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Abderahim BOULAL, Global Sales Manager

Abderahim BOULAL

Global Sales Manager·Vesper

United Arab Emirates

Master's degree, International Business & Negotiation

Work experience

Total years of experience: 16 years, 7 months

Global Sales Manager

October 2020 - January 2023

Vesper

Amsterdam, Netherlands

October 2020 - January 2023

_Promote and sell a SaaS solution for the dairy, bakery and food industry related to dairy.

_Engage online demo and marketing in MEA + French and Spanish speaking c

Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Sales

Regional Sales Manager MEA

November 2016 - October 2020

Ingredia

Lille, France

November 2016 - October 2020

B2B in Dairy Ingredients

_ Setup and execute the commercial development plan of 3 segments (Fresh Dairy - Cheese - Nutrition)

_Provide turnkey solutions to the Procurement and R&D via industrial trials, workshops, seminar, demo.

_Conduct prospecting operations to increase our market presence in MEA.

_Coordinate the supports with internal R&D and Marketing for each project.

_Results 2019: Sell-in of 14M€, 3% volume growth per year.

Company industry:
Food & Beverage Production
Job role:
Sales

Key Account Manager

May 2014 - May 2016

Chalhoub Group – LVMH

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

May 2014 - May 2016

Duty Free Travel Retail + Sephora Key Account Management

_Act as a key partner with 2 major accounts: Sephora & Dubai Duty Free.

_Develop and implement a sales and financial plan for the retail network of Sephora - 40 stores.

_Actively managed and coached a sales team of 9 person.

_Design the duty-free commercial strategy + visual merchandising, assortment, in store animation.

_Results 2014: Duty Free sell-out of 1.2m$ with 2 locations; and Sephora stores sell-out of 18m$.

Company industry:
Fashion Design
Job role:
Sales

Regional Sales Manager

November 2010 - April 2014

Lactalis Group

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

November 2010 - April 2014

Retail and B2B in Dairy Food

_Set up the sales plan with distributors / importers of 4 brands - President, Galbani, Bridel and Valbreso.

_Lead the sales execution and promotional activities in the modern, middle, low trade.

_ Coach and train the team of our distributors via meetings, seminars, market visit.

_Merchandising control, availability of goods and effectiveness on shelf - Plano gram, off take rate.

_Results 2013: Sell-in of 11M$, sold volume of 2150 T, +40% growth vs 2010.

Company industry:
FMCG
Job role:
Sales

Area Sales Manager

April 2009 - October 2010

Al Ghurair Foods

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

April 2009 - October 2010

Retail in FMCG Dry Food

_ Developed export sales activities in North Africa, a newly assigned area for Al Ghurair.

_ Target: introduce 5 brands in each country and set up sales & marketing plan.

_ Challenge: ensure profitability and healthy margin from first sales (25% gross margin).

_ Significantly developed our footprint and presence in the markets with 5 brands.

_Results 2010 : Sell-in of 700K$ by establishing in the first 5 months.

Company industry:
FMCG
Job role:
Sales

Area Sales Manager

April 2005 - May 2008

LESAFFRE GROUP

Lille, France

April 2005 - May 2008

B2B in Bakery Products

_ Implement the annual sales plan for distributors and define the export budget & commercial terms.

_ Drive the launch of innovative products: 5kg industrial pack, 11g household pack and Liquid yeast.

_Recruit, coach and manage 2 sales executives based in Algiers - Top 5 market / 50% of business.

_Lead market intelligence surveys in 5 markets: Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Algeria, Tunisia and Sudan.

_Results 2007: Sell-in of 10.5M€, 3 to 5% volume growth

Company industry:
FMCG
Job role:
Sales

Education

ESCI Business School, Paris

February 2005

February 2005

Master's degree, International Business & Negotiation

France

2005 Master’s Degree in International Business & Negotiation
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CEU San Pablo University

September 2004

September 2004

Higher diploma, Business & Management

Spain

European Business Exchange Program
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University of West of Scotland

August 2003

August 2003

Bachelor's degree, International Business & Marketing

United Kingdom

BA Degree International Business & Marketing
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IUT Troyes

June 2002

June 2002

Diploma, Business & Negotiation

France

Bachelor Degree Business & Negotiation
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Skills

Business Planning
Expert
Business Planning
Expert
Retail
Expert
Retail
Expert
Management
Expert
Management
Expert
Negotiation
Intermediate
Negotiation
Intermediate
Adaptability
Intermediate
Adaptability
Intermediate
Strong leadership
Intermediate
Strong leadership
Intermediate
Communication Skills
Expert
Communication Skills
Expert
Developing / Executing sales strategy
Intermediate
Developing / Executing sales strategy
Intermediate
Dairy
Expert
Dairy
Expert
FMCG
Expert
FMCG
Expert
Luxury Goods
Expert
Luxury Goods
Expert
Management
Expert
Management
Expert
Retail
Expert
Retail
Expert
Marketing Strategy
Expert
Marketing Strategy
Expert
Business Planning
Expert
Business Planning
Expert

Languages

French
Native Speaker
English
Expert
Spanish
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate
Chinese
Beginner

Hobbies

  • Sports
    Martial Arts - Muay thai, Karaté Shotokan, Taekwondo.
  • Reading & Music
    Business, Economics & Politics readings Soulful house Music, Groove Jam
  • Travel
    40 countries visited