Experience

Lakhany Silk Mills Private Limited

• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Development Manager

  • Jul 2014 - Present

  I work in the Fashion department of the company where my primary objective is to expand business operations both locally and globally. Following are some of my responsibilities: - Founded and currently managing LSM’s official online store giving the company an exposure to the digital world and increasing the company sales by PKR 1 million per month - Maintained client relationships with existing customers and formed new partnerships by updating them about our latest collections and offering efficient customer service resulting in 5% increase in overall sales - Developed a marketing strategy for Spring Summer 2015 season by conducting on ground market surveys and getting feedback from local wholesalers and retailers aiding the company in making a better product - Established public relations with major fashion publications of country to gain insights about the current industry trends creating awareness and helping higher management make decisions - Constantly seeking opportunities to market and evolve the fashion brand by maintaining relationships with local social clubs, marketing, and public relations agencies Show less



BlackBerry

• Canada
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Enterprise Beta Project Coordinator Intern

  • Sep 2012 - Aug 2013

  As a project coordinator intern in the Enterprise Beta team, I actively contributed in the decision making process and was an effective team player. - Prepared various status reports, product feature surveys and analysis reports for the purpose of determining product quality in advance of general market availability - Designed more than 20 product feature surveys, using the SatMetrix methodology, to gather enterprise customer feedback to quantify customer issues and perceptions - Audited 4 pre-release programs including the BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10.1 by identifying key success factors and challenges and computed key program statistics which were presented to the team in a PowerPoint presentation - Performed unified regression testing on various internal tools by tracking bugs and recommending feature enhancements requests to the software management team - Authored a step by step process guide on one of the internal software used by the Beta team extensively to manage all the pre-release programs and was later used as a reference guide for Beta and other teams at BlackBerry - Coordinated activities and responsibilities with various stakeholders teams such as project management and software development to ensure the needs of BlackBerry customers are addressed Show less



Direct Sales Force

• Netherlands
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Field Sales Representative

  • May 2012 - Aug 2012

  - Promoted Bank of Montreal (BMO) MasterCard by advertising the product in BMO branches and at various events across the city and exceeded the weekly sales target by more than 150% -Displayed excellent product knowledge and interpersonal skills in communicating with the customer - Promoted Bank of Montreal (BMO) MasterCard by advertising the product in BMO branches and at various events across the city and exceeded the weekly sales target by more than 150% -Displayed excellent product knowledge and interpersonal skills in communicating with the customer



Deloitte

• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Internal Audit Department Intern

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010

  - Assisted team members in completing two detailed reports concerning sales and inventory management allowing our team to identify issues and provide potential solutions to the client - Assisted the manager in computing up to date and accurate sales, inventory management and export reports greatly increasing my knowledge of auditing practices and formal report writing skills - Acquired extensive exposure to MS Excel by using its VLOOKUP and pivot table functions while preparing financial statements and supporting schedules - Received firsthand experience in dealing with clients in a professional and helpful manner to further gather information about ways we can improve the information system Show less