Kent Forbes

Experience

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  Diamonds International

  Feb 2008 - Aug 2008

  Marketing Assistant

  • Coordinated activities relating to offsite promotion and tradeshows. • Managed department yearly budget, including marketing expenses.• Promoted the company’s products to hotel, cruise ship guest, and local market.• Tracked and analyzed market developments.• Created weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports for management analysis including a public relations report

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  Lowe's Wholesale

  Aug 2008 - Dec 2010

  Brand Manager

  • Successfully developed individual product sales objectives and initiatives for 30 brands to achieve volume, profit and growth targets including marketing and promotional strategies. • Successfully assisted with new products development and distribution• Managed customer relationship between the supplier and supervisor.• Maintained consistent branding and corporate imaging through all customer touch points and across product lines.• Partnered with local businesses and charitable organizations. Show less

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  Luxury Retail Llimited

  Dec 2010 - Dec 2011

  Marketing Manager

  • Developed and implemented the marketing strategy, including marketing and public relations campaigns, to increase brand visibility and customer traffic.• Completed weekly sales reporting for presentation in management meeting and monitoring of sales results for strategy updates.• Increased the number key business contacts to help expand brand promotion and sales including customers, vendors, sponsorship, and local and international partners by 20% • Improved in-store merchandising and updated signage in all stores to enhance the appearance of the store and the customer’s experience• Restructured marketing department by creating new procedures and forms and by modifying job functions of team members to ensure efficiency and effectiveness Show less

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  Orico Bahamas Limited

  Feb 2012 - Sept 2014

  Operations Manager

  • Organized office operation and procedures for firm that helped various companies to increase brand visibility and sales by sourcing new products • Provided product knowledge training for new hires and familiarization training for other team members • Led business development strategies and procedures for sales team to determine which products would enter the market based on growth strategy• Prepared financial reports, completed sales entries and reviewed and approved inventory replenish orders• Interviewed, screened and hired potential and new employees Show less

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  Milo B Butler & Sons Ltd

  Sept 2014 - Sept 2016

  Brands Manager

  • Created marketing strategies and managed marketing budgets and activities for 20 brands including health and beauty products, cleaning supplies, food, and beverages. • Collaborated with sales team to develop and manage advertising and public relations campaigns to promote all brands. • Partnered with creative agencies to develop print, radio, and social media advertisements and to engage customers via social media networks to connect with specific target markets.• Trained sales team regarding new products, new product attributes, and sales techniques to improve sales effectiveness and promote the company. Show less

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  Colgate-Palmolive

  Aug 2016 - Sept 2018

  Customer Development Executive

  • Managed customer's expectations as well as aligning those expectations to company’s objectives.• Ensures sales targets and distribution performance, including for new products, and take timely action to drive continuous improvement, Monitors performance vs. objectives for 95% • Developed and execute distributor’s plans that profitably increase sales volume buy 10%, distribution and market share by 5% • Ensure the conduction of negotiations as necessary (listings, planograms, displays, promotion execution etc.) at store level.• Monitored and evaluates in-store compliance, takes corrective action, and communicates results internally. Show less

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  Milo B Butler & Sons Ltd

  Sept 2018 - Apr 2024

  Senior Sales and Marketing Manager

  • Create and manage a yearly marking budget of $500,00+• Objectively achieve yearly sales target of 9mil+, yielding 90% • Negotiate sales agreements. • Creatively expand the company portfolio (product line by 5%) yearly• Assist a team of 17person professionals: 6 Salesmen, 2 Brand Managers, 7 Merchandisers, 1 Sales Assistant, 1 Marketing Consultant.• Create and approved brands and marketing plans.• Market/coordinate with other arms of the company marketing initiatives

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  Nestle

  Apr 2024 - now

  Senior Business Development Manager