عبد الله زارع, Regional Director

عبد الله زارع

Regional Director

HP - Saudi Arabia

البلد
المملكة العربية السعودية - الرياض
التعليم
بكالوريوس, Marketing communication(Commercial Studies)
الخبرات
13 years, 4 أشهر

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مجموع سنوات الخبرة :13 years, 4 أشهر

Regional Director في HP - Saudi Arabia
  • المملكة العربية السعودية - الرياض
  • أشغل هذه الوظيفة منذ أبريل 2019

Partnerships & Strategic Alliances - Corporate Alignment - Demand Creation - Market Penetration - Strategic Sales & New Business Development

10 Years of experience of establishing Public-private partnerships with a relevant & up-to-date network of contacts in the top 250 Saudi-based companies cross-sector

Jeddah / Riyadh - Saudi Arabia

• Trusted to run day-to-day HP business and strategic direction in both regions

• Complete corporate alignment with end-user’ management (for Corporate, enterprise and public sector) in Saudi Arabia

• Responsible for annual growth by way of continuously developing new clientele as well as retention of current customer base and market share

• Leading a team of professional and technical experts to maintain an ever-evolving market development formula delivering innovative products and dynamic services

• Manage Tier 1 partners and ‘route to market’ with strong focus on strategic accounts

• Establishing excellent C-Level relations across business sector leaders in country to ensure smooth full market coverage

• Monitor and limit competition via thorough market surveillance and end-user intimacy

Head of Business Development في Emaar - Mohammad Bin Salman College for Business and Entrepreneurship
  • المملكة العربية السعودية - جدة
  • أغسطس 2017 إلى أبريل 2019

 Head of Business Development for the Executive Education department
 Business initiator & Account Manager for 100+ client accounts
 In charge of marketing and integrated marketing communications strategy for B2C
 Fully responsible for collection across B2B & B2C clientele
 Programs sourcing, quality and delivery supervisor


ACHIEVEMENTS
 Amplified client base from 25 to 100+ live accounts valued at US$3 million
 Tripled volume, profitability and cost-efficiency within the existing portfolio while maintaining customer satisfaction
 Diversified portfolio from one-off sale accounts into 16 public and private sector partners

Regional Manager في DuPont
  • المملكة العربية السعودية - جدة
  • يناير 2015 إلى يونيو 2017

 Head of Sales for DuPont Protection Solutions in Western Region of Saudi Arabia; reporting to Country Manager
 Responsible for delivering quarterly and annual sales results
 In charge of overseeing all strategic & executional aspects of sales & distribution of DPS business line products for the Petrochemical, industrial and contractor markets of the Western Region
 Senior business manager for Sabic&Aramco & JVs accounts in Western Region; overseeing complete client needs (Sales, Marketing, Finance, Technical support, and Logistics/Operation)
 Business manager of distributors and channel partners we established to help serve the market
 Fully entrusted with setting strategy, objectives, tactics, and the execution of cross, range and up-selling a diverse portfolio of products across the market.

Account Manager في DuPont
  • المملكة العربية السعودية - جدة
  • سبتمبر 2013 إلى ديسمبر 2015

 Assigned to a wide range of clients and managed relation
 Managed orders with yearly objectives of maximizing profits and volume
 Business development: Created demand and established new users; Incorporated new range of products to existing user
 Responsible for client orders from Issue of PO to delivery and application of goods
 Collection: Managed after-sale responsibilities and collection with User's Purchasing & Procurement
 Supported in operational issues and crisis management on the ground with Cristal and Sabic accounts
 Participated in various marketing activities, exhibitions and product trials

Business Development Manager - Exports في Petromin Corporation
  • المملكة العربية السعودية - جدة
  • ديسمبر 2010 إلى سبتمبر 2013

 Business Development Manager for GCC &Yemen Region, Fully responsible for Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, UAE & Yemen markets
 Applied Strategies in marketing and selling of Petromin Lubricants (oils&greases) and services to overseas clientele
 Semi-Annual assessments of market needs and developments for all markets mentioned via weekly visits one country at a time
 Client management; key supervision of all distributors’ performance & abroad, incl. pricing, shipping&collection
 Market research, customer mapping and assessment of new markets and market conditions was a key part of the work

الخلفية التعليمية

بكالوريوس, Marketing communication(Commercial Studies)
  • في University of westminster
  • يوليو 2010

I have third class honours in my Bachelors degree, which is in 'Commercial Studies'. The degree is a mix between Marketing, business, IT and Philosophy(Critical thinking). I had also participated in many extra curricular activities pretaining the utilisation of market research and actual field interaction in many assignments in my final year, which were not paper-based assignments.

Specialties & Skills

Export Development
Languages
Process Improvement
Strategic Planning
Communication Skills
Microsoft Office
Macintosh and all Apple programs
Communication & Body language Training

اللغات

العربية
متمرّس
الانجليزية
متمرّس
الفرنسية
متوسط
التركية
متوسط

العضويات

UK Chartered Institute of Marketing
  • Junior Marketer
  • September 2007

التدريب و الشهادات

Knowledge City Certificate (الشهادة)
تاريخ الدورة:
March 2011
صالحة لغاية:
April 2011

الهوايات

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