Hossam Abu Shadi, Director

Hossam Abu Shadi

Director

AL Attiya Motors

Location
Qatar
Education
Master's degree, MBA in marketing & management
Experience
31 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :31 years, 0 Months

Director at AL Attiya Motors
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since June 2011
Fleet & Leasing manager at Jaidah Motors
  • Qatar - Doha
  • July 2007 to May 2011

Reporting to the Automotive GM, member of the automotive operational committee & managing a team of 1 supervisor, 1 account manager, 5 sales consultants, 2 admin & 2 support staff
Restructured the fleet sales dept. to be able to implement long term objectives & growth plans
Increased profitability from -0.4% to 4.5% in first fiscal year & over 8.7% in the second year
Achieved the prestigious Fleet Excellence Award by General Motors in the CY 2009 for the first time in Jaidah company history followed by a second win in a row in the CY 2010
Introduced & implemented Fleet sales KPI’s
Implemented fleet market acquisition plan by segment and achieved growth in every segment separately
Maintained the business successfully during major market downturn due to credit crunch in 2008 & 2009
Managing an operational leasing dept. with approx. 800 vehicles and 3 big contracts
Establishing a new system to manage the leasing business

Sales & Marketing Manager at Gargash Motors
  • United Arab Emirates
  • February 2007 to June 2008

Reporting to the GM and liaising directly with the principals with the following accountabilities:
Responsible for all sales & marketing operations for SAAB, Alfa Romeo & GM Certified, managing a team of 12 persons in 3 locations.

In first year sales improved by 86%. Growth came from reviewing sales processes, internal restructuring & implementation of KPI's and reward systems.

Marketing efforts was focused on direct group marketing initiatives relevant to the brand attributes

Sales & Marketing Manager - Volvo & used cars at Doha Marketing Services, WLL
  • Qatar
  • September 2002 to February 2007

Reporting to the MD of the group
Initiated pipeline & product management
Re-launched the Volvo brand through effective PR, regular events & ABT campaigns.
In 4 & half years I have increased sales from average 5-10 units annually to 250 units new & used.
Led the dept to achieve an average of 8% GP after many years of continuous losses.

Used cars sales grew by 300% and profitability increased from 2.5% to 10% through effective marketing, implementing best practices

Regional Sales Manager - RENAULT (Central/Eastern Region). at Zahid Tractors Co. Ltd.
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • December 2001 to July 2002

Reporting to the GM-Renault Cars with the following responsibilities:
1-Recruit, train and motivate personnel to achieve qualitative & quantitative objectives of the organization.
2-Responsible for all sales operations for new Renault cars in the central region.
3-Monitor, coach & develop sales operations at the dealer’s network in the region.
4-Liaise with HO re-pricing, marketing, policies, incentive schemes for individuals…etc.
5-Monitoring monthly financial statements to ensure no major variances vs. budget.
6-Execute direct marketing, promotions and marketing activities.

Fleet Sales Manager; DAEWOO cars at Zahid Tractors Co. Ltd.
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • January 1998 to November 2001

Started Daewoo fleet operations from scratch in Jeddah
Achieved highest sales ever in the history of the company recovering from a very bad brand image
Won most monthly, quarterly & yearly achievement awards during the period
Penetrated Taxi companies to reach 20% segment share among tough competition
Introduced Light commercial vehicles as a new segment player to drive volume growth

Senior Sales Engineer, Volvo Trucks at Zahid Tractors Co. Ltd.
  • Saudi Arabia
  • September 1994 to December 1997

Reporting to the regional sales manager with the following responsibilities:
1-Promote sales of Volvo trucks in Jeddah.
2-Provide technical support to customers.
3-Prepare hauling transport study cases and submit to customers as a business solution.

Territory Manager (Jeddah-Abha). at Saudi Xerox
  • Saudi Arabia
  • February 1993 to July 1994

Reporting to the Sales manager with the following responsibilities:
1-Promote sales of Xerox machines in Jeddah.
2-Provide office automation solutions to customers.
3-Execute direct marketing, promotions and marketing activities.
4-Ensure customer satisfaction is met in a specified territory.

Education

Master's degree, MBA in marketing & management
  • at Lecister University
  • July 2014
Diploma, Volvo university series 2
  • at Volvo International
  • February 2005

Workshop for managers stressing on managing KPI's; performance appraisals; stock management...etc.

Diploma, SAP Systems
  • at Al Futtaim Training Center
  • April 2004

Pre-go live courses for SAP systems.

Diploma, Volvo university series 1
  • at Volvo International
  • January 2004

3 days intensive course majoring in best practices of successful modern managers and change management.

Diploma, Performance appraisals
  • at Al Futtaim Training Center
  • October 2003

One day session in conducting effective performance appraisals.

Diploma, Blue blood injection
  • at Volvo International
  • May 2003

One week in Sweden.

Diploma, Senior Sales Manager Extensive Program
  • at Nexus
  • August 2002

Intensive one week program majoring in: Preparing action plans Basic marketing Sales management Creative thinking Budgeting

Diploma, Effective Customer Communication
  • at Zahid Tractors
  • November 1999
Diploma, Specialized selling skills
  • at Zahid Tractors Training Center
  • September 1998

Refresher 3 days course.

Diploma, Sales Seminar
  • at Jeddah Chamber of Commerce & ITT FSIC
  • September 1997

4 days course for mid scale managers.

Diploma, Market Point of View
  • at Xerox
  • May 1994

One day seminar presented by international trainer from the Xerox UK.

Diploma, Handling Objections & Handling Major Accounts
  • at Xerox
  • March 1994

Two separate sessions.

Diploma, Refreshing Selling Skills
  • at Xerox
  • January 1994

One day course is sales.

Diploma, Territory Management
  • at Xerox Training center
  • September 1993

One day session.

Diploma, Immersion into selling
  • at Xerox training Center
  • July 1993

Full 7 days comprehensive course in psychology, studies about the buying cycle and selling; given by Chiltern consultancy of the UK.

Diploma, Leadership Through Quality
  • at Xerox Training Center
  • March 1993

2 days intensive course in leadership to qualify new territory managers to master their tools in managing their territories effectively.

Bachelor's degree, Communications
  • at Faculty of Engineering, University of Alexandria
  • June 1988

5 Years Bsc. of engineering majoring in communications and electronics.

Specialties & Skills

Customer Service
General Sales
Marketing Mix
Team Management
Word Of Mouth Marketing
MS word
Spread sheets
Power Point
Lotus Notes
Kerridge

Languages

English
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Arabic
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