Sales Marketing

HABIB KASIM

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Jersey City, NJ 07311

Tel: 646-***-****

E-mail: ************@*****.***

Education: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY Newark, NJ

Rutgers Business School

Master of Business Administration, January 2011

Specialization in Marketing

UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI Mumbai, India

Master of Commerce, June 2008

Bachelor of Management Studies, April 2006

Experience: JSW STEEL LTD. Mumbai, India

Summer 2010 Brand Management Intern

. Performed competitive analysis and identified gaps in

branding strategies.

. Proposed suitable branding strategies that were incorporated

in the marketing campaign.

. Redesigned corporate brochure and identity manual, projected

to increase sales

. Coordinated with press and TV media and assisted corporate

communications team in organizing successful corporate and

public relation events, resulting in increase of share prices

J WALTER THOMPSON

Mumbai, India

2009. Summer Intern, Advertising

. Supported VP of Planning on several ad campaigns by designing

extensive surveys and questionnaires, as well as performed in-

depth analysis of findings to interpret customer response and

assist client service team.

. Studied media reports and researched product and consumer

trends to brief creative teams, enabling them to produce

effective advertising ideas to resolve defined business

problems.

COASTAL ENERGY PVT. LTD.

Mumbai, India

2008. Executive, Marketing and Sales

. Generated and maintained clients in paper, sugar, energy, and

coal industries to help them with their inventory sourcing

needs, as well as managed four-person shipping and marketing

team

. Implemented marketing strategies that improved sales in rural

areas by 20%.

. Reduced stock piling ~35% by selling dormant inventory, in

collaboration with marketing team.

. Presented benefits of doing business with Coastal Energy and

participated in negotiation meetings, generating three major

clients and increasing annual sales revenue by $1.7 million.

. Met sales deadlines by collaborating cross-functionally with

logistics team.

2007. Junior Executive, Shipping and Logistics, Marketing and Sales

. Oversaw cargo-from 50K to 100K metric tons-at three shipping

ports and handled sales inquiries worth $125K.

. Performed market research for the marketing and shipping

teams and identified market gaps vis- -vis competitors,

recommending strategies that improved firm's efficiency and

sales.

ORIENTAL DIAMOND ENTERPRISES PVT. LTD.

Mumbai, India

2003-2006 Associate, Marketing and Sales

. Generated new clients and managed client relationships, expanding the

customer base.

. Negotiated deals on behalf of the company and improved sales

by 10%.

. Supervised operations and facilitated company's participation

in jewelry/trade shows that enabled the firm to make many

important contacts/networks.

. Coordinated brand building activities, resulting in improved

brand identity and recognition.

Additional: ( Proficient in MS Office Suite; Fluent in Hindi, Tamil and

Urdu

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