CONTACT
Address : Asmaa Fahmy St., Ard Elgolf,Heliopolis Cairo Egypt
Phone : +2-010********/010********
Email : ********@*****.*** /***********@*******.***
Marital status: single
Date of birth:7th November 1973
SKILLS
Commercial driving expertise
Problem solving
Team liaison
Client assessment and analysis
Attention to detail
Microsoft Office
Team leadership
Data management
Extremely organized
Self-motivated
Budgeting and finance
Time management
Conflict resolution
Project management
Risk management processes and analysis
Communication skills
Powerful negotiator
Staff development
Partnership marketing
Retail marketing
Business development
Scheduling
Campaign development
Strategic planning
New business development
Client presentations
Research
Forecasting ability
Revenue generation
Customer service and support
Key decision making
Performance monitoring
Goal-setting
Sales expertise
Strategic analysis skills
Performance metrics
Recruiting and hiring
Stakeholder relations
Salary structure/compensation analysis
Coaching and mentoring
Inventory control
Cross-functional team management
TRAINING
Business Development Projects & Marketing Analysis
HSE At Airports
Sales Skills & Strategy
Advanced Supply Chain & Logistics
Marketing and Merchandising
Train The trainer
Retail Advanced many courses
Change Management
Time Management
Competency based Human Resources
Consumer Behavior
F&B Courses
Digital marketing
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft office
Presentation
ERP systems
Delta / Sun /Navision
SAP user
SSPS
Mini tab
Conference room
Asmaa M. Al Kashef
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Broad industry and operations experience includes different fields, Highly ambitious Commercial Director with background in sales, marketing and advertising. Expertise in market analysis, forecasting and client needs assessments. Exceptional Business Development Representative able to successfully grow brand awareness through increased market penetration and new market development.
WORK HISTORY
Africa Commercial Director 09/2016 to 12/2018
Dufry Group - Cairo, Egypt
Responsible for creative design & Planogram of the shops which generated the sales increase by 25%
Directs and oversees the long term activities of the Retail Backrooms, to include the flow of merchandise from DC's and vendors.
Responsible for Sarbanes compliance, monitoring and driving service levels, SOP updates and validation.
Provides leadership and direction to the country Managers.
Oversaw daily operations over thousands of Passengers with a combined annual budget .
Improved company customer service rating by 95%
Managed the startup team of new Airports
Selected new suppliers with new products
Promotion Plan of C items and increase collection of A&B items
Implement and manage the continuous improvement activities that are centered on improving efficiency and reducing cost across the entire inventory
Managed, hired and trained high-performing sales and support team while maximizing profitability by setting performance benchmarks for customer service, cost control, revenue and profits.
Generated reports detailing project information and predictions.
Created effective organizational systems for reports, agendas, contracts and records.
Ensured supply met demand by overseeing all merchandising decisions, replenishment and inventory management.
Country Supply Chain &Logistics and commercial Manager 07/2010 to 12/2018
Dufry Egypt LLC - Cairo, Egypt
Retail Sales & Marketing Manager 07/2010 to 08/2012
Hudson News - Cairo, Egypt
Overseas daily operations of retail stores
Interview hire and train sales team
Motivate sales staff to deliver excellent customer service
Improve their efficiency, and meet sales quotas
Develop and maintain retail store budgets
Monitor inventory levels and order new products as required
Improvement of performance of both sales team and sales target
Developing and executing strategic plan to achieve sales targets and expand customer base
Building and maintaining strong, long-lasting customer relationships.
Managed team of 25 employees, overseeing the hiring, training, and professional growth of employees.
Achieved [revenue or departmental objective] by re scheduling terms of payments, selection of suppliers,change assortment of products
Monitored multiple databases to keep track of all company inventory.
Supported Sales team in improving operations and resolving issues to deliver top-notch customer service.
Improved company customer service rating
Supply Chain &Commercial Manager 06/2007 to 01/2009
CEVA SANTE ANIMAL - Cairo, Egypt
Directed marketing projects at all stages, including conceptual planning, schedule management and final implementation.
Considered business demands and customer preferences when developing pricing structures and marketing plans.
Established, initiated and optimized marketing strategies based on company targets, product specifications, market data and budget factors.
Planned and implemented studies to assess market conditions and evaluated results to enhance marketing campaigns.
Evaluated consumer preferences and behaviors, combined with market trends and historical data, to adjust and enhance campaigns.
Performed initial client assessment and analysis to begin research process.
Delivered an exceptional level of service to each customer by listening to concerns and answering questions.
Obtained documents, clearances, certificates and approvals from local, state and federal agencies.
Implemented standard manufacturing system procedures and process practices.
Optimized the supply chain infrastructure to reduce operating costs.
Monitored the performance of external vendor supply chains while handling internal logistics.
Balanced demand and supply while aligning volume and mix to achieve production objectives.
Operations Supervisor & Business Development 03/2000 to 06/2007
Int'l Trading Co ( Tawakol Group) - Cairo, Egypt
Asst,Sales & Marketing Director of Procurement &Tenders 05/1997 to 01/2000
Nile Medical Equipment - Cairo, Egypt
Asst, Commercial& Marketing Manager & Visual Merchandiser 03/1996 to 04/1997
Delta Textile Egypt - Cairo, Egypt
EDUCATION
Doctorate of Business Administration : International Commerce & Business Administration, 2019
Helwan University - Cairo
Research (The effect of risk on supply chain performance and business stability)
GPA : 3.5
Master of Science : Logistics of Foreign Trade, 2013
Arab Academy For Science Technology And Maritime T - Cairo
Research (The factors affect expansion of foreign investment in other countries) Example of developed country Switzerland in developing country Egypt,
GPA: 3.8
Bachelor of Business Administration : Business Administration, 1995
Ain Shams University - Cairo
Final projects: Management of factories
CERTIFICATIONS
Certificate of Negotiation & Contracting (FTTC)
Certified For Internal Audit (Target Group for Performance Improvement) Certified ISO 14001-2004
Certified OHSAS 18001 -2007
Certified ISO 9001-2008
Certified advanced Excel User
Certified IPSCMI (CICCM)
Certified Supply Chain & Logistic Professor
Digital marketing ( retail experience)
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Project Management - Worked directly with Contractors, Government authorities and international authorities to Open new Airport operation as following :
- Assuit Airport Duty Free Shops
- Borj Al Arab Airport Duty Free Shops
- Cairo T2 Airport Duty Free Shops
Supervision - Supervised team of startup business in many projects
Creative Problem Solving: - Resolved product issue through consumer testing, by changing the layout and the products collection and assortment at Stores.
Project Development - Collaborated with team of Food & Beverage in the development and expanding of Supreme Restaurant Chain
Project Development - Collaborated with team of Procurement,Logistics,sales and Technical in the development of Offshore, as well Oil & gas new Equipment launching in the Egyptian Market
Support the Team of Manufacturing in Petroleum & Chemical products to have the ISO Certificate as a trainer and direct support.
Created the SOPs of the Dufry company Egypt & Africa
Assist in annual budget and preparing of the prices, supplier contracts,reducing of demurrage working capital & destruction ( write offs)
Sales - Increased sales by 35% over a two year period.
Managing the transformation of Warehouse system from old traditional to the new Automated using ERP .
- Business development of Restaurant & Café Chain (F&B /catering)
From (1 /2010 Till 6 / 2010) at Café Supreme
- Visual Merchandiser at Woman Secret
2006 city star
- Supply Chain demand in Offshore Field (Oil/Gas)
From (2 / 2009 Till 8 / 2009) at Rashid Co.,
- Operation manager & ISO trainer and internal auditor at Insutech Factory (Chemical productions & Insulation Technology
From (8 / 2009 Till 1 / 2010) at International Company for Insulation Technology
- Commercial Merchandiser in At&T in USA
2015 Virginia,USA
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