Shabbir Sultan Shamsuddin Email & Phone Number

Singapore

Singapore

Key Responsibilities - Kickstarter: -> Launched crowdfunding campaign raising SGD 72,000 in a 45-day campaign. -> Planned and managed all pre-launch, campaign and post campaign activities. -> Wrote all content conveyed via Kickstarter. -> Managed all supply chain and logistics. - Developing overall business and management activities. - Strategic planning – Company vision, goal planning and execution. - Developing marketing plan and way forward for educational sector specific focus. - Pitch deck and business plan creation for potential investors/partners. - Pitching and contacting potential investors, customers and future partners. - In charge of marketing, sales and promotional activities - Finance – BOM cost maintenance, selling price finalization, financial projections, cash flow, break even analysis, cost down activities. - Working on technical product development of the 3D printer for which patent was filed in Singapore. - Competitor / Industry research and analysis to derive advantages in the market.

Bangkok Metropolitan Area, Thailand

- Worked closely with incubatees (10+ startups) on the pitch deck, marketing strategies, customer user interface betterment, pitches to investors/customers.- Formulated go to market and promotional strategies.- Organized startup specific monthly events at TechGrind for the entrepreneur community in Bangkok.- Promoted / networked TechGrind at startup events, incubating high potential startups.- Conducted free weekly mentorship sessions to startups in Bangkok on the business, finance and marketing.- Organized Pre-Seed Angel Investment event for TechGrind incubated startups.

Chennai Area, India

Main Role: Project Development Buyer in the Renault Nissan Purchase Organisation (RNPO - India) for the Electrical Commodity from the initial prototype phase until start of production. Key Responsibilities:- Interacting with suppliers during the entire development stage of the parts for the electrical commodity.- Price negotiation and purchase order creation for local prototype build activities.- Tracking engineering changes to the parts and price validations to part changes. - Evaluating supplier plant functionality and tooling capabilities in order to ensure capacity supportability of the supplier by providing manufacturing volume projections.- Prototype part supportability for other Renault Nissan regions (Romania, Philippines, Indonesia, Brazil).- Finalization of the part cost by tracking price changes from the initial prototype phase until mass production.- Tracking fluctuations in Forex and Raw Material costs which affect the part prices based on the import/raw material content.- Liaison between the Electrical Commodity and the Project and Engineering team to ensure timely achievement of all project/developmental milestones.- Maintaining excellent working relationships with suppliers. Additional Role: Handling After-Sales requirements (Local & Export) and Exports for the Electrical Commodity. Key Responsibilities:- Price negotiations, finalization and creation of purchase orders for after sales and export requirements.- Commercial cost reductions for after sales and exports.- Packaging improvements and reductions for after sales leading to overall part cost reduction.- Monthly reports on cost reductions achieved towards the overall goal (After Sales & Exports)- Ensuring supplier supportability confirmation towards after sales so that customers are not affected.

Mumbai Area, India

- Enabling business verticals in marketing and communication strategies. - Conceptualizing and planning for a variety of businesses such as sports, entertainment and hospitality.- Interacting with advertising and market research agencies to finalize corporate campaigns.- Initiating research relating to corporate entity, business verticals and CSR. - Producing and showcasing communications meant particularly for senior management and bureaucrats. - Short listing and coordinating with organizations for potential strategic alliances.

Chennai Area, India

- Organized comparative research to evaluate competitors’ strategies for adoption/adaption. - Researched channels to increase efficiency and effectiveness of the Sales and Marketing team.- Managed all email campaigns aimed at customers. - Managed all e-mailer campaigns sent out to customers – existing and potential.- Analyzed End-of-Campaign reports leading to unique methods to increase lead generation and response rate.- Website revamping, search engine optimization and editing the monthly healthcare bulletin.- Analyzed and evaluated of traffic generated on the corporate website via Google Analytics.- Contributed to increasing productivity of the USA sales and marketing team through regular interaction.

Dubai

- Formulated marketing strategies based on in-depth response analysis for internet and social media.- Forged potential long-term marketing relationships with media partners.- Built websites for conferences and exhibitions.- Pre and Post event research and analysis.- Budgeting, cost control and supplier management.- Business development, joint promotions and sponsor marketing.- Built confidence in senior management which lead to my appointment as the Chairman of “The Cloud Computing” and “Content Management” conferences held in Abu Dhabi in September 2011.

United Arab Emirates

- Extensive internet and phone research for prospective clients.- Teamed with the Marketing Department to facilitate specific research.

Export Management

Cardiff Business School, Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Strategic Management & Marketing, First Class

Business Project: A study of the consumer and industry trends in the entertainment software sector in the United Kingdom in relation.

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com), Marketing, First Class (2:1 Equivalent)

Activities and Societies: Communications Coordinator of the Commerce Department during final year.