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Israr Safdar

Business Development Manager at Samsung Electronics Nordic
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Seasoned sales and marketing leader with 10+ years of experience in the Nordic region.
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Location
Oslo, Oslo, Norway, NO
Languages
  • Norwegian -
  • English -
  • Urdu -
Skills
  • Teamwork
  • Customer Service
  • Sales
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Marketing
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Israr Safdar is a seasoned sales and marketing professional with 10+ years of experience in the Nordic region, holding various leadership roles in TV product management, sales, and marketing at Samsung Electronics Nordic, Gorenje Group Nordic, and Elkjop Nordic AS. He holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Høgskolen i Buskerud og Vestfold (HBV) and a Bachelor's degree in Law and management from Høgskolen i Buskerud (HiBu).

Experience

  • Samsung Electronics Nordic
    • Business Development Manager
      • Oct 2021 - Present

      Category: TVProduct Management, Sales and Marketing

  • Gorenje Group Nordic (part of Hisense Group)
    • Sales Director
      • Apr 2021 - Oct 2021

      Sales Director for Hisense TV. - Launched July '21 in the Nordics.

  • Elkjop Nordic AS (Part of Dixons Carphone plc)
    • Norway
    • Computers and Electronics Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Nordic Product Manager - TV
      • Apr 2017 - Mar 2021

      Strategically and operationally responsible for TV as a product group in the Nordics.- Assortment and ranging.- P&L and market share.- Main negotiator on price/volume.- Planning and executing all major campaigns in collaboration with Sales Managers.- Yearly attendance in all relevant trading shows, such as CES in Las Vegas and IFA in Berlin. - Reporting to Category Director. Suppliers- Working closely with all major suppliers within the product group, such as Samsung, LG, Philips, Sony etc.- Points of contact: Category Directors, Sales Directors, Sales Managers and Key Account Managers. Tools used in current position:- BI- SAP- GFK (market share data)

    • Nordic Buying Planner
      • Apr 2016 - Mar 2017

  • ASKO Norge AS
    • Buyer
      • Aug 2014 - Mar 2016

  • Elkjop AS (Part of DSGI plc)
    • Sales Staff
      • Mar 2010 - Aug 2014

      Part time job during college.

  • Kunnandi Consulting AS
    • Marketing Manager
      • Jan 2013 - Apr 2014

      Marketing Manager for Kunnadi, a consultant company founded and operated by students at HBV.

  • Posten Norge
    • Co Worker
      • Sep 2005 - Aug 2009

Education

  • 2012 - 2014
    Høgskolen i Buskerud og Vestfold (HBV)
    Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Strategic management
  • 2009 - 2012
    Høgskolen i Buskerud (HiBu)
    Bachelor's degree, Law and management

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