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Mahrukh Riaz Shahid

Mahrukh Riaz Shahid

Dubai

Summary

To obtain a position at a well-known firm that allows for career advancement through demonstrating Client management and Advertisement prowess. With the goal to utilize education and experiences in increasing productivity within a business’s infrastructure.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Account Manager

Sharaf DG LLC
Dubai
01.2022 - Current
  • Develop relationships with key accounts, customer stakeholders, and executive sponsors as trusted advisors.
  • Assist with all clients' account management issues as the primary point of contact. Establish and sustain solid, long-term client connections.
  • Defined and implemented cost reduction strategies throughout product development lifecycle to maximize profitability.
  • Identified customer needs through user interviews, surveys, focus groups, and other feedback mechanisms.
  • Developed product roadmaps to help guide the development of new products.
  • Ensure that our solutions are delivered on time and to the satisfaction of our customers.
  • To analyze and develop advertisements with existing clients through sales strategies.
  • Key account metrics should be forecasted and tracked (e.g. Quarterly sales results and annual forecasts)
  • Prepare presentations for advertising client's portfolio, Regular conference calls and onsite inspections were implemented.
  • Creating contextual advertisements for new and existing clients, maintaining call frequency, localizing brand priorities and objectives, and establishing value-added sales strategies, we were able to increase year-over-year sales.
  • Analyzed sales space capacities based on system parameters, securing high stock availability.
  • Conducted market research to identify potential customers.
  • Monitored industry trends and made recommendations for changes in strategy accordingly.
  • Monitored trends in ecommerce industry, incorporating new ideas into marketing plans.
  • Drove sales of company products and services by meeting with customers using strategic and organized approach.
  • Updated pricing information in our ecommerce platform based on vendor changes or promotions.
  • Implemented SEO best practices across all digital channels including blogs and ecommerce sites.
  • Managed online sales through comparison of various e-commerce platforms.

Sr. Vendor Relation Executive

Sharaf DG LLC
Dubai
08.2020 - 12.2021
  • Coordinating with the buying, supply chain team, and content team to ensure that the promotional prices are updated on the database.
  • Responsible for setting up subgroup-level minimum quantity for new creation articles.
  • To define and help vendors create promotion modules through SDG Portals.
  • To manage listing/delisting of newly created and existing articles online and in-store.
  • To connect with the E-commerce team to ensure articles are live on the website at all times, when in stock, and out of stock articles are notified.
  • Coordinating with vendors to ensure all their assortment listings are live on the SDG platform.
  • Inventory management by coordinating with supply chain, by inventory/warehouse teams.
  • Develop, track, and manage client assortment changes.
  • Develop strong working relationships with business partners across vendors.
  • Aid with import documentation and reporting.
  • Work with vendors to implement and execute the pre-ticketing and security tag process.
  • Performs weekly, monthly, and/or quarterly status meetings to review outstanding problems and requests for services.
  • Resolved conflicts between vendors and internal stakeholders in a timely manner.
  • Analyzed vendor performance data to identify areas for improvement or cost savings opportunities.
  • Developed and implemented strategies for vendor onboarding, training, and performance management.
  • Managed client accounts, including conducting regular reviews and providing strategic advice.
  • Monitored performance metrics such as response times, resolution rates, ensuring adherence to SLAs.

Social Media Marketing Specialist

Find You Ojo
05.2020 - 07.2020
  • Build and execute social media strategy through competitive research, platform determination, benchmarking, messaging, and audience identification
  • Generate, edit, publish, and share daily content (original text, images, video, or HTML) that builds meaningful connections and encourages community members to act
  • Set up and optimize company pages within each platform to increase the visibility of company’s social content
  • Moderate all user-generated content in line with the moderation policy for each community
  • Create editorial calendars and syndication schedules
  • Continuously improve by capturing and analyzing the appropriate social data/metrics, insights, and best practices, and then acting on the information
  • Collaborate with other departments (customer relations, sales etc.) to manage reputation, identify key players and coordinate actions.

Recruitment Specialist

Jumbo Manpower Services LLC
04.2019 - 12.2019
  • Responsible for conducting end-to-end recruitment process from sourcing to applicant closure
  • Approached, intrigued, engaged, and closed passive talent using compelling narratives, uncovering unmet needs/goals/aspirations, rapport building, and excellent salesmanship
  • Salary and Contract Negotiations
  • Job Postings on portals with job details
  • Interact and build good professional relationship with clients and candidates
  • End to end recruitment process
  • Assisting in measuring staff's ability
  • Accountable for preparing and carrying out strategic sourcing strategy, to find the most talented IT and various professionals for clients
  • Checking and reviewing candidate's information
  • Contacting with candidates for arranging orientations or semi-formal interviews
  • Following up websites to update current and new vacancies
  • Looking for recruiting channels and post jobs
  • Managing medical claim insurance for employee
  • Responsible for intern recruitment.

Marketing Sales Advisor

Microsoft
12.2017 - 03.2019
  • Developed a sales pattern by looking at the statistics of market share, the ability of customers, and the development of outlets
  • Provided all-time excellent customer service to clients and was responsible for the promotion of new products
  • Identified interested customers, explained products and services, and initiated conversations
  • Worked on the development and implementation of a new promotional planning system
  • Performed market research and stayed up to date with current market trends.

Apparel Group Senior Sales Associate

Tommy Hilfiger
04.2016 - 11.2017
  • Built and maintained a professional network; supported Sales Manager with any duties as assigned
  • Responded to customer questions and requests in a prompt and efficient manner
  • Responsible for developing sales targets and strategies with the help of the sales team, and then overseeing that these targets are met
  • Updating job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications as well as accomplishing new and different requests.

Education

BA (Hons) -

University of Hertfordshire UK
01.2020

BTEC HND in Business -

Capital Education College (Dubai, UAE)
01.2018

Primary schooling (Matriculation) -

Our Own English High School (Sharjah, UAE)

Skills

  • Account Management
  • Client relationship management
  • Advertising reports and analysis
  • Advance Microsoft Excel
  • Training and Development
  • Google Analytics
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Campaign execution
  • Project Management
  • Business negotiation

Accomplishments

  • Recruited Team of 80 Candidates for temporary project (Gitex) and worked as a Stand Manager in GITEX for Dyson
  • Managed data integrity within the applicant tracking system, ensuring timely entry and visibility of recruitment activity
  • Recognized as Best Intern for Jumbo Manpower services alongside with a permanent position letter.

Certification

Certified Human Resources Management certificate from Capital education [Pearson UK]

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 09/08/1998
  • Nationality: Pakistani
  • Marital Status: Married

Timeline

Account Manager

Sharaf DG LLC
01.2022 - Current

Sr. Vendor Relation Executive

Sharaf DG LLC
08.2020 - 12.2021

Social Media Marketing Specialist

Find You Ojo
05.2020 - 07.2020

Recruitment Specialist

Jumbo Manpower Services LLC
04.2019 - 12.2019

Marketing Sales Advisor

Microsoft
12.2017 - 03.2019

Apparel Group Senior Sales Associate

Tommy Hilfiger
04.2016 - 11.2017

BA (Hons) -

University of Hertfordshire UK

BTEC HND in Business -

Capital Education College (Dubai, UAE)

Primary schooling (Matriculation) -

Our Own English High School (Sharjah, UAE)

Certified Human Resources Management certificate from Capital education [Pearson UK]

Mahrukh Riaz Shahid