Nationality - Filipino
Age - 26 years old
Gender - Male
Race - Asian
Country - Philippines
GMAT - 700 (V - 38, Q - 47, AWA - 5)
Education: -Ateneo De Manila University (Top 2 in the country)
-Bachelor of Science in Management (GPA - 3.25)
-Minor in Project Management
-Minor in Japanese Studies
-Participant in an Exchange Program for 1 semester/6 months (Obirin University - Tokyo, Japan) - business track
Work Experience: (upon matriculation: 5 years)6 months in biggest Pharmaceutical Company in the Philippines (United Laboratories) - Distribution & Sales Management Trainee-Managed Sales & Distribution activities of distributors & wholesalers for the Davao Region
-Liaised with Trade marketing team in executing initiatives and training to intermediary clients & consumers
3 years in one of the top multi-national market research/analytics firm (The Nielsen Company) - Senior Client Service Executive-Worked as part of the regional team for a FMCG multi-national client for 1 year.
-Spearheading end-to-end multi-country projects within Asia-Pacific (i.e. Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, China, India, Australia, Korea) particularly in the innovation studies (Concept & Product Evaluation, Brand Mapping, Brand Management, Brand Health)
-Transferred to the innovations practice and managed both local & multi-national clients particularly in FMCG, Tobacco, Quick Service, & Insurance for 2 years
-Promoted to Senior Client Service Executive and became lead contact for a multi-national tobacco company after garnering highest client satisfaction rating versus competitors for the tobacco company & increasing company presence (through more project penetration) with a multi-national FMCG company based in the US.
-Directly involved in orienting new hires in the innovation practice & produced manuals to streamline the training
9 months in my family-run distribution company specializing in construction materials - Customer Development and Logistics Manager (Current)-Managed sales activities & collection with key clients
-Ensured strict implementation and compliance to warehousing and delivery standards.
-Spearheaded institutionalization of current business practices (particularly in building a customer database, digitization of tasks & inventory management)
Post-MBA Goal: Return to Philippines & expand family business (with a strong trade marketing focus) to SMEs in greater manila & help ease the transition process for the company hand-off from my grandmother (company founder) to my father. Company practice has not significantly changed for the past 50 years and am planning to revitalize/modernize it.
Current Target Schools:Fuqua
McCombs
Ross
Anderson
Marshall
Goizueta
Please let me know if my profile has a good chance of getting into my target schools. Also open to other schools but only within USA/Canada Only.
Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!