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maha hajjar

Jeddah,Mecca Region

Summary

Takes on challenging new role harnessing interpersonal skills, collaboration and problem-solving. Driven to deliver high-quality service and consistent results.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work history

Event Planner

Fantasy Party
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
01.2018 - 11.2020
  • Meet new and existing client take brief and debrief the staff on requirements and details of each event
  • Negotiated costs with suppliers to meet client event budgets.
  • Advised customers on various catering and drinks package options.
  • Brought client visions to fruition, working with diverse industry vendors to bring top-quality service.
  • Plan and organize events with attention to financial and time constraints
  • pre-planning, determining resource needs, pre-event marketing, and on-site coordination, to post eventfollow up
  • Look for and compare different vendors (catering, decorators, musicians etc..)
  • Bookvenues,managecateringandentertainmentperformers
  • Manage VIP clients and royalties
  • Hire, train and oversee personnel
  • Manage the social media platform of the company and promote the accounts and events online.
  • Implement paid advertising Ads on Instagram.
  • Develop content and prepare marketing calendar for the company.

Interior designer and Sales Representative

Al Shayaa
Jeddah
01.2014 - 12.2017
  • Develop layouts and options for furniture and accessories using Becara’s products.
  • Assist the Country Manager on catalogue design and required products that suit the market (Furniture &Accessory).
  • Design showrooms layout and floor displays.
  • Manage inventory and coordinate with warehouse in Jeddah.
  • Collaborate with country manager to prepare new collection orders from Becara Spain.
  • Replacement collection order from Becara Spain.
  • Coordinate with the agency on catalogue local design and Arabization.
  • Manage the walk-in customers to explore their needs and suggest suitable recommendations toconvince them to buy Becara’s Products.
  • Visit locations and sites of clients and suggest items.
  • Develop presentations and proposals to the clients along with simulation.
  • Manage sales targets with showroom executives and report on weekly/ monthly/ quarterly.
  • Coordinate with finance on collection
  • Adapted client ideas into functional designs for fashionable living spaces.
  • Designed floor plans, elevations, 3D perspective views and material boards for review and presentation, maintaining client input throughout.
  • Selected furniture and accessories for different interior spaces and desired form or function.
  • Reviewed drawings, mock-ups and mood boards, verifying element alignment with creative vision.

Interior designer

MZA
Jeddah
02.2011 - 07.2013
  • Prepare drawing, sketches, proposals and quotations for clients.
  • Provide drawing support to a senior interior designer.
  • Coordinate and monitor the work of both contractors and suppliers.
  • Producing working drawing packages, mood & sample boards
  • Organizing and maintaining the practice library.
  • Producing tender documentation, detailed drawing packages & written specification.
  • Produced and communicated detailed design plans using CAD software.
  • Selected furniture and accessories for different interior spaces and desired form or function.
  • Created mood boards to aid early design and planning phases.

Sales representative

L'oreal , Arabian Trading Supplies
Jeddah
06.2010 - 01.2012
  • Manage sales reports, resolve customer complaints by investigating problems, develop solutions, report and recommend solutions to management.
  • Conduct market visits to gather current marketplace information on pricing, products, new products, delivery schedules, merchandising techniques.
  • Keep management informed by submitting activity and results reports, such as daily call reports, weekly plans.
  • Submit orders by referring to price lists and product literature.
  • Focuses sales efforts by studying existing and potential volume of dealers to grow existing clients.
  • Photoshop, AutoCAD, 3D Max and illustrator
  • Experience of leading projects and overseeing other members of staff.
  • Can create and deliver convincing arguments to an executive audience
  • Punctual and manage tasks on time
  • Negotiator and expert in closing deals.
  • Able to present, discuss and propose at a senior Level

Capable of running with a project from brief to conceptualize till completion

  • An understanding of building and safety regulations

Education

Interior Design -

Inchbald School of Design
Jeddah, Mecca Region

Skills

  • Multi-tasking
  • Team Leadership
  • Workflow management
  • Event sales
  • Crisis management

Languages

English
Advanced
French
Advanced
Arabic
Native

Timeline

Event Planner

Fantasy Party
01.2018 - 11.2020

Interior designer and Sales Representative

Al Shayaa
01.2014 - 12.2017

Interior designer

MZA
02.2011 - 07.2013

Sales representative

L'oreal , Arabian Trading Supplies
06.2010 - 01.2012

Interior Design -

Inchbald School of Design
maha hajjar