Accomplished Business Unit Manager at Smollan Pakistan Ltd., adept in operations management and team leadership. Leveraged analytical skills and business analysis to drive brand visibility, enhance customer engagement, and streamline operations, achieving significant improvements in efficiency and performance. Skilled in negotiating and conflict resolution, consistently fostering strong stakeholder relationships and mentoring junior staff for professional growth.
· To ensure development, alignment, implementation and evaluation of trade marketing initiatives nationally, sales volume and region profitability growth:
· Regional Strategy planning responsibility
· Brand portfolio activation development, implementation & evaluation
· Regional Trade Marketing Team building
· Marketing Spend Effectiveness culture leadership in Trade Marketing
· Drives traffic to store & improves store profitability by creating operational in-store action plans to increase customer acquisition, retention, satisfaction, cross sell & up sell sales and services
· Implements marketing strategies & action plan given by Brand marketing manager to improve brand’s performance
· Supervises the execution of the marketing action plan of the local markets & analyzes results (Store events, direct marketing, promotions
· Optimizes service & in-store experience by
- Merchandising
- Defines action plan per store based on Mystery shopping and monitors it
- Monitors Store KPI’s
. Negotiated cost-effective contracts with vendors, securing favorable terms.
. Developed and led marketing campaigns, enhancing brand visibility.
. Identified expansion opportunities by closely monitoring industry trends.
. Kept projects on track by monitoring progress and meeting deadlines.
. Scheduled and facilitated cross-team meetings, ensuring effective planning and execution.
. Aligned strategic goals with marketing managers to achieve program objectives.
. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop new products, driving business growth.
. Successfully coordinated corporate events within budget.
Operations Management
Business Analysis
Human Resources Management
Decision-Making
Team Leadership
Time Management
Multitasking
Work Planning and Prioritization
Analytical Skills
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
Business Analysis and Reporting