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Faisal Akhtar

Faisal Akhtar

CSR

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Manager - Sales

  • Education

    • SZABIST

      1999 - 2003
      MBA, BBA in Marketing & MIS International Sales & Marketing Approx. 3.0

      Activities and Societies: Facebook, watching quality programs. Keen interest in financial NEWS and politics (to some extent). Profound interest in health and fitness. Graduated with Honors from SZABIST in the year 2003 with an MBA. During the course of my study I successfully completed my internship with Unilever Pakistan in the field of FMCG - Sales. My second internship was with Prime Commercial Bank and I got exposure in general banking, trade finance & credits. I have been the editor for a magazine called PHEONIX. Did several projects for content DAWN & leading event management companies including Pegasus Consultancy.

    • The Hampton School

      1988 - 1994
      SSC - Science Science

      Activities and Societies: 100 Meters Dash! Long jump & cricket. SSC - Science

  • Experience

    • TRG

      Jan 2006 - Jan 2007
      CSR

      Customer service, corporate account management, catering to warranty buyers and power sellers on e-bay. Job description demanded dealing with difficult customers and working under extreme pressure. Was later promoted to Team Lead and was also involved in training and development of new trainees.

    • Axact

      Jan 2008 - Jan 2009
      Sr. Communications Officer

      Sr. Executive - Off-Shore communication - Corporate Design Department. Acting as a liaison b/w businesses and designer eventually focusing on client relationships.

    • Paklite

      Sept 2009 - May 2014
      Sr. Sales Executive, Industrial Sales and BD

      Lead generation from B2B portals including Alibaba.com & TradeKey. Spearheading all sales activities. Activities included lead conversion, key account management, selling and upselling as well as cross-selling to new and existing customers. Managing inspection, loading, and logistics. Participated in various B2B exhibitions for lead generation including ArabPlast as well as Plastipack. Mode of communication: Skype, emails, and well as in person.

    • Get Licensed Ltd.

      Jul 2014 - Jun 2015
      Career Development Advisor

      Worked with clients in the security industry. Assisted and facilitated customers to sign up for SIA programs which makes them eligible to work in UK security industry Job description included dealing with corporate customers, handling a portfolio of clients and generating business through selling, up-selling and excellent customer service.

    • Deploy Outsourcing Solutions

      Sept 2015 - May 2017
      Client Liaison Manager

      Email correspondence, technical writing, content management on various websites, SEO optimization and Business Development.

    • FSA

      Jun 2017 - Feb 2024
      Freelancer

      Primary field operative, leading sales, recovery, and client management. Responsible to meet and exceed daily/weekly/monthly targets. Primary looking after South Region; also responsible for leading and improvising a small and efficient sales team.

    • Alpha

      Feb 2022 - Jan 2024
      Insurance Manager

      Manager - Pakistan office, responsible for quoting commercial insurance products including BOP, GL, LROs, WC, Bonds, monoline Umbrella. Hands-on experience in generating acords forms including COIs, EOPs and ID cards. Dealing with Surety and Fidelity market, chalking out PFA, and making submissions to GAs/MGAs.Taking care of renewal sheet, managing and coordinating with a team of 6 - 8 agents. Hiring and training agents, providing training to new prospects. Taking care of inbound as well outbound calls. hands-on expereince on EZL - agency management system. Show less

    • Trechpro

      Jan 2024 - now
      Sales Manager

      The job description includes training and development, preparing fresh candidates for the BPO Industry, and being closer to POS and MCA (credit loads). Training, motivating, and improvising a team of 8 - 10 people. Helping keep meet daily/weekly/monthly targets by selling POS.

    • Macrif Consulting

      Feb 2024 - Apr 2024
      Senior Training Manager

      Trainer manager for US Liability Insurance. Roles also entails screening and interviewing candidates to source the best talent.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Visual Basic, C Language, Business Strategy Formulation

      General

    • Dipoma in IT

      Informatics
      May 1999

    • National Cadet Course (NCC)

      Pakistan Army
      Aug 1996