Mujtaba Zafar
Brand Manager | Marketing Manager | Marketing Executive
Sharjah
Summary of Career
1. Managed portfolio of multiple OTC & Pharmaceutical brands
2. Supervising cross-functional teams
3. Developed product launch & annual marketing plans
4. Developed pricing and placement strategies
5. Brand wise budget allocation, sales forecast & managing P&L
6. Planning & execution of marketing plan, promotional activities, product and sales training
7. Close coordination with Advertising, creative and media agencies
8. Market and competition analysis
9. Developing new KOLs and maintaining existing customers
10. Organise events & BTL activities
Successful launch of "Impulse-Z" and achieving sales of AED 240,000 in just 3 months.
Experience as Product Manager
Amarant Pharmaceutical Pvt. Ltd.
01 December 2018
31 May 2019
Managing portfolio of 6 brands
Responsible for launching of nutraceutical brand
Product knowledge and sales training of sales team
Developing marketing plans and campaigns
Planning and execution of promotional activities, coordination with team
Coordination with creative agencies, designers for product/promo material
Group wise budget allocation, sales forecasts & analysis
Experience as Product Manager
S.J. & G. Fazal Ellahie (Pvt.) Ltd. Karachi-Pakistan
01 July 2015
27 April 2018
Product Manager for 2 pharmaceutical brands Otek and Rein portfolio
Product development and launch for 2 products (pharma & nutraceutical)
Produced annual marketing plans execution of the promotional activities.
Close coordination with sales teams
Market visits throughout Pakistan
Experience as Manager Client Services
Mass Advertsing
03 February 2014
30 June 2015
Managed key accounts: PSO, Pak Kuwait Investment Co, IBA and Kisan Group
Coordinate with client brand managers and agency creative teams
Provided solutions for event management
Managed advertisement publishing and Press Releases for clients
Pitching Ad concept and story board generation for clients
Experience as Assistant Brand Manager
Pharmevo
07 December 2011
31 January 2014
Managed portfolio of 6 pharmaceutical brands
Develop marketing plans, product launches for 4 products
Identifying potential target markets & rout to market
Pricing and placement strategy for brands
Brand wise budgets allocation, sales forecast and P&L
Planning /Execution of promotional activities, coordination with sales teams
Coordination with ad agencies, product packaging & promo material design
Frequent market visits across Pakistan and gather market intelligence
Campaigns:
Telsarta: “Performs when needed most” campaign.
Re-positioning of "FASTESO": "Small Tablet, Big Advantage"
Idea generation, execution for events including “Fast-Idea” & “Fast-Prep”
Experience as Executive Client Services
Mass Advertsing
02 August 2010
31 December 2010
Managed Ad agency clients
Key project: Annual Report 2010" for Pak Kuwait Investment Company.
Coordinated with creative department & brand managers of various clients
Organize Events for clients management
Assist in creative developments and idea generation
Bachelor 30 December 2008
BcomMaster 31 December 2012
MBA - MarketingMatric 31 December 2002
ScienceIntermediate 31 December 2004
FSc Pre-Engg.