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Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Desk Warehouse is the leading office furniture supplier in Northern Ireland. Our showrooms are based in a large converted Victorian linen mill, and we have an extensive selection of new, clearance and used office furniture to suit any requirement.While making sure all aspects of the day-to-day run smoothly, I also take primary responsibility of the sales pipeline of the business.

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Primary responsibilities:- Daily admin tasks that cover showroom operations, online/offline sales support and occasionally sales- Delivery scheduling and route planning- Customer support in person and over support channels (phone, email, social media)- Credit control- Purchasing and inventory management- Marketing content creation

Nugegoda, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Bear Supply Global is an apparel manufacturing company, primarily founded as an exclusive manufacturing operation for the brand Bear Appeal. Since then, Bear Supply Global has expanded operations to service other clients such as Uber Sri Lanka, 99x Technology, Calcey Technologies, CodeGen International, Surge Global, and more.Primary responsibilities:- One of the key decision makers for the company regarding all matters- Corporate acccount management- Production floor supervision- General administrationNotable achievements and attributes:- Cutting down production lead time by more than half (as opposed to outsourced manufacturing)- Maintaining low production costs, enabling us to keep Bear Appeal products affordable through the pandemic and an economic crisis

Nugegoda, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Bear Appeal is a men's clothing brand that is all about convenience and peace-of-mind. Offering high quality everyday wear that help you get through your day, Bear Appeal boasts of an extremely loyal customer base, which continues to expand thanks to a tried and tested customer-centric formula. In 2022, Bear Appeal expanded into the Maldives market.Primary responsibilities:- Key decision maker- Supervision of all day-to-day operations including order management, fulfilment, customer service, inventory management, supply chain and finances- Team building, coaching and training- Representing the company at industry events and in the mediaNotable achievements and attributes:- Creating a fully bootstrapped profit-making startup with no external funding- Offering exceptional customer service and great products (Rated 4.9/5 on Google with 1000+ review)- Growing sales and new customer acquisitions even through a pandemic- Excellent customer retention and loyalty throughout the years- Offering a lenient refund/exchange policy to all customers

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Sana Commerce is a class leading B2B e-commerce solution that helps companies sell their products online while keeping their ERP system at the heart of everything. I primarily explored opportunities in Australia & New Zealand.Primary responsibilities:- Designing and executing campaigns for brand awareness and demand generation, especially in Australia and New Zealand- Email marketing (using Marketo) - Social Media marketing (primarily LinkedIn Advertising)- Web Advertising and PR (with external partners)- SEA and SEM (with external technical partners)- Event marketing (primarily SAP and MS Dynamics related)- Acting in an advisory capacity to the Database Marketing team which I managed earlier- Overseeing the regional business development (cold calling) team in close collaboration with the regional Sales ManagerNotable achievements and attributes:- Maintaining a 35%+ QoQ increase of incoming qualified leads for the sales team to engage (2016)- Introducing CamCard (https://b.camcard.com) to the sales and marketing teams in order to streamline the process of collecting, recording and following up business cards (I prepared documentation and conducted one-on-one sessions to onboard colleagues)- Close cooperation with Sales, Product Dev and Upper Management to develop effective campaigns that aligned with broader company goals- Special focus in Sales and Marketing alignment

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Primary responsibilities:- Heading the team which was responsible for managing and effectively distributing all inbound lead related data that gets captured in the company's CRM and Marketing Automation (Marketo) systems on to the sales team- Liaising with the Digital Marketing and lead generation teams to optimise processes of lead generation, lead nurturing and data enrichment, while providing the international Sales team the best data to work with.Notable achievements and attributes:- Introducing and onboarding (by creating and conducting tutorials, documentation, videos, support material and one-on-one sessions) the international marketing team spread across 3 continents to the task management platform Trello.- Training a member of my team to take on the team leadership role

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Primary responsibilities:- Conducting market research- Supporting the International social media marketing team- Formulating and implementing the online content strategy of the Sri Lankan operation (social media and website content)Notable achievements and attributes:- Introducing a weekly video content program which featured employees as the ambassadors of the company- Co-ordinating the Great Place to Work 2015 program for the company

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Primary responsibilities:- Data entry and enrichment- Lead generation via social media prospecting- Market research and analysisNotable achievements and attributes:- Training new colleagues for the data entry team- Actively contributing to making a fully-fledged business development centre with separate teams for sales, marketing support, and lead generation

Pannipitiya, Sri Lanka

I worked briefly in the company as a trainee where I mainly supported the organising of a soft skills training program. PACE Institute, the educational arm of eBEYONDS, organised this event focused on filling the much needed gap in the academic and professional education industry to mould and build a value employee.

Sri Lanka

I was selected as one of the 20 blogging interns from around the world for Voices of Youth remote internship program in 2014. During the 6-month internship, passionate youngsters from around the world published articles regularly on a range of youth and development related topics.

Nugegoda, Western Province, Sri Lanka

I worked as a project official for the 16th National Health Run (2014), the annual national awareness event organised SLANA. I also helped in organising and conducting two other community-based awareness projects for schoolchildren, labourers and vulnerable communal groups.

Cima Professional Qualification, Management Accounting, Passed Finalist (Exams Complete)

Activities and Societies: Achievers Enterprise Awards 2013 - Was a presenter for team Vanguards which won the third placeCompleted.

Professional Diploma In Marketing, Marketing

Completed 2 subjects in the Professional Diploma in Marketing (Stage 2 of the CIM qualification).

Coursera Specialization - Digital Marketing (Online), Digital Marketing, 90%

The Specialization (https://business.illinois.edu/online/academics/certificates/digital-marketing/) that consists of 5 courses.

Acca Professional Qualification, Accounting And Finance

Completed one subject of the Professional Level (P3).

Diploma In Diplomacy And World Affairs, World Affairs, Certificate Of Merit

An extensive study of Diplomatic Protocols and Practices around the world, Multilateral Diplomacy, Sri Lanka's Diplomatic stance and also.

Certificate Course In International Relations, International Relations And Affairs, Certificate Of Distinction

A basic study of current international affairs and the history of international relations.

G. C. E. Advanced Level 2013, Physical Science, Combined Mathematics - C, Physics - C, Chemistry - C

Activities and Societies: - Secretary of the college Quiz Club for 2011/2012 - President of the college Broadcasting Unit for 2012/2013.