Project Manager
PROJECT MANAGER
Graduated from Sciences Po Grenoble, one of the leading universities for Politics and International Studies.
A proactive and business oriented Project Manager with 7 years experience in Europe and in the Middle East.
Experience working with beauty luxury brands (Chanel, Dior, L’Oreal Luxe, Guerlain, Givenchy, Estee Lauder Group, Richemont…) in the Middle East region (UAE and KSA) for marketing, merchandising and commercial activities.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Project Management ~ Marketing ~ Strategy ~ Business Development plan ~ Negotiation skills
Organization skills ~ Autonomy ~ Proactivity ~ Budgeting ~ Problem solving skills ~ English, French ~
CAREER HISTORY
AL-FUTTAIM GROUP – DUBAI, UAE 2017 – 2018
Al-Futtaim Group is one of the major Emirati trading business specialized in retail and automotive with headquarters in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) with operations in Middle East and Asia.
REGIONAL TRADE MARKETING BEAUTY AT ROBINSONS DEPARTMENT STORE (Dubai, UAE and Riyadh, KSA)
Robinsons is a Singapore-based Department store which opened two branches in the Middle East. Robinsons Dubai is the largest department store of the region with exclusive access to 600 world-class beauty, fashion and homeware brands (200,000sq ft, opened in March 2017) and Robinsons Riyadh as the first department store of Saudi Arabia (opened in August 2018).
• Strategy and execution of Beauty department Marketing plan (By brand, by category, by franchise) for Robinsons stores in Dubai and Riyadh
Planning, management and execution of all promotional activities and animations for beauty.
Coordinate the creation and delivery of marketing materials and content working closely with various internal departments as well as the suppliers.
Manage brand relationship and negotiation to plan long term category plan.
Negotiate marketing budget all year long with Brands.
Secure external partnership for improved external visibility (trade shows, magazines, external companies)
• Implement new brands and new product launch in store
Prepare and implement launches and conduct pre and post evaluation, share best practices with brands
Ensure execution, quality of finishing of in-store and mall visibility.
• Data analysis and market review
Collect, consolidate and analyze monthly sell-out figures.
Store visits to review competitor activity.
ROOM THREE SIXTY – DUBAI, UAE 2016 – 2017
Holding company specialized in the design and fit-out industry and offering turnkey design solutions from 3D conceptualization up to fit-out project management.
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE ANALYST
• Holding strategy definition :
HR organization : role and departments structuration, draft of organisation chart
Definition of general process and workflows
Creation of business tools and documents to improve activity recording and in between departments
GROUP LPL – DUBAI, UAE 2014 - 2016
Holding company specialized in the internationalization of French brands in the UAE, Group LPL is supporting companies in various industries such as the leader in beauty technology LPG systems; April, French leading insurance broker and The French Agency, specialized in the establishment and support of French companies in the UAE.
OPERATIONS MANAGER
• Business administration of the holding (set-up, legal, marketing, HR)
Recruitment of HR, marketing manager, project management positions
Coordination with PRO for sponsorship and employees related issues
Draft of contracts (partnership agreements, employment contracts, NDA)
Set-up of new companies
Support in preparation of marketing material and company branding
External and internal event organisation (exhibitions, press conference, product launch…)
• Improvement of the internal organization of the group and premises management
Optimization of processes between departments (HR, accounting, marketing, admin, maintenance)
Oversee day to day running of the office and act as a trouble shooter to resolve office issues
Internal and external communication
PROJECT MANAGER
• Management of ‘The French Agency’ providing business services to French companies : incubation and business center services
• Business development of French companies in the Middle East from different sectors of activity (beauty and health products, new technologies, BtoB and BtoC services)
Establishment of business plan and marketing strategy
Regional benchmark
Business administration (set-up, legal, bank relations, product registration)
APRIL MIDDLE EAST INSURANCE BROKER – DUBAI, UAE
Leading insurance broker in France, April international is specialised in providing international insurance for 40 years.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, reporting to the regional CEO of April Asia Pacific
March 2014-July 2014
• Support in the establishment of the company in the UAE for marketing and sales activities
Preparation of marketing material for rebranding
Benchmark of health insurance products in the UAE
Analysis of the territory / market's potential
Definition of sales strategy and targets
Researches for establishing database of prospects
D&CONSULTANTS - LYON, FRANCE 2012 - 2014
French consulting company specialized in strategy, financing and public policies linked to industrial competitiveness.
STRATEGY CONSULTANT
• Coordination of the response to French public funding schemes for innovative projects (a dozen of BPIFrance collaborative projects: 3 to 7M€, 24 to 48 months, subjects: NTIC, energy, recycling, robotics, transports…)
Management of consortia (up to 10 partners from industry and academic fields)
Production of synthetic reports and communication tools for non-experts
Administrative and financial engineering
Interaction with public institutions (lobbying)
Research of project partners
• Support of business development initiatives
Definition of strategic priorities for industry association to support SME’s development initiatives (coordination and networking activities, dissemination, international cooperation)
Production of decision-making tools (international benchmarks)
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT - GLASGOW, SCOTLAND 2011
Scotland’s devolved administration responsible for different matters including energy, healthcare, education... for the country.
INTERN in Renewables and heat division
• Coordination of Scotland’s participation in an OECD project on the socio-economic impact of renewables in rural areas
Organisation of an event for the international delegation : week tour in the Shetland isles to meet renewables actors
Production of a detailed report on the renewables in Scotland
Scottish representation during international meetings with OECD
• Research study for the European project Good Practice Wind Project aiming at sharing good and bad practices among European partners in setting up a windfarm
RHÔNE-ALPES RESOURCE AND RESEARCH CENTER - GRENOBLE, FRANCE 2010
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Research study on the socio-economic impacts of climate change according to the population of a French Regional Natural park
FRENCH ALTERNATIVE ENERGIES AND ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (CEA) - GRENOBLE, FRANCE 2009
INTERN
Research study for the European programme “EuroTraining” on the European initiatives to encourage youngsters into sciences
EDUCATION
• SCIENCES PO, GRENOBLE, FRANCE 2007-2012
MASTER DEGREE IN POLITICS AND SCIENCES WITH DISTINCTION
Main Subjects: Strategy, Project Management, Business Development, Sustainable Development of Territories
(exchange semester at Maastricht University, The Netherlands, 2010)
BACHELOR DEGREE IN POLITICS AND SOCIAL ECONOMY
Main Subjects: International relations, Political sciences, History, Economics, Sociology
• LYCÉE CHAMPOLLION, GRENOBLE, FRANCE 2006-2007
CLASSE PRÉPARATOIRE ECS, YEAR INTENSIVE PROGRAM PREPARING FOR THE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE ENTRANCE EXAM TO THE FRENCH « GRANDES ECOLES »
Main subjects: Economics, Mathematics, Philosophy, History, Languages
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
LANGUAGES SKILLS
French (mother tongue) / English (fluent) / Spanish (intermediate level)
COMPUTER SKILLS
MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Outlook, IMovie, notions of Adobe Illustrator, proficient on Mac and Windows
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Volunteer initiative Nepal : Research study on Women Empowerment issues, English and computer teaching (2 months, 2017)
PERSONAL INTERESTS
Swimming, diving (PADI Open Water Diver), snowboarding, travelling, Active member of International Voices Houston choir
PROJECT MANAGER
Graduated from Sciences Po Grenoble, one of the leading universities for Politics and International Studies.
A proactive and business oriented Project Manager with 7 years experience in Europe and in the Middle East.
Experience working with beauty luxury brands (Chanel, Dior, L’Oreal Luxe, Guerlain, Givenchy, Estee Lauder Group, Richemont…) in the Middle East region (UAE and KSA) for marketing, merchandising and commercial activities.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Project Management ~ Marketing ~ Strategy ~ Business Development plan ~ Negotiation skills
Organization skills ~ Autonomy ~ Proactivity ~ Budgeting ~ Problem solving skills ~ English, French ~
CAREER HISTORY
AL-FUTTAIM GROUP – DUBAI, UAE 2017 – 2018
Al-Futtaim Group is one of the major Emirati trading business specialized in retail and automotive with headquarters in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) with operations in Middle East and Asia.
REGIONAL TRADE MARKETING BEAUTY AT ROBINSONS DEPARTMENT STORE (Dubai, UAE and Riyadh, KSA)
Robinsons is a Singapore-based Department store which opened two branches in the Middle East. Robinsons Dubai is the largest department store of the region with exclusive access to 600 world-class beauty, fashion and homeware brands (200,000sq ft, opened in March 2017) and Robinsons Riyadh as the first department store of Saudi Arabia (opened in August 2018).
• Strategy and execution of Beauty department Marketing plan (By brand, by category, by franchise) for Robinsons stores in Dubai and Riyadh
Planning, management and execution of all promotional activities and animations for beauty.
Coordinate the creation and delivery of marketing materials and content working closely with various internal departments as well as the suppliers.
Manage brand relationship and negotiation to plan long term category plan.
Negotiate marketing budget all year long with Brands.
Secure external partnership for improved external visibility (trade shows, magazines, external companies)
• Implement new brands and new product launch in store
Prepare and implement launches and conduct pre and post evaluation, share best practices with brands
Ensure execution, quality of finishing of in-store and mall visibility.
• Data analysis and market review
Collect, consolidate and analyze monthly sell-out figures.
Store visits to review competitor activity.
ROOM THREE SIXTY – DUBAI, UAE 2016 – 2017
Holding company specialized in the design and fit-out industry and offering turnkey design solutions from 3D conceptualization up to fit-out project management.
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE ANALYST
• Holding strategy definition :
HR organization : role and departments structuration, draft of organisation chart
Definition of general process and workflows
Creation of business tools and documents to improve activity recording and in between departments
GROUP LPL – DUBAI, UAE 2014 - 2016
Holding company specialized in the internationalization of French brands in the UAE, Group LPL is supporting companies in various industries such as the leader in beauty technology LPG systems; April, French leading insurance broker and The French Agency, specialized in the establishment and support of French companies in the UAE.
OPERATIONS MANAGER
• Business administration of the holding (set-up, legal, marketing, HR)
Recruitment of HR, marketing manager, project management positions
Coordination with PRO for sponsorship and employees related issues
Draft of contracts (partnership agreements, employment contracts, NDA)
Set-up of new companies
Support in preparation of marketing material and company branding
External and internal event organisation (exhibitions, press conference, product launch…)
• Improvement of the internal organization of the group and premises management
Optimization of processes between departments (HR, accounting, marketing, admin, maintenance)
Oversee day to day running of the office and act as a trouble shooter to resolve office issues
Internal and external communication
PROJECT MANAGER
• Management of ‘The French Agency’ providing business services to French companies : incubation and business center services
• Business development of French companies in the Middle East from different sectors of activity (beauty and health products, new technologies, BtoB and BtoC services)
Establishment of business plan and marketing strategy
Regional benchmark
Business administration (set-up, legal, bank relations, product registration)
APRIL MIDDLE EAST INSURANCE BROKER – DUBAI, UAE
Leading insurance broker in France, April international is specialised in providing international insurance for 40 years.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, reporting to the regional CEO of April Asia Pacific
March 2014-July 2014
• Support in the establishment of the company in the UAE for marketing and sales activities
Preparation of marketing material for rebranding
Benchmark of health insurance products in the UAE
Analysis of the territory / market's potential
Definition of sales strategy and targets
Researches for establishing database of prospects
D&CONSULTANTS - LYON, FRANCE 2012 - 2014
French consulting company specialized in strategy, financing and public policies linked to industrial competitiveness.
STRATEGY CONSULTANT
• Coordination of the response to French public funding schemes for innovative projects (a dozen of BPIFrance collaborative projects: 3 to 7M€, 24 to 48 months, subjects: NTIC, energy, recycling, robotics, transports…)
Management of consortia (up to 10 partners from industry and academic fields)
Production of synthetic reports and communication tools for non-experts
Administrative and financial engineering
Interaction with public institutions (lobbying)
Research of project partners
• Support of business development initiatives
Definition of strategic priorities for industry association to support SME’s development initiatives (coordination and networking activities, dissemination, international cooperation)
Production of decision-making tools (international benchmarks)
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT - GLASGOW, SCOTLAND 2011
Scotland’s devolved administration responsible for different matters including energy, healthcare, education... for the country.
INTERN in Renewables and heat division
• Coordination of Scotland’s participation in an OECD project on the socio-economic impact of renewables in rural areas
Organisation of an event for the international delegation : week tour in the Shetland isles to meet renewables actors
Production of a detailed report on the renewables in Scotland
Scottish representation during international meetings with OECD
• Research study for the European project Good Practice Wind Project aiming at sharing good and bad practices among European partners in setting up a windfarm
RHÔNE-ALPES RESOURCE AND RESEARCH CENTER - GRENOBLE, FRANCE 2010
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Research study on the socio-economic impacts of climate change according to the population of a French Regional Natural park
FRENCH ALTERNATIVE ENERGIES AND ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (CEA) - GRENOBLE, FRANCE 2009
INTERN
Research study for the European programme “EuroTraining” on the European initiatives to encourage youngsters into sciences
EDUCATION
• SCIENCES PO, GRENOBLE, FRANCE 2007-2012
MASTER DEGREE IN POLITICS AND SCIENCES WITH DISTINCTION
Main Subjects: Strategy, Project Management, Business Development, Sustainable Development of Territories
(exchange semester at Maastricht University, The Netherlands, 2010)
BACHELOR DEGREE IN POLITICS AND SOCIAL ECONOMY
Main Subjects: International relations, Political sciences, History, Economics, Sociology
• LYCÉE CHAMPOLLION, GRENOBLE, FRANCE 2006-2007
CLASSE PRÉPARATOIRE ECS, YEAR INTENSIVE PROGRAM PREPARING FOR THE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE ENTRANCE EXAM TO THE FRENCH « GRANDES ECOLES »
Main subjects: Economics, Mathematics, Philosophy, History, Languages
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
LANGUAGES SKILLS
French (mother tongue) / English (fluent) / Spanish (intermediate level)
COMPUTER SKILLS
MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Outlook, IMovie, notions of Adobe Illustrator, proficient on Mac and Windows
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Volunteer initiative Nepal : Research study on Women Empowerment issues, English and computer teaching (2 months, 2017)
PERSONAL INTERESTS
Swimming, diving (PADI Open Water Diver), snowboarding, travelling, Active member of International Voices Houston choir