Barkha Mahesh

Experience

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  Gargash Enterprises

  Nov 1997 - Feb 1998

  • Secretary - for Service Manager at MERCEDES BENZ Dubai

    Dec 1997 - Feb 1998

  • Secretary - for Parts Manager at MERCEDES BENZ Dubai

    Nov 1997 - Dec 1997
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  UNISYS - Al Ghurair Enterprises for Computers (IT Industry)

  Feb 1998 - Apr 1998

  Secretary to CS Manager & IS Manager
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  Masafi LLC

  Jul 1998 - Aug 1998

  Secretary
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  Masafi LLC

  Nov 1998 - Mar 1999

  Secretary to Sales Manager
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  Masafi LLC

  Jun 1999 - Aug 1999

  Secretary
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  McConnell Dowell Middle East

  Nov 1999 - Jan 2000

  Receptionist
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  IAL CONTAINER LINE (UK) LTD

  Apr 2000 - May 2000

  Executive Secretary
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  Captain Marble LLC

  Nov 2001 - Dec 2001

  Executive Secretary
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  J Ray McDermott Middle East Inc.

  Dec 2001 - May 2002

  • Assistant Document Controller

    Apr 2002 - May 2002

  • Client Support Secretary

    Dec 2001 - Mar 2002
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  African & Eastern LLC

  Mar 2002 - Apr 2002

  Secretary
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  AREEJ - Al Tayer Group

  Aug 2002 - Mar 2003

  Administrative Assistant - Purchasing Department

  Working on the JD Edwards system. Responsibilities included preparing Purchase Orders, reporting to the Senior Buyers Updating price changes, new introduced items with their prices from the Suppliers in the JDESystem. Follow up with Suppliers for deliveries of the Orders through fax, phone and emails.Coordinating with the stores for availability of stocks on time. Also, to keep track of the goods received in the Warehouse and to do the transfers of thereceived goods to the retail outlets. Coordination with the retail outlets for their requisitions and orders placed for them. Show less

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  Al Gosaibi Information Systems (IT Solutions Industry)

  Mar 2003 - Sept 2006

  Marketing Coordinator

  Marketing activities include -Updating database and generating leads and coordinating the same to the Sales Team. Keeping records of Existing Customers up to date. Maintaining Annual Support contracts for the renewals of the Solutions provided to the Customers. Coordinating with the Head Office for the Invoicing to Customers and Purchase Orders to the Vendors and Suppliers. Keeping track of receivables and payments to the Vendors.Keeping stock of marketing material such as brochures, PDF files etc of different products. Running campaigns such as e-mailers, mailers, surveys etc with reference to a particular product. Organized Seminars for product launches in association with our vendors.Handling printing related jobs such as business cards, brochures, envelopes and letterheads.Giving a weekly report to the Regional Manager on the cold calls made and leads generated. Arranging meetings and Demos for the Regional Manager or Sales Managers. Working on SalesLogix - Customer Service Management Solution from Sage, which was installed in the Dubai Branch Office in February 2005. Successfully implemented and running well as it has improved my work coordination for the leads generated to be converted into prospects. Which also helped us maintain the updated records of the customers for any add-on orders or AMC renewals.Administrative responsibilities included - Liaising all HR related jobs with the main office and the company's PRO. General handling of faxes, telephone calls handling. Logging customer support calls with Consultants. Making hotel bookings, travel arrangements for the Consultants.Handling purchases of stationary, computer accessories, and pantry supplies etc. Preparing Invoices and Local Purchase orders.Handling deliveries of Licenses to the customer. Keeping track of timesheets / billing time spent by the consultants at a customer site. Liaising with the Insurance Company for the medical claims, additions / deletions of staff to the Group Medical Policy. Show less

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  Mamas & Papas - Al Tayer Trends - Al Tayer Group

  Sept 2006 - May 2008

  Retail Coordinator

  • Reporting to the Brand Manager• Handling operations for stores. Coordinating with local and international suppliers to place orders for consumables for stores• Contact point for all departments within the group – HR, Finance, Logistics, Administration, Government relations• Making transport arrangements for new joiners and liaising with Training Manager to arrange all requirements for new staff training batches like room booking, stationary, materials, certificates etc.• Arranging meetings with all department heads for progress of new upcoming stores• Allocating non-stock consumables to all stores• Arranging all necessities for store opening • Store visits• Entering orders in JDE system, receiving orders in the system and liasing with accounts for payments to all suppliers• Preparing reports for weekly sales, store managers rotas etc for the Brand Manager• Ordering & tracking spare parts for customers from Mamas and Papas in UK, arranging parts for repairs or faulty products• Liaising with logistics for shipments from suppliers• Arranging to send consumables to stores, by liaising with the Deliver and Build Team, the Warehouse.• Ordering staff uniforms & badges and sending them to respective store staff and ensuring their delivery before the store openings.• Visual Merchandising orders for displays, graphics, materials etc for stores, receiving and dispatching them to stores in conjunction to the Retail Calendar.• Travel booking, hotel booking, and organizing visas for staff to UAE, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain.• Coordinating with production departments for all printing of brochures, furniture cards, business cards, and letter heads. Show less

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  Stroeer Concept Outdoor FZ LLC (Outdoor Media)

  Jun 2008 - Mar 2009

  Executive Assistant to CEO

  Handling all administrative duties. Managing the CEO's diary. Making travel arrangements for business trips of the CEO and the staff. Attending meetings and taking minutes of the meetings. Preparation of power point presentations for client meetings, internal meetings, group meetings. Coordinating with Finance and Legal Department for permissions for sites and approvals from the Dubai Municipality for Outdoor Advertising such as billboards, lamp posts, etc.Preparing all correspondence, accurate filing of all documentation and contracts, proposals etc. Show less

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  ACORE Media L.L.C. (Media Industry)

  Apr 2009 - Apr 2015

  Content management for the magazine – Global Indian (Indian Expat magazine) with agencies, advertisers and exhibition organisers. - Attending Media Events, PR Events and covering exhibitions, conferences etc.-Database Management for distribution of magazine and Email campaigns- Social Media management – Facebook, Twitter and G+ pages for Global Indian.- Competitions and User engagement.- Attending Press Conference, maintaining relations with Agencies and Customers.- Articles and Content uploaded on the website.- Preparation of Contracts, Advertisement Renewals, Barter Agreements with Clients, PR & Advertising Agencies, Exhibition Organizers etc.-Advertising offers to new clients. Client visits and company presentation.-Liaising with Vendors for Marketing Collateral to support events or promotions, corporate giveaways.Customers - DU, Danube, Al Dobowi, Gargash Enterprises (Mercedes Benz), Bank of Baroda, University of Wollongong in Dubai.Events covered - Dubai International Film Festival, Children's International Film Festival, GITEX Shopper, Indian Property Show, Emirates Literature Festival, I'm Asha Concert, and many more Show less Responsibilities for Aviation Consulting:- Correspondence with our principals’ suppliers and OEMS – Gerflor, Isovolta, Leibherr, etc- Managing the principals trips in the Middle East region – scheduling meetings executive meetings with clients such as Etihad Airways, Emirates Airlines, Emirates Engineering, Air Arabia, Kuwait Airways, Royal Jordanian, Gulf Air etc.- Managing the travel for the meetings within the Middle East.- Invoicing to clients, follow up on payments, escalating issues related to parts to the OEMS.- Renewals of contracts with Aviation PrincipalsDuties for 3 Companies of the Group - ACORE Electromechanical LLC, ACORE Consulting FZE and ACORE Media LLC. - Handling Administration, HR & Accounting- All correspondence, proposals and quotations.- Screening of emails, telephones or faxes. - Assigning duties or daily jobs for the reporting staff on a daily basis.- Updated staff records which includes visa processing, labour cards, bank account opening, leaves, gratuity, salaries etc.- Renewal and reviewing of Medical Group Policy.- Petty cash, monthly payroll processing through WPS.- Filing system, preparing Invoices, quotations, maintaining banking records etc.- Payment collections, processing payments to suppliers.- Responsible for printing of marketing collateral such as - Business cards, letter heads, giveaways, greeting cards etc for the Group Companies.- Making travel arrangements for the Group CEO and all the staff. - Maintaining the diary of the Group CEO.- Preparation of Offer letters and Group Policies for new staff.- Liaising with the bank for bank transfers, cash withdrawals, and all other banking requirements for the group and the Group CEO accounts. Show less

  • Business Development Executive

    Jan 2013 - Apr 2015

  • Office Administrator

    Apr 2009 - Dec 2012
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  Red Orange Events Management (Events Industry)

  May 2015 - Jul 2018

  Director Of Operations

  Business Development, Operations, Marketing, Strategic Planning of Events and Social Media Marketing Campaigns.Providing services to our clients for :1. Complete Event Setup - Light / Sound, Stage, Catering2. Social Media Management - Annual Contracts3. PR & Media Outreach 4. Community Events5. New Concepts & Programs6. Corporate Videos / Photoshoots7. Exhibition Stands setup 8. Gifting & Hostess for presence in the Exhibitions and EventsClients: Al Majid Travels (Juma Al Majid Group), Kanoo Travel, Hafele GmbH, Penguin Engineering Show less

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  Self-employed

  Jul 2018 - now

  Wellness Consultant

  Healing begins with one self first, which involves self-care and self-love. To change the world outside we have to start making changes within.Healing for health issues - both physical and psychologicalHealing for relationships - partners, spouses, parent-child, siblingsHealing for money blocks - clearing money blocks, repetitive occurrence of financial issuesHealing for Inner peace and good healthMethods - Hands-On (at our clinic in Mumbai), Home Visits, Distant healing, Online consultation & healing for those who cannot visit me. To know more about the benefits and booking a session feel free to call or message me. Show less