Experience

Swastik International T/A Exotic Blends

• United Kingdom
• Wholesale Import and Export
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Marketing Manager

  • May 2014 - Present

  Swastik International supplies the finest quality spices throughout the UK and Europe. With strong relationships and direct links with manufactures and packaging chain globally. Since 2019 Swastik International ventured into the FMCG market globally. Highlights: - Managing and developing the website platform. - Managing the selling process and maintaining relationships with clients. - Responsible for new business and visiting clients with marketing pitch. - Processing orders on the internal Sage system. - Forecasting and planning containers ahead. - Managing the cash flow and basic level of accounts. - Working on marketing materials including brochures - Planning and implementing weekly mail chimp campaigns - Working closely with logistics to maintain order and customers expectation on delivery. - Attending weekly sales meeting and planning sales strategy. - Providing clients with proposals including commercials, - Stock monitoring and working on profit or loss. - Taking pre orders from clients Show less



Sabichi Homewares

• United Kingdom
• Wholesale
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing and Sales Support Manager

  • Dec 2007 - Dec 2012

  Marketing Highlights: - Managing the development and launch for the retail website - Assisting in the retail store launch project - Planning, implementing, and supporting the day-to-day activities for stores, including planning the store calendars and in store events - Managing a team of two - Overseeing all photography - Building a SEO campaign - Branding to ensure a consistent message is portrayed throughout all business activities - Planning and managing advertising schedules - Responsible for all print materials, including catalogues, direct mail, and leaflets - Email marketing campaigns for trade and retail - Event management, including organising trade shows managing stand space, layouts products, staff, promotions, and materials. - Internal marketing including organising Christmas and Summer parties, team building activities - Managing and planning the marketing budget to ensure we are within our budget Sales Highlights: - This role involved managing a team of 5 sales support admin staff - The overall purpose was to ensure the sales team had all required materials - Preparing power point customer proposals - Liaising with the shipping team to ensure all orders were placed on time. - Close liaison with the customers on daily basis - Working closely with oversees offices and warehouse - Liaising with the new product and design team to ensure all new products requirements are for filled. Show less



Signet Jewelers

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Marketing and PR Executive

  • Apr 2006 - Oct 2007

  - Developing a catalogue strategy and annual activity plan to maximise reach of both current and prospective customers. - Manage the catalogue budget, ensuring cost effective print buying and accurate monthly reporting to management. - Develop media insertion strategy and manage all aspects of production. - To assist in developing the brief for all catalogues in conjunction with the marketing strategy - To manage the catalogue shoot to ensure that all material provided is suitable for the end purpose. - To manage the sign off process with the buying, trading standards and internal departments. - To attend the press passes for colour checking at the printers. To manage the internal and external catalogue allocation and distribution process. - To ensure all catalogue activity is communicated to stores and head offices at the same time and within the budget. - To be the marketing contact with the design agency, media agency and printers on a day-to-day basis. - Organising Press Days and PR Events. Show less