Usman Azhar
Available for New Challenges
PRINCE2
Human Resource Management
Business Development
Marketing Management
Business Model Transformation
35 years old
Driving License
Riyadh (11476) Saudi Arabia
Professional Status
Employed
Available
About Me
A Self – driven, internationally oriented, autonomous, adaptable, enthusiastic, proactive, persuasive & results oriented Corporate Marketing & Business Development professional with hands on experience in HRM along with the right skills sets needed to ensure targets are met efficiently & timely along with outstanding analytical & relationship building skills seeking a challenging & leadership position with a dynamic organization where I can utilize & enhance my skills for the betterment of the organization with a positive impact
Executive Assistant to Group Human Resource Director
Philips Lighting
Since June 2015
Full-time
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
- Primary point of contact for internal & external stake holders with the HR Director
- HR Policy development & integration
- B2B & B2C, internal & external relationship building (Governmental & Private)
- Head hunting for executive profiles & key positions
- Coaching & supervising junior HR officers
- Assisting the director in day to day activities
- Supervising a team of 11 HR Professionals
- Responsible for internal communication strategy development & implementation
- Internal events & branding management
- Supervising Recruitment Process
- Project(s) Controller for HR depatment
Strategic Consultant
Gdansk University of Technology
2013
Student Project
Gdansk
Poland
- Led a team of 3
- Proposal presentation & B2B networking with potential collaborative partners
- Identified, analyzed & proposed target markets for the management faculty
- Developed marketing strategy & campaign for the launch of proposed MBA program with a collaborative vision with local logistic companies
- Conducted in-depth market & competitor analysis
- Worked closely with the project & program manager in order to determine pricing strategy & packages
Associate Business Development Manager
Open Ocean
September 2013
to March 2014
Internship
Paris
France
- Coordinated update and expansion of company’s web portal including allocation for future growth of brands and incorporated SEO strategies
- Analyzed sales activities, marketing campaigns, organizations, customers, pricing, and competitors in detail, with charts, graphs and explanatory texts
- Sales/project leads generation in 10 countries
- Developed comprehensive International Business Development Report on identified 10 countries for market entry
- Conducted in depth market study for Open Ocean's products & services
- Established 42 new industry contacts in 6 months which are currently turning into revenue in terms of direct sales, projects & product sales
- Developed new business opportunities & maintained relationships with key decision makers & executive officers
- B2B networking through conferences & events (face to face, e-mail, phone & skype)
- Coordination with technical department for RFPs & Contract management
- Market & activity reports along with value based & concise sale proposal writing
- Developed marketing strategy for the launch of MRE World Map
- Assisted the CEO in business model transformation & corporate contract management
- Continuous management & updating of CRM & Sales database
Assistant Marketing Quality Circle
Nai Baat
2011
Part-time
Lahore
Pakistan
- Successful development & execution of Brand Activation of daily newspaper NAI BAAT
- Leadership & team management
- Develop and maintain quality standards for publications
- Successful development & execution of brand activation & marketing strategy
- Executed digital marketing campaigns -Managed trade & road shows
- Worked closely with project directors & head of Marketing Quality Circle
- Generated 2.7M rupees as ROI
- Train & supervise junior marketers
Key Account Executive
Zarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd
July 2010
to December 2010
Full-time
Bahawalpur
Pakistan
- Analyzed account statistics & weekly report writing
- Strategic accounts policy development
- Facilitated as the main primary liaison & point of contact between customer & organization, client marketing teams, industry specific & outsourced vendors
- Cultivated and grew client relationships, landing key accounts that included clients with multi-million rupee projects with ZTBL’s stake
Key Account Account Officer
Bahawalpur Development Authority
March 2010
to May 2010
Internship
Bahawalpur
Pakistan
- Corporate Government level key account management
- B2B networking
- ROI of development projects
- Continuous monitoring & analysis of project marketing expenses
- Weekly reporting of figures & statistics the project director
- Client relationship management
- Identification of strategic & project based collaborative opportunities with local & international peers
- Worked closely with the project director
MSc in International Project Development
NEOMA Business School ( Rouen Business School - RBS)
September 2012
to March 2014
- Project management
- Smartsheet
- Ms project
- Negotiation
- Ms office
- Driving Performance
- Forward Planning
- Policy Analysis
- Recruitment Process
- Sourcing
- Head Hunting
- Research
- Sales & Marketing
- Brand Activation
- Quality Assurance
- Sales Promotion
- SPSS
- Strategic marketing
- Sustainable Business Model
- Procurement
- Business development
- Business plan
- Direct Marketing
- GANTT Project
- KPI
- WBS
- Market & Competitive Analysis
- Marketing Campaign
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English
Expert
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French
Intermediate
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Arabic
Good
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Urdu
Expert
- Punjabi
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Hindi
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