Abdulkhalek El Ahdab, Head Of Sales

Abdulkhalek El Ahdab

Head Of Sales

Food network company

Location
Kuwait - Hawali
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration (marketing)
Experience
16 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 1 Months

Head Of Sales at Food network company
  • Kuwait - As Salimiyah
  • My current job since October 2022

Head of Sales Oct 2022 to present
Food Network Company
1- lead sales team through Retail channel ( Coops, Hypermarkets ), Wholesales, Ecommerce and HORECA
2- Prepare annual Business plan for assigned channels.
3- Set Pricing and margins for new products .
4-Set monthly sales targets, KPI’s, sales objectives for sales team .
5- Prepare and negotiate BDA agreements with our partners.
6-Prepare the route/Visit plan for salesmen to provide the best product coverage, after sales
services with our partners .
7-Maintain relationship and business development with current suppliers and find and negotiate
with new (Suppliers/ Brands )
8- Prepare and review the following reports Daily, monthly and quarterly :
Sales analysis, competitor analysis, loading reports, ROI report, Stock report, sales forecast,
slow moving report, Damages report.
9-prepare investment plans including main category visibility, secondary display, monthly promotions, taste sampling.
10-Fully responsible for top and bottom line .
Sales manager (B2B - IR - Coops - E-commerce) jul 2021 to Oct 2022

Sales Manager at Al Andalus Trading Compnay
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • July 2021 to October 2022

Al Andalus Trading Company (Samsung - Hisense - Ariston - Ferre)
1- lead sales team through B2B channel - Ecommerce channel - Independent retailers channel - Coops channel - OR. (8 Key account managers - 3 sales coordinators - 12 sales promoters)
2- Prepare annual budget for assigned channels.
3- Set monthly sales targets, KPI’s, sales objectives for sales team.
4- Negotiate contracts, rebate, visibility with our partners.
5- Prepare the route/Visit plan for salesmen to provide the best product coverage, after sales services with our partners.
6- Participate in the creation of POS material, Planogram and ensure that it is applied in stores.
7- Do and review the following reports Daily, monthly and quarterly Sales analysis, competitor analysis, loading reports, ROI report, Stock report, sales forecast

Key Account Sales Manager at MEZZAN HOLDING (SARACAKE-CADBURY-KITCO)
  • Kuwait - Al Farawaniyah
  • September 2018 to April 2021

1- Lead the key account sales team and manage day to day operations within budgeted guidelines and to the highest standarts.
2- Set monthly sales targets, KPI’s, sales objectives for Key account team .
3- Review and make sales analysis on daily, monthly basis (salesman - Customer - Item - Category) and take actions based on it.
4- Follow up daily customer’s LPO’s, deliveries and returns.
5- Set weekly meetings with supervisors and salesmen, Communicate new plans, monthly targets, sales reports.
6- Set the annual forecast for Key account (SKU, category, customer).
7- Prepare the route plan for salesmen and sales supervisors to ensure the best product coverage for key accounts branches .
8- Prepare the monthly plan for promotions and special offers along with Buying/Purchasing Managers .
9- Participate in the creation of POS material and ensure that it is applied in stores .
10- Make Control on FOC, Returns, debit notes and credit notes.
11- Do market visit on daily basis to make sure of product mix availablity, product pricing, expiry dates and product visablity .
12- Set planogram for key accounts and ensure that it is applied in all of our customers stores.
13- Follow up on the merchandising team to make sure that our products are displayed as per planogram and have the needed visiblity.
14- Conduct monthly meetings with customer’s purchasing team to ensure the achievement of sales target and company’s goals for each account.
15- Plan and execute marketing plans, promotions, taste sampling to increase brand awareness .
16- Negotiate annual contracts, monthly rental contracts, special events participation with Buying/Category Managers.
17- Set Annual budget, Target, Forecast for key accounts .
18- Prepare ROI report for each account quarterly .
19- Participate in business development, product development plans, new products launching, P&L monthly analysis .
Sales

sales manager at Beirut General Trading
  • Kuwait - As Salimiyah
  • March 2011 to September 2018

Sales manager (Coops - Hypermarkets): Mar 2011 to Sep 2018 Beirut General Trading co - Kuwait (FMCG)
1-Lead a sales team of 6 salesmen, 2 sales supervisors and 12 merchandisers.
2- Prepare annual budget for modern trade channel.
3- Set monthly sales targets, KPI’s, sales objectives for the Key account team .
4- Negotiate contracts, rebate, visibility in all key accounts stores.
5- Prepare the route plan for salesmen and sales supervisors to ensure the best product
coverage for key accounts Stores .
6- Participate in the creation of POS material, Planogram and ensure that it is applied in
stores .
7- Do and review the following reports Daily, monthly and quarterly :
Sales analysis, competitor analysis, ROI report, Stock report, salesforecast.

Key Account Sales Executive at GTRC
  • Kuwait
  • July 2009 to July 2011

Sales manager (All Channels) May 2021 to present
Food Basics LLC company
1- lead sales team through Modern Trade channel (Coops, Hypermarkets), Traditional
Trade channel & HORECA .
2- Prepare contract proposals, Negotiate and Finalize annual contracts with our
customers (Annual fixed rebate, Main category visibility, secondary display,
monthly activities, progressive rebate and other contract related).
3- Prepare the Annual Business Plan for all channels.
4- Do and review the following reports Daily, monthly and quarterly :
Sales analysis, competitor analysis, loading reports, ROI report, Stock report, sales
forecast.
5- Responsible for the creation and implementing of Planogram, POS materials,
market activities .
6- Responsible for new products pricing, margins, listings .
7- Set monthly sales targets, KPI’s, sales objectives for the sales team .

Marketing analyst at Artecasa
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • February 2008 to July 2009

1- Prepare sales analyses reports to be use at sales department.
2- Interpret and forecast sales based on market research.
3- prepare and do presentations.
4- Visit the market specially competitors and get info’s and feed back for our data base.
5- Work on advertisements and promotions campaign.
6- Work on sale and discount campaign.
7- Prepare purchase plan and update it weekly.
8- Supervise on preparing (goods in transit report) weekly.
9- Do pricing for the new items.
10- Do online researches.
11- Manage product display and make sure all products are showed .

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration (marketing)
  • at AL Jinan University
  • July 2007

Specialties & Skills

Sale Negotiation
Leadership
Planning
Analysis
Reporting
Team Leader
Analysis
Working under pressure
Prepare and do presentations
Work within fixed schedule and time
negotiation expert

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert

Hobbies

  • football