Ahmed Hafeez
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Creating and Giving Business Presentations
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Project Management for Creative Projects
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Using Your Mind to Change Your Brain
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Become a Project Manager
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Managing Project Stakeholders
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Microsoft Project Quick Tips
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Project Management Foundations
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Project Management Foundations: Budgets
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Project Management Foundations: Communication
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Project Management Foundations: Requirements
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Project Management Foundations: Risk
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Project Management Foundations: Schedules
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Project Management Foundations: Teams
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Success Habits
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Experience
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OULA
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Pakistan
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Market Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Manager
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Mar 2022 - Present
− Strategically lead project management team to collectively meet the expected benchmark of utilizing the best resources in an optimistically friendly environment.− Work on automation & innovation to introduce new tools.− Have fortnight training & meetup sessions with internal PM team to discuss suggestions & improvement area.− Train the team on new global tools and operational methodologies to the Pakistan market. − Work on & finalize suppliers’ costing.− Provide end-to-end operational services for our key clients such as BAT(PTC), EBM, NFL, Reckitt Benckiser, Sanofi & Multi country projects.− Ensure to deploy all SOPs of ISO, ESOMA & KANTAR throughout the operational process.− Responsible for the signoff of the studies within the planned timeline & budgeted cost.− To improve quality in final outputs, I regularly connect with, brief & allot the responsibilities to the global & local teams like Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Data Processing, & Script Processing.− To maintain the protocol of clients’ required standards, I frequently visit different regions throughout Pakistan to audit the process.− Regularly check & analyze KPIs, QC & QA reports for 100% quality deliverables.− Train the suppliers & guide them about related projects in briefing sessions.− Provide updates to the suppliers & CS team on quality checks, challenges & achievements.− Lead almost all types of traditional & untraditional research such as PAPI, CAPI, CASI, CAWI & Hybrid.− Audit the performance of related departs & suppliers. Maintain their issue logs & conduct meetings to discuss study-related challenges at the closure of each study.− Compile & give presentations on our & clients’ requirements, standards, protocols & WOW. Fortnightly, connected with the suppliers & related departs to ensure compliance & create a competitive environment within the suppliers. Show less
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Assistant Manager
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Aug 2021 - Feb 2022
− Introduced new global tools and operational methodologies to the Pakistan market. − Worked on & finalized suppliers’ costing.− Provided end-to-end operational services for our key clients such as BAT(PTC), Pepsi, Nestle, P&G, OICCI, Ufone, EBM, NFL, Reckitt Benckiser, Sanofi & Himalaya.− Ensured to deploy all SOPs of ISO, ESOMA & KANTAR throughout the operational process.− Was responsible for the signoff of the studies within the planned timeline & budgeted cost.− To get the final quality data, I regularly connected with, briefed & allotted the responsibilities to the global & local departs like Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Data Processing, and Script Processing.− Checked interim data at 30%, 50%, 70% & 100% of achievements to raise the flag on concerns timely.− To maintain the protocol of clients’ required standards, I frequently visited different regions throughout Pakistan to audit the process.− Regularly checked & analyzed KPIs, QC & QA reports for 100% quality deliverables.− Trained the suppliers & guided them about related projects in briefing sessions.− Continuously provided updates to the suppliers & client servicing team on quality checks, challenges & achievements.− Experienced almost all types & terms of traditional & untraditional research such as PAPI, CAPI, CASI, CAWI & Hybrid.− Audited the performance of related departs & suppliers. Maintained their issue logs & conducted meetings to discuss study-related challenges at the closure of each study.− Complied & gave presentations on our & clients’ requirements, standards, protocols & WOW. Fortnightly, connected with the suppliers & related departs to ensure compliance & create a competitive environment within the suppliers. Show less
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Kantar
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Market Research
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700 & Above Employee
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Project Management Executive
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Mar 2018 - Jul 2021
− Provided end-to-end operational services for our key clients such as BAT(PTC), Pepsi, Nestle, P&G, OICCI, Ufone, EBM, NFL, Reckitt Benckiser, Sanofi & Himalaya. − Ensured to deploy all SOPs of ISO, ESOMA & KANTAR throughout the operational process. − Was responsible for the signoff of the studies within the planned timeline & budgeted cost. − To get the final quality data, I regularly connected with, briefed & allotted the responsibilities to the global & local departs like Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Data Processing, and Script Processing. − Checked interim data at 30%, 50%, 70% & 100% of achievements to raise the flag on concerns timely. − To maintain the protocol of clients’ required standards, I frequently visited different regions throughout Pakistan to audit the process. − Regularly checked & analyzed KPIs, QC & QA reports for 100% quality deliverables. − Trained the suppliers & guided them about related projects in briefing sessions. − Continuously provided updates to the suppliers & client servicing team on quality checks, challenges & achievements. − Experienced almost all types & terms of traditional & untraditional research such as PAPI, CAPI, CASI, CAWI & Hybrid. − Audited the performance of related departs & suppliers. Maintained their issue logs & conducted meetings to discuss study-related challenges at the closure of each study. Show less
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Colleges & Coaching Centers
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Karāchi, Sindh, Pakistan
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Teacher
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Jan 2010 - May 2018
− Statistics − Economics − Business Mathematics − Business Communication − Management − Statistics − Economics − Business Mathematics − Business Communication − Management
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Elopak
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Norway
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Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Customer Service Representative
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Jan 2018 - Feb 2018
− Prepared shipment planning as per the containers' capacity. − Prepared the samples & got them approved by the customers to set & make a benchmark for the production. − Aligned & briefed all the stakeholders/departments just after the order would get mature. − Ordered the materials based on extra percentages calculation, considering some buffer in hand. So that due to any unseen mishap or wastage, the production could not be harmed or stopped. − Audited & assured the quality of the products received from the production units. − Was responsible for receiving the approval of procured materials from the customers. − Visited different production units to check the quality of the products, workload & implementation of shared plans to complete the order within the committed timeline. − Had fortnight meetings with the managers of related departs to check the status of planned versus shipped. Also negotiates about the upcoming workload. − Maintained the record of all the received, shipped, delayed, postponed & urgent orders. Show less
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Denim Clothing Company
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Pakistan
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Textile Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Assistant Merchandiser
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Jan 2016 - Dec 2017
− Was a single point of contact for different departments (e.g., warehouse, fabrics, production, washing, finishing & packing) to assure & maintain clients’ requirements, from cut-to-pack of the orders. − Worked for “H&M” mainly, one of the biggest customers of the organization & others. − Assisted manager in costing. − Prepared the samples & got them approved by the customers to set & make a benchmark for the production. − Aligned & briefed all the stakeholders/departments just after the order would get mature. − Procured stitching, finishing, and packing materials well before time. − Ordered the materials based on extra percentages calculation, considering some buffer in hand. So that due to any unseen mishap or wastage, the production could not be harmed or stopped. − Audited & assured the quality of the products received from the suppliers. − Was responsible for receiving the approval of procured materials from the customers. − Visited different production units/branches to check the quality of the products, workload & implementation of shared plans to complete the order within the committed timeline. − Had fortnight meetings with internal & planning managers to check the status of planned versus shipped. Also negotiates about the upcoming workload. − Maintained the record of all the received, shipped, delayed, postponed & urgent orders. Updated the same in internal software. Show less
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Reliable Punching
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Pakistan
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Graphic Design
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Marketing Executive
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Jun 2014 - Sep 2015
− Was responsible for cost finalization as per selected designs’ requirement. − Maintained great communication with American & Canadian clients as per their availability. − Regularly connected with the clients to sort their feedbacks or entertain any kind of change in the design. − Had strong follow-ups within the team to meet turnaround time. − Supported, trained, & guided other junior team members on how to connect & continue with the clients. − Was responsible for cost finalization as per selected designs’ requirement. − Maintained great communication with American & Canadian clients as per their availability. − Regularly connected with the clients to sort their feedbacks or entertain any kind of change in the design. − Had strong follow-ups within the team to meet turnaround time. − Supported, trained, & guided other junior team members on how to connect & continue with the clients.
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Education
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2011 - 2014
Karachi University
M. Sc., Statistics
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