process and all-important technical decisions, I lead my team to develop successful concepts, project managing our ever-expanding retail business and ensure that all projects are delivered on time, on budget, and to the highest standards of quality. Plan and execute successful new projects and deliveries with HQ partners to ensure all necessary product inventory, visuals, artwork, FF&E (fixtures, furniture, and equipment), hardware, and supplies are ordered, delivered, and properly installed and that our clients are happily ever after with our products and services. Decision maker of our showroom design concepts and matrixes, while giving feedback and instruction to the teams when examine store layouts and design details to ensure that all our operational requirements are met.

Doha, Qatar

- Meeting with potential and existing clients to increase opportunities to increase market share and revenue within government and corporate organisations- Developing proposals, create concepts of events, creative concepts, quotations and tenders for inquiries and negotiating terms to secure sales opportunities to meet targets- Working with the event management team to identify new opportunities to deliver innovative event management services- Participate in marketing activities to increase brand awareness and gain new clients- Attend trade and public events for networking and to secure new business opportunities to create a pipeline of sales opportunities

Qatar - Doha, The Pearl Of Qatar

Following up new business opportunities and setting up meetings, planning and preparing presentations, communicating new product developments to prospective clientsWriting reports, financial planning, marketing strategy- development and implementation.Analyze, plan and implement marketing and sales activities, also monitor how target markets respond to marketing efforts. Meet financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.Achieve operational objectives by contributing information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems;Recognize the value of connecting with clients, and work to foster and maintain relationships.Provide routine follow-up to measure customer satisfaction and assist in improved product development and pricing strategy, and offer an opportunity for additional sales.Coordinate and oversee the project life cycle of facilities-related projects, manage projects from conception through construction and completion.Coordinate and assist the work of the project requirements and design teams, as well as the numerous contractors who contribute to facilities projectsConduct market research and manage workflow, oversee the completion of activities and communicate progress. Managing large scale interior design projects and working closely with architects, designers, consultants and contractors to deliver exceptional commercial designs solutions.Meeting deadlines to oversee project quality, ensure profitable project performance and client satisfaction. Coordinate with the supplier and organize production & delivery of items on site projects.Participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.

Doha, Qatar

Organize & manage conferences efficiently, effectively and with total quality control.Keep track daily on the status of all conferences, meetings and client relationships.Review incoming messages and faxes, e-mails – delegates and resolves issues.Plan, monitor and report on budgets as well as status for each conference on a bi-weekly basis.Manage client relationships to enhance the image of the company.Assist the team with problem solving and conflict resolution when required.Assist in standardizing forms and procedures in the Conference Department, in consultation with the CEO.Write proposals and respond to requests for proposals.Prepare timelines, critical path and monitor those activities throughout the duration of the project.Prepare and maintain the budget and all financial procedures.Negotiate contracts on behalf of clients with hotels, suppliers, etc.Monitor and approve expense reports for on-site staff.Recommend and implement changes when required.Maintain Conference Department's database.Ensure quality control in all operations.Manage all duties pertaining to conference management

Qatar, Doha

Planning, implementation and follow-up for all events and annual receptions. Develop and maintain event and volunteer databases. Manage all aspects of volunteer committees and volunteer coordination, including recruitment, supervision, training and acknowledgement.Coordinate event logistics, publicity, including public relations, advertising and collateral material design, production and distribution.Responsible for the development and fulfillment of the events and marketing budgets.Cultivate and expand sponsorship development and fulfillment. Cultivate and implement with the Director of Development a business-based donor development program.Coordinate logistics of event ticket sales. Supervise and coordinate with event contractors.Annually develop and implement marketing plans and materials. Write, submit and follow-up to ensure placement on press releases and stories to established contacts with local and regional media.Broaden social networking to benefit the organization.Establish and expand merchandise opportunities.

Doha, Qatar

Create and manage project plans for various marketing and event activities.Coordinate events, meetings and trade shows by identifying, assembling, and organizing requirements; Establishing contacts; developing schedules and assignments; managing mailing lists to ensure event success.Manage prospect and customer database management and input for direct marketing campaigns. Manage collateral projects as content collection, production and printing/ distribution and inventory managementMaintain files and information for key vendors such as contacts, solution description, active deals, regional contacts, agreements, specific product information/versions of integration, marketing events, seminars.

Bucharest, Romania

Relations with top insurances brands at Romania; Trained new interns insurance agents for evidence of portfolio and reinsurance methods; Extensive involvement managing client relationships at all levels.