Experience

Asterisk Kitchen pty ltd

• Australia
• Wholesale Food and Beverage
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-owner/director

  • Sep 2012 - Present

  Husband and wife team, Kate and Younès, created Asterisk Kitchen in 2013 following Younes' 15 years as a French chef working for some of the best restaurants across Australia and France (including Cutler & Co and Vue de Monde). Products are stocked in retail outlets across Australia and overseas. The food-service range is also serviced to Qantas, 5* hotels and restaurants across Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the UAE. Director and Chef/Patisserie Younes continues to research and develop products that aim to reflect French elegance, fine dining and a deep philosophy for good food. Asterisk Kitchen believe in good manufacturing procedures, involving great quality raw ingredients from start to finish.



Regus

• United States
• Telecommunications

• Area Sales Manager

  • Sep 2009 - Feb 2010

  • Responsible for generating profitable new business through proactive lead generation and reactive selling. • Completed training at the Regus School of Excellence in Manila, November 2009. • Handling leads from our call centre in Manila and converting prospects into customers. • Managing a sales pipeline of more than 40 customers at a time. • Contract renewal plans and negotiations. • General office administration and coordination of current and future clients. • Responsible for generating profitable new business through proactive lead generation and reactive selling. • Completed training at the Regus School of Excellence in Manila, November 2009. • Handling leads from our call centre in Manila and converting prospects into customers. • Managing a sales pipeline of more than 40 customers at a time. • Contract renewal plans and negotiations. • General office administration and coordination of current and future clients.



Haute Pursuit

• France
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales and Event Manager

  • Sep 2008 - May 2009

  • Creation of comprehensive database for multinational associations in Geneva. • With cold calling and solid networking skills I secured meetings with HR and Event Managers at major multinational companies including Pictet, Castor Petroleum, Sempra Trading, Brocade, AWB, Heidrick & Struggles and IHS Energy. These meetings provided an opportunity for my director to submit proposals for full cor-porate events during 2009. • Managed current accounts and bookings for the 2008/09 winter season. • Negotiated contracts and offers for transfers to potential and existing partners. • Created marketing material and proposals for the following season and summer activities including the Tour de France and mountain biking expeditions. • General office administration and coordination of transfer rosters.



Boyle Industries

• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Executive & Procurement Asstistant

  • Jan 1997 - Sep 2007

  Boyle Industries is a 3rd generation family business operating in importing and wholesale for gift & homewares, furniture and craft products. • Negotiations and product submissions with buyers from major retail stores including Bunnings, Spotlight and Lincraft leading on to monthly price reviews. • Product forecasting and re-design of store refits and new store openings for Bunnings. • Attendance as assistant buyer to trade fairs in Hong Kong and Guangzhou twice annually. • Trade fair sales and visual merchandising at national trade fairs in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane (5 per year). • Managing 15 staff members nationally on vendor refill for Bunnings stores. • Face to face sales throughout Victoria and Melbourne metropolitan area including sales and monthly proposals with chain stores such as Bunnings, Spotlight and Lincraft. • Secured initial meeting with Spotlight buyers for a “Spring Racing Carnival” order of $250K worth of feathers leading on to continuous monthly purchasing for all national and overseas retail stores. • Interstate and overseas telephone sales – assistance to established customer base.