Abdul Baset Al Kahwaji, Operations Manager

Abdul Baset Al Kahwaji

Operations Manager

Al Ahleia Electrical Company

Location
Kuwait - Al Kuwait
Education
Bachelor's degree, Administration And Business Administration
Experience
25 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :25 years, 6 Months

Operations Manager at Al Ahleia Electrical Company
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • My current job since October 2015

• Manage daily operations for all sales divisions (wholesale division, showrooms division, project sales, oil and gas division, cooperative societies division, MEW tendering division) including profit and loss responsibility.
• Conduct the purchasing department, including selecting the items, finding sources, negotiating purchase and agency agreements, determining the order quantity and identifying the optimal reorder level point.
• Attend monthly board meetings to discuss finance and operation reports and make decisions based on them.
• Negotiate and close deals with major clients.
• Develop annual operation plans to achieve company goals.
• conduct staff performance reviews.
• Oversee construction projects in Kuwait to promote company products.
• Conduct the annual inventory and random stock checking.

Division Manager at AL-DAR international company
  • Kuwait - Hawali
  • December 2014 to October 2015

• Managed a new division promoting and selling products for a new brand agency in Kuwait.
• Developed annual operation plans to achieve company goals.

Wholesale Division Manager at Hassan Abul Company
  • Kuwait - Hawali
  • June 2014 to December 2014

• Established a new department specializing in wholesale building materials.
• Introduced a new business concept as a building materials mega store for retail sales.

Marketing and Sales Manager and Business Development at National Industrial Company (Ceramic Factory),
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • January 2011 to March 2014

• Developed strategic plans for sales and marketing department.
• Negotiated and closed long-term agreements with major clients.
• Set up annual marketing and sales plans, hired and trained sales staff, and generated sales reports.
• Established ceramic showrooms for retail and attended ceramics fairs to establish relationships with new customers.

Kuwait Branch Manager at SILK ROCK
  • Kuwait - Hawali
  • October 1996 to December 2008

• Established and managed a branch for the mother company in Kuwait to promote and sell company product, Spanish origin.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Administration And Business Administration
  • at University Of Damascus
  • July 1996

Specialties & Skills

Feasibility Studies
New Business Launch
Profit Analysis
Sales and Marketing
Business Management
SHOWROOMS
CONSTRUCTION
OPERATIONS
PURCHASING
CERAMICS
MANAGEMENT
SUPPLY CHAIN
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
Spanish
Beginner
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Digital Marketing (Training)
Training Institute:
on-line course at the University of Illinois.
Negotiation Skills (Strategies and Skills) (Training)
Training Institute:
on- line course course at the University of Michigan
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) (Training)
Training Institute:
(New Horizon)
Date Attended:
January 1996
Duration:
120 hours