General Manager
Qatar Oxygen Company
Total years of experience :22 years, 6 Months
• Started the Operation in Qatar back in 2006
• Established the various divisions in the company and put the systems and processes in place; Human resources, Accounts, Finance, Sales, Distribution and Operations.
• Started the hiring process which included all the team members of the company
• Put policies and KPIs in place for the division heads and made sure all are well followed
• Worked on ISO certification of the company which included 9001, 14001, and OHSAS 18001. System in place now for 2 years without fail
• Established connections with the major clients in the country and got the company registered with all government entities for the supplies of our products. Relationships with major Oil & Gas companies have been established as well
• Started the company policies with department heads’ help for the various departments,
HR, Accounts, Finance, Operation, and Sales and distribution.
• Responsible for looking after the day to day running of company, its employees and taking overall responsibility for all areas including sales, operations, HSE and quality, overseeing the current work and winning new business.
• Responsible for the P&L
• Worked on putting the future strategies of the company to overcome obstacles and create new business fields related very much to our industry.
• Forecast market trends and business opportunities to expand the company’s local customer base.
• Reviewed and analyzed periodic sales performance reports and business development plans submitted by sales manager
• Prepared and reviewed yearly budgets with Top management.
• Worked on a cost cutting plan which resulted in creating savings for the company.
• Established a very friendly environment in the company which helped all employees to perform much better than what was expected from them sometimes. All departments communicate with each other smoothly and chain of communication is very much respected and followed. That helped in improving and speeding up results.
• Reviewed financial statements with external Auditors and attended board meetings for discussions.
• Travel to all markets of operation, where sister companies operate and, or where the company has dealers and, or there is business development and growth potential.
• Met with customers; on regular basis to listen and respond to their requests. Participated in technical and commercial meetings
• Provided technical service to products sold to customer such as Pipe Flanges, Fittings, Pipes; Cementing Stage tools, and other oil drilling equipment.
• Responsible to keep regular contacts with the various divisions of Saudi Aramco such as Purchasing, Drilling, & Engineering and others.
• Responsible to generate enquiries, negotiate with customer, and develop them to purchase orders
• Responsible to prepare yearly budgets
• Prepared Marketing & Business plans in order to achieve clear set of end of year Sales targets that meets company’s main goals and objectives.
• Established communication with major International suppliers as well as new possible future international ones in order to introduce as many new products to customer as possible.
• Managed the full chain of supply that started from bidding, negotiations, procurement, shipping, and final delivery to required destination.
• Modified the design of the NT-2 Connector to withstand a higher internal pressure during the engineering training program in the U.S.
• Assisted in designing a rotating drilling system for Underbalanced Drilling during the engineering training program in the U.S.
• Master of Business Administration, December 2001 Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, USA GPA 4.00
• Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, June 1998 University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan