Rahul Jayakumar
DUBAI
Summary
Enthusiastic Marketing adept at working with colleagues and customers of all backgrounds. Team builder and clear communicator with strong problem solving and planning skills.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
HEAD OF MARKETING, OPERATIONS & SALES
Plato’s Planet Education Institute
01.2021 - Current
- Recruiting and training the sales team and faculty team
- Improved website visibility through development and implementation of SEO strategies.
- Increased brand awareness by developing and implementing strategic marketing campaigns.
- Led a team of marketing professionals for successful product launches and promotions.
- Enhanced customer engagement with targeted social media strategies and content creation.
- Streamlined internal processes, resulting in improved productivity and cost savings for the department.
- Established strong relationships with key industry influencers to elevate brand reputation.
- Developed an effective marketing budget, ensuring optimal allocation of resources for maximum return on investment.
- Implemented data-driven decision-making processes to guide innovative marketing strategies.
- Collaborated with sales teams to develop integrated promotional campaigns that increased overall revenue growth.
- Conducted comprehensive market research to identify emerging trends and capitalize on new opportunities.
- Revamped company website, enhancing user experience and improving site traffic metrics significantly.
- Spearheaded the creation of compelling collateral materials that effectively communicated the brand''s value proposition.
- Launched a successful email marketing campaign that grew subscriber base while maintaining low unsubscribe rates.
- Championed cross-functional collaboration, working closely with product development and public relations teams to create cohesive messaging.
- Analyzed competitive landscape, identifying potential threats and opportunities for strategic positioning in the marketplace.
- Managed trade show presence, maximizing exposure through eye-catching booth designs and engaging presentations.
- Oversaw corporate events planning, creating memorable experiences for clients that strengthened partnerships and loyalty levels.
- Mentored junior staff members, providing guidance in professional development and fostering a collaborative team environment within the department.
- Improved lead generation efforts by implementing targeted inbound marketing strategies that attracted high-quality prospects.
- Drove business growth by forging strategic alliances with complementary organizations to expand reach into new markets.
- Developed and executed marketing programs and general business solutions resulting in increased company exposure, customer traffic and elevated sales numbers.
- Planned and executed events and marketing programs to increase qualified leads.
- Engaged, informed and supported staff on media and marketing outcomes.
- Launched marketing activities for new product lines and market penetration.
- Completed and submitted monthly and yearly reports to support executive decision making.
- Worked with communications team to drive internal promotion of company programs, initiatives, guiding principles and mission.
- Developed new branding strategies and marketing collateral to foster business development and achieve revenue targets.
- Onboarded new customers efficiently by developing database listings, uploading information, and defining related lists.
- Managed relationships with key industry partners and implemented promotional initiatives to maximize marketing program performance.
- Planned and executed marketing campaigns to target groups, areas and wider community.
- Analyzed consumer usage patterns to identify trends and target key demographics.
- Managed workflow between staff, coordinating documents and creative material distribution.
- Researched industry and marketplace trends to develop marketing solutions and enhance business operations.
- Identified target audiences and devised campaigns to match target demographics and optimize results.
- Traveled to promote current programs and drive marketing through trade shows and industry conferences.
- Established targets for social media platforms to reflect business objectives.
- Consulted with product development teams to enhance products based on customer interest data.
CENTER MANAGER
Meccademia Education Institute
03.2019 - 12.2020
- Achieving Monthly and yearly sales Targets
- Sales champion of the year 2019
- Handling Multiple centers and closing sales even in covid situation
- Team motivation and team guidance
- Counseling the parents and students
- Seminar presentation for students and parents
- Marketing activities planning coordination
- Negotiator
- Sales closing class to the team
- Handling of other centers when SCM is on leave.
- Increased employee productivity by providing comprehensive training programs and fostering a supportive work environment.
- Spearheaded process improvements, leading to enhanced efficiency in service delivery and increased customer loyalty.
- Monitored financial performance indicators regularly to make informed decisions regarding budgeting adjustments or investments in new resources as needed.
- Interacted well with customers to build connections and nurture relationships.
- Tracked employee attendance and punctuality, addressing repeat problems quickly to prevent long-term habits.
- Recruited, hired, and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.
ASSISTANT SALES MANAGER
Malabar Developers Pvt Ltd
03.2018 - 03.2019
- Achieving targets and receiving the sales hero award in 2018
- Conducting various marketing and sales campaigns
- Conducting marketing campaign in India and Dubai
- Managing the team and motivating them to complete work on Schedule
- To ensure the mental health and safety of the Team
- Providing technical advice and solving problems on campaigns and during work
- Designed and distributing campaign strategies
- Preparing event reports and feedbacks of customers
- Monitoring day to day progress of team as per schedule
- Maintenance of daily records
- To Ensuring projects meet agreed specifications, budgets or timescales.
ASSISTANT TELE SALES MANAGER
TANDEM GLOBAL
07.2017 - 03.2018
- Co-coordinating Marketing and Sales
- Conducting various marketing and sales campaigns
- Submit the daily progress report for the sales Manager
- Conducting seminars in educational institutions
- Conducting career guidance classes
- Offline marketing campaigns and programme
- Researching and implementing various Marketing techniques
- Preparing event reports and feedbacks of students
- Maintaining good customer relationships.
Business Partner (HR & Marketing Head)
TRAVANCORE ADS
06.2015 - 03.2017
Education
MBA - International Business
RAJADHANI BUSNIESS SCHOOL
KERALA, INDIA01.2017
BACHELOR OF COMPUTER APPLICATION - COMPUTER APPLICATION
CHRIST NAGAR COLLEGE
KERALA,INDIA03.2015
Skills
- Negotiator
- Team Recruiting and Hiring
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Customer Relationship Management
- Multitasking Abilities
- Staff Management
- Advertising Campaigns
- Creative Direction
- Customer Segmentation
- Marketing Analytics
- Product marketing
- CRM Management
- Mobile marketing
- Media Planning
- Marketing Plan Development
- Product forecasts
- Performance metrics analysis
- Competitive Analysis
- Campaign Planning
- Prospect targeting
- Quantitative Analysis
- Quantitative and qualitative market research
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Product Launches
- Social Media Engagement
- Media Relations
- Pricing Strategies
- Sales Promotions
- ROI Analysis
- Presentations
- Digital Marketing
- Sales Strategies
- Promotions
- Training and mentoring
- Strategic thinker
- Strong time management
- Branding
- Strategic Marketing
- Partnership Development
- Self Motivation
Accomplishments
- Sales champion of Malabar group in January 2019, October 2018, February 2019
- First runner up in sales closing in Malabar Group in 2018
- Second runner up in Best Manager competition, FIMS CANVAS 2K16 at Farooq Institute of Management Studies, Calicut.
- Conducted seminar for 200 students on Trivandrum region on career guidance as part of marketing campaign
Languages
Fluent in English
Hindi
Malayalam
Internship
Roles, duties and Responsibilities of HR and Recruitments., Clinipace Pvt Ltd. Technopark, TVM
Personal Information
- Visa Expiry: 03/07/2023
- Passport Number: P6559862
- Father's Name: S Jayakumar
- Mother's Name: Raji Jayakumar
- Date of Birth: 03/02/1994
- Gender: male
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Married
- Visa Status: Employment visa
Additional Qualifications
- PURSUED TRAINING IN SAP
- CERTIFICATION IN MICROSOFT EXCEL
- ADVISOR IN EXIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Projects
Influence of digital marketing in Forex trading., ICMB, Sheikh Zayd Road, Dubai., It was observed that in future, as the technology gets upgraded the impact of Digital Marketing has more influence on people than offline marketing.
Certification
MICROSOFT EXCEL CERTIFICATION
Timeline
HEAD OF MARKETING, OPERATIONS & SALES
Plato’s Planet Education Institute
01.2021 - Current
CENTER MANAGER
Meccademia Education Institute
03.2019 - 12.2020
ASSISTANT SALES MANAGER
Malabar Developers Pvt Ltd
03.2018 - 03.2019
ASSISTANT TELE SALES MANAGER
TANDEM GLOBAL
07.2017 - 03.2018
Business Partner (HR & Marketing Head)
TRAVANCORE ADS
06.2015 - 03.2017
MBA - International Business
RAJADHANI BUSNIESS SCHOOL
BACHELOR OF COMPUTER APPLICATION - COMPUTER APPLICATION
CHRIST NAGAR COLLEGE
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