Lavin Menezes

Marketing Executive, Marketing Officer, Brand Officer, Marketing Coordinator, Marketing Assistant
Dubai


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Skills
Brand Management Ecommerce Vendor Management Interpersonal Skills Presentation Skills Event Management Sales Promotion Planning POSM and Marketing Collateral design and execution English Language MS Office Suite Photoshop Product Sampling Planning and Exe
  • Experience
    7
  • U.A.E Experience
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  • Industry
    Sales and Marketing
  • Nationality
    Indian
  • Visa status
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  • Qualification
    Master - MBA - Marketing (2010) Visvesvaraya Technological University St Joseph Engineering College, India
  • Driving License: Valid UAE driving license
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Industry Titles
Sales and Marketing

Summary of Career

Work Experience (Employment History)

Experience as

  • Employer

  • From

    01 May 2009

  • To

    30 November 2010

  • Detail

    Responsibilities:
    • Event planning, creatives and design
    • Business Development and Key Account Management
    • Vendor management: contracts, negotiate costs with service provider agencies & vendors

Experience as

  • Employer

  • From

    01 March 2011

  • To

    31 October 2015

  • Detail

    Responsibilities:
    • Execute end to end brand activations, food sampling activities and sales promotion campaigns
    • Business Development and Key Account Management (Worked with more than 100 brands)
    • Recruiting, training and supervising merchandisers & sales promoters
    • Obtaining UAE Government approvals and permits (MOL, Economic Development, Food Control)

Experience as

  • Employer

  • From

    01 November 2015

  • To

    30 November 2016

  • Detail

    Designation : Senior Marketing Excellence Officer
    • Develop and implement sales tools and marketing materials
    • Work closely with cross functional teams and ATL-BTL agencies to ensure effective and timely implementation of marketing activities, to maximize brand exposure and ROI
    • Negotiate costs, off shelf promotion fees, terms and timelines with partners, agencies & vendors
    • Ensure timely issuance of PO, receiving invoicing and vendor payments in line with marketing budget
    • Oversee trade exhibitions, event sponsorships and CSR activities
    • Supervise and train sales promoters and merchandiser teams

    Designation : Brand Officer – Absorbents
    • Design and implement promotion calendar, product mix, planograms and on shelf & off-shelf
    merchandising plans for trade channels
    • Key account executive for e-commerce channel (UAE Souq.com, Mumzworld.com, Trolley.ae)
    • Carry out local market research, customer survey, assessing customer demands, brand positioning,
    monitor competitors’ activities, and evaluating market campaigns
    • Ensuring smooth execution of in-store promotions and brand activations
    • Social media marketing – execute seasonal Facebook contests and Instagram influencer campaigns
    • Handle and resolve customer complaints across the UAE as per group standards

Experience as

  • Employer

  • From

    01 January 2017

  • To

    31 March 2018

  • Detail

    Designation : Marketing Executive
    Responsibilities:
    • Conceptualize sales & idea pitches, convert client briefs into successful campaigns
    • Orchestrate new product launches, brand activations and product sampling
    • Vendor management

Academic Qualification

Master 31 August 2010

MBA - Marketing (2010) Visvesvaraya Technological University St Joseph Engineering College, India

Bachelor 30 August 2008

BBA - Marketing and Personnel Management (2008) Mangalore University St Aloysius College, India
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