Saeed Aknan, Seagate & Qnap Product Manager

Saeed Aknan

Seagate & Qnap Product Manager

Logicom Saudi Arabia

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering
Experience
19 years, 7 months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :19 years, 7 months

Seagate & Qnap Product Manager at Logicom Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since February 2023

Job includes selling Seagate hard drives and Qnap NAS storage, make weekly
forecast, follow-up coming rebates. Meeting customers and vendor to improve
business. Place orders with vendor and tracking shipment. Follow up RMA and
give credit note. Manage product to achieve target and make profit by increase or
decrease margin sometimes.
Answering any technical questions, the client might have.

WD Product Manager at Nahil Computer Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • September 2014 to February 2023

Job includes selling Western Digital hard drives and Lenovo desktop, make weekly
reports, follow-up coming rebates. Collect unpaid amounts. Meeting customers
and vendor to improve business. Place orders with vendor and tracking
shipment. Follow up RMA and decide to replace or give credit note. Manage
product to achieve target and make profit by increase or decrease margin
sometimes.
Answering any technical questions, the client might have.

Key Accounts Sales Manager at NAHIL COMPUTER COMPANY
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • October 2011 to September 2014

job includes selling computer hardware, software, telecommunications and IT services having CRM knowledge, presentation skills and solid communication skills, managing the sourcing and delivery of products to customers, consulting with clients and potential clients to determine their technology requirements, utilizing computer hardware and software efficiently, assisting the company in enhancing the selling process whenever needed, preparing in advance and conducting regular sales meetings with customers, making every effort to maximize both present and long term sales and gross profits, making sure of achieving the highest possible level of customers’ satisfaction, submitting proposals & follow up closely with the clients, communicating the client's goals and represent the client's interests to the team, working closely with the project team in order to maintain a continuous knowledge of project status in order to identify potential issues and/or opportunities within or related to the project, and having technical competence (understand software, hardware, networks, etc).

key account manager at PC - Zone “All in One Store”
  • Jordan - Amman
  • July 2007 to September 2011

Attending initial sales meetings and meeting the client.
Determining what their business requirements are, whether the products or services being considered are suitable.
Decide whether the software or hardware needs adapting to meet the client's needs.
Answering any technical questions the client might have.
Presenting your findings to a technical team to act on, and then to the client.
Responsible for representing the product to customers and at field events such as conferences, seminars, etc.
Responsible for development and delivery of product demonstrations
The first area involves supporting pre-sales activities by giving detailed information about technical specifications and the ways in which they could meet a customer's needs. This often includes demonstrating those features before a sale. In some cases it also involves responding to a PQQ (pre-qualification questionnaire) and then, if short listed, replying to a more detailed ITT (information to tender) document.

Technical support at Al zawyani for PC
  • Jordan - Zarqa
  • October 2004 to April 2007

Computer Maintenance: Software, hardware & network, Resolve hardware / software issues on desktop / laptop PC, network printer, Administer and maintain server and LAN network equipment to ensure high availability and high performance of the systems.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering
  • at Dnipropetrovs’k National University
  • July 2002

GPA: 4.00 / 5.00 Ratting: V.Good

Specialties & Skills

Pre sales Technical Support
Project Engineering
Technical Presales
Key Account Management
Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/XP/2K/2k3/Vista/7 (Professional & Server).
Web designing: HTML, Dream weaver, Adobe Flash, Microsoft Expression & working with PHP codes
Computer Maintenance: Software, hardware & network
Administer and maintain server and LAN network equipment to ensure high availability and high perf
Installation, maintenance, administration of LAN / WAN infrastructures, such like TCP/IP networkin
Excellent selling skills , Excellent technical knowledge, and a keen interest in IT issues

Languages

Russian
Expert
English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

Member of the Jordanian Engineers Association (JEA).
  • Member
  • June 2006
Member of the Scientific Association for Computers (SAC).
  • Member
  • January 2007

Training and Certifications

Certificate of Training ISO 9001:2008 Internal Auditor (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2012
Valid Until:
February 2012
MCSE (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2006
Valid Until:
September 2006
A+ (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2006
Valid Until:
May 2006