Jul 2015 – Jul 2017 · 2 yrs · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Maintain records of Spare Parts ordered and received.
• Locate vendors of materials, equipment or supplies, and interview them in order to determine product availability and terms of sales.
• Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment. Control purchasing department budgets.
• Interview and hire staff, and oversee staff training. Review purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy.
• Analyze market and delivery systems in order to assess present and future material availability.
• Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
• Resolve vendor or contractor grievances, and claims against suppliers.
• Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in buying, selling, and distributing materials, equipment, machinery, and supplies.

Jun 2015 – Jan 2020 · 4 yrs 7 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · On-site

Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 · 3 yrs · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Perform trainer tasks and conduct training for all staff as assigned by the Manager.
• Assist the Assistant Manager in conducting daily shift briefings to update and disseminate relevant information to restaurant employees
• Assumes full operational responsibilities for an outlet in the absence of an Assistant Restaurant Manager and/ or Outlet Manager
• Help manage employees’ performance appraisals and performance logs
• Working together with the Restaurant Manager and the Outlet Sous Chef, to develop new menu ideas and promotions
• Establish and follow a personal development plan.
• Performances manage through coaching, documentation, feedback and positive reinforcement

Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 · 1 yr · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Established positioning, identify target audiences, and develop marketing plans with specific objectives across different channels and segments
• Lead the execution of marketing programs from start to finish, leveraging internal support and driving collaboration
• Analyze customer insights, consumer trends, market analysis, and marketing best practices to build successful strategies
• Create, maintain, and conduct analytics reporting across multiple platforms and extract key insights for future campaign development and go-to-market strategies, complete with formal proposals and recommendations on tactics
• Partner with email, performance marketing and web teams to design, test and evolve lead nurturing tactics.

Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 · 2 yrs · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Promoted the Dubai Impex Trading existing brands and introducing new products to the market.
• Analyzed budgets, preparing annual budget plans, scheduling expenditures, and ensuring that the sales team meets their quotas and goals.
• Researched and developed marketing opportunities and plans, understanding consumer requirements, identifying market trends and suggesting system improvements to achieve the company's marketing goals.
• Gathering, investigating, and summarizing market data and trends to draft reports.
• Implementing new sales plans and advertising.
• Recruiting, training, scheduling, coaching, and managing marketing and sales teams to meet sales and marketing human resource objectives.
• Maintaining relationships with important clients by making regular visits, understanding their needs, and anticipating new marketing opportunities.
• Staying current in the industry by attending educational opportunities, conferences, and workshops, reading publications, and maintaining personal and professional networks.

Jan 2008 – Jan 2009 · 1 yr · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Contribute to the implementation of marketing strategies
• Support the marketing manager in overseeing the department’s operations
• Organized and attended marketing activities and events to raise brand awareness
• Plan advertising and promotional campaigns for products or services on a variety of media (social, print etc.)
• Liaise with stakeholders and vendors to promote the success of activities and enhance the company’s presence
• See all ventures through to completion and evaluate their success using various metrics
• Prepared content for the publication of marketing material and oversee distribution
• Conducted market research to identify opportunities for promotion and growth
• Collaborated with managers in preparing budgets and monitoring expenses.

Jan 1996 – Jan 2008 · 12 yrs · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Managed RTA Taxi division of Dubai which is a prestigious transport organization having a large fleet of world-famous cars & Busses (Like TOYOTA, NISAN, PEUGEOT, GMC Group, Forklift) and all Japanese, European Cars.
• Developed and implemented purchasing strategies.
• Managed daily purchasing activities, supervising staff, and allocating tasks.
• Managing supplier relations and negotiating contracts, prices, timelines, etc.
• Maintained the supplier database, purchase records, and related documentation.
• Coordinated with inventory control to determine and manage inventory needs.
• Ensuring that all procured items meet the required quality standards and specifications.
• Preparing cost estimates and managing budgets.
• Working to improve purchasing systems and processes.
• Training new employees in the purchasing process and how to use the purchasing system.