Areas of Expertise:
- More than 20 years of successful experience in Customer Service, Sales and Marketing.
- Extensive experience in Leadership, People Management, Planning, Project Management, Training & Development.
- Exceptional ability to multitask, analyze data and work in a fast-paced environment.
- Negotiation, Budgeting and Conflict Management skills.
- Extensive experience of Financial Markets and Market Analytics.
Highlights
- Has spent years developing several interpersonal methods that are proven to work
- Very strong team player and able to work alone
- Discreet employee who is able to keep company information confidential
- Excellent interpersonal skills with clients
- Exceptional deal closing skills
- Dedicated employee who puts in very long hours where needed
- Managed 20 million dollars portfolio in 2016 - 2018
Work Experience
Edge & Chase Global Marketing (Pvt.) Ltd. - Chief Executive Officer
October 2018 – March 2020
- Conceptualizing company
- Establishing awareness regarding financial products
- Developing a core team
- Training the team on the different areas of the business
- Organizational structuring
- Recruiting of staff and expanding of organization
- Raising awareness regarding financial investment plans
- Guiding and offering consultation to clients
Bullseye Wealthshop Investment USA/UAE – Head of Forex Global Markets Sales
May 2015 - September 2018
- Critical role in establishing the Global Markets sales strategy, cross product (FX, Derivatives) and cross-sector (US Corporates, Middle East, Commercial and Retail).
- Collaborated with senior management across the Group and Securities platforms (Flow Trading, Institutional Investor sales) to drive effective alignment in our go to market client coverage strategy.
- Oversee desk activity across the east and west coast, ensuring effective secondary sales coverage.
Responsibilities included:
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- Providing leadership and product expertise to high value clients and trading accounts.
- Providing direction to desk heads on complex structuring and pricing of trades in line with client needs.
- Worked with Global and Regional senior management to build and execute secondary markets sales strategy for the Middle East.
- Driving market share, promoting cross-selling of BWG products/ services to support sustainable long-term business flow.
- Lead and managed the sales & introducing brokers teams.
- Was accountable on executing of Critical Talent Development, Performance & Reward and I&D processes.
Gallivant Solutions Inc. - Chief Training & Strategic Officer
Apr 2013 – Apr 2015
- Conduct training sessions, workshops, youth events & seminars
- Train individuals & corporate teams on: Time management, work life balance, conflict management, building relationships, overcoming sales objections, business succession planning, teamwork & team building, women in leadership, goal setting & getting things done, increasing your happiness & personal productivity, communication excellence and effective leadership.
- Supervise the day-to-day running of the business
- Recruit staff
- Provide consultancy to corporate market
- Develop successful organizational structure
RadioActive96 Fm – (Vectracom) - GM Operations / Sales / Marketing:
Aug 2011- March 2013
- Responsible for the entire Radio Operations, Budget Management, Policy Formulation and Contract Negotiations.
- Implementation of Operational Procurement procedure for the group and consultation on Operational systems.
- Establishment of new systems and training of Key Users.
- Training & development:
- Sales and Marketing teams to achieve regular targets.
- Procurement and vendor management teams on negotiation and conflict resolution.
- Implement changes to reflect new Operation Systems and Strategies.
- Involve in decision making for smooth operations and effective productivity of all departments.
- Ensure the entire merchandising calendar and lock proper vendors as per procurement needs.
- Explore new venues to generate more opportunities for the target market to connect and tune in and for the agencies to invest more in our programming content.
- Planning the entire ATL / BTL campaigns for the group.
- To increase the Wallet Share by increasing the Mind Share of the listeners and clients through best marketing and promotion strategies.
- Involve in Cost reduction and resource allocation initiatives.
- Creative Leadership – managing and advising my Team and motivating them always.
- People Management – have managed teams of multi staff in multi-project environment.
- Project and Production Management – report directly to the Management Committee on all operations and production related activities.
- Managed all projects and ensured achievement of all performance objectives of project.
- Coordinated with various marketing, production and engineering teams for new launched and changes required in projects.
- Scheduled budget for projects and ensured cost according to it.
- Developed and managed all project plans.
- Monitored customer care production with help of feedback, resource planning and
ensure all metrics are achievement in the defined timeframe for the project.
Burj Bank – Vice President – Head of Service Quality Unit:
April 2011-Aug 2011
- Ensured all staff in the client service team was properly inducted.
- Integrated the Quality Assurance framework for the entire bank.
- Close coordination with vendors & procurement team for proactive merchandising needs especially at the time of rebranding phase of Dawood Islamic Bank to Burj Bank.
- Coordinate with all areas of the bank to ensure quality service standards were maintained.
- Follow up with suggestions to improve service standards.
- Improve Systems & processes to ensure brand equity & profitability by reducing reputational-based damages /customer attrition.
- Maintained zero tolerance for audit/ compliance issues related to Quality Assurance deliverables.
- Managed 3rd party QA initiatives and stakeholder relationship – Vendor Management
- To highlight product/ process gaps and core competencies to support in prioritizing business building/ Product management and process improvement initiatives.
Humara FM 94.6 – Group Head Programming, Sales & Marketing & Senior RJ:
Aug 2009 – March 2011
- Involved in Strategic, Tactical planning, Target Marketing & Penetration.
- Sales & Marketing Team Training Supervision.
- Conduct current market research, audience analysis, focus groups and competitor information to determine project requirements.
- Creative Leadership – managing and advising the team in radio programming, sales & marketing.
- People Management – managing the complete work force of the Radio Channel.
- Closely monitor all the needs and requirements of the employees to ensure best productivity and results.
- Day to day briefings and meetings with the programming managers and radio jockeys to give them a moral boost and knowledge where needed.
- Competitive Programming, Sales & Marketing Analysis
- Budget Management & Policy Formulation
- Contract Negotiations
- Internationalization – planning productions for multi-territory and multi-character-set implementation, across diverse organizational structures.
- Content Research & Development – work with technology and creative teams.
- Responsible for the growth of the company and employees.
Hum Tv – Copy Writer, Voice Over Artist, Programming Manager:
June 2007 – Aug 2009
- Establishing copy writing of ongoing and new programming for Hum Tv & Masala TV.
- Done day to day voice overs for Hum Network programming.
- Played a very important role with the Hum Tv Morning Show creative team for better ratings.
- Taken creative initiatives for Hum Network Music Channel – Oye Tv.
ABN AMRO Bank- Senior Credit Analyst Unsecured Assets:
Aug 2004 - Aug 2006
- Allocated to ABN AMRO Bank consumer risk management department by third party credit & Commerce.
- Responsible to supervise the team of fresh analysts and pre screeners.
- Providing solutions for maximum business & growth.
- Ensure quality loan disbursements.
- Ensure TAT & Policy requirements.
Harvest Topworth International-Senior Business Executive Forex Markets:
Aug 2001 - Jul 2004
- Responsible for monitoring changes to larger currencies and reporting changes, as they happened to trade floor.
- Assisted in developing marketing materials used to bring in new clients.
- Assisted in developing training materials used to help new traders understand the way the company does business.
- Responsible for executing high volume currency transactions for clients throughout the day.
- Became known to limiting risk and developed an extensive network of referred clients.
- Assisted in developing trading techniques that were used by every trader in the company to increase profits by as much as 40 percent.
- Responsible for trading for client list and actively growing that client list to create more revenue opportunities.
Honors & Award:
- Successfully organized theater play in three cities on launching of Toyota Fortuner 2013 for TPL Insurance.
- Successful theater actor and director.
- Successful Radio Jockey for 7 years.
- Leading Motivational Speaker.
- Successful Organizer Award- Rebranding event of Burj Bank.
- Country Credit Analyst Award 2005- ABN AMRO BANK.
- Best Impressionist Award- ABN AMRO BANK.
- Star Employer for the Year 2002- Harvest Top worth International.
- Parade Commander- NCC
- President Dramatic, Cultural, Islamic, English and Welfare Society- Scholars Collage of Commerce.
- Chief Proctor- Scholars Collage of Commerce.
Academic Background:
- University of Punjab 2005
Bachelors in Arts
- Scholars Collage of Commerce 1998
Intermediate in Commerce
- Garrison Boys High School 1996
Matriculation – Arts
*References will be furnished upon request.
| Last Resume Update | January 13, 2021 |
| Address | Lahore, Pakistan |
| umer.sultan.akber@gmail.com | |
| Phone Number | +923062407906 |
