Ahmad Onnab, Regional Sales Manager

Ahmad Onnab

Regional Sales Manager

De Nora Water Technologies

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, international Business Management -marketing
Experience
23 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :23 years, 3 Months

Regional Sales Manager at De Nora Water Technologies
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since September 2019

- Promote Multiple types of disinfection & filtration products within water, O&G, and Industrial market in the region.
(Ozone, ultraviolet, Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorine Gas feed, pretreatment and territory filtration)
- Worked closely with the senior management team to evaluate and assess individual sales activities, understand market
trends and competitors’ activities, address pricing issues or any challenges that require immediate resolution, and manage
the gathering of marketing intelligence.
- Strategically executed effective customer relationship management (CRM) strategies to monitor the opportunities in the
pipeline, distributors, and sales performance; as well as the sales and production forecast using Salesforce.
- Develop strong projects pipeline in the Middle East for both the municipal and industrial sectors with key focus on
strategic accounts like NOCs, ADNOC, SEWA, Borouge, Masdar, SWCC, SWEC, NWCC, BAPCO, KOC and others.
- Strategically position the company early for projects with consultants, end users and EPCs for future RFQs.
- Introduce new channel partners in Middle East, and review their performance on quarterly and annual meetings, in
addition to the joint visits to their key clients and contractors to support commercially and technically.
- Develop the After Market business, by approaching De Nora installed base and replace competitors’ products.

Regional Sales Manager at Xylem Water Solutions
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2018 to August 2019

- Established and developed short and long-term sales strategies, growth plans and business development for Xylem brands within the Utility & Infrastructure segments.
- Spearheaded, managed, equipped, motivated and retained a highly functional, diverse team of Area Sales Managers across the assigned region by helping them to accomplish set objectives and supporting every member in their strategic approach towards their target customers, and channel partners.
- Developed and implemented strategic action plans for all Area Sales Managers to penetrate new segments, and diversity in the applications by discovering, evaluating and establishing suitable routes to market.
- Worked closely with the senior management team to evaluate and assess individual and team’s sales activities, understand market trends and competitors’ activities, address pricing issues or any challenges that require immediate resolution, and develop area sales targets based on country and product line.
- Strategically executed effective customer relationship management (CRM) strategies to monitor the opportunities in the pipeline, distributors and sales performance, as well as the sales and production forecast using Salesforce™ platform.
- Collaborated and coordinated proactively with other relevant departments in terms of account receivables, budgeting & forecasting, inventory management, etc.
- Responsible for the preparation and submission of accurate and periodic updates for the Utility and Infrastructure department to the growth center in Europe, which include new or existing challenges, current market conditions,

Business Development Manager-Monitoring & Controls at Xylem Water Solutions
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 2015 to March 2018

- Successful delivery of business development activities from opportunity identification to proposal submission which resulted to drive revenue growth of 20~25% annually and continuously stretching the annual plan.
- Played an integral role in planning, designing and proposing intelligent control panels for various pumping applications; creating libraries with pricing tools to reduce lead time of the pricing/submittal process.
- Worked closely with the Area Sales Team as Matrix structured for the MENA region.
- Captured timely opportunity intelligence and assessed opportunities against business’ strategic objectives to penetrate new markets and new segments.
- Attended market engagement and other relevant industry events to promote Xylem Water Solutions and keep abreast of market opportunities and challenges.
- Established, maintained and strengthened business development systems and procedures.
- Drove commercial excellence to meet client’s requirements by implementing continuous improvements plan, streamlining process flow, addressing operational issues, and controlling expenses

Sales & Marketing Manager at Vista Automation
  • United Arab Emirates
  • April 2014 to November 2015

Vista Automation is specialised to provide various technologies within automation and manufactering highest end PLC panels with SCADA systems, focusing on utilities and water plants.

Business Development Manager at IDEX Corporation
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 2011 to February 2014

• Identifying the market into various sectors and segments, and provide bench marking, market share, business plan on an annual basis.
• Assigning new channel partners in the Middle East for each business unit.
• Presenting products and solutions to the main key government clients for water, waste water, petrochemical, oil & gas via seminar, EPC contractors.

Business Development Manager at Powercon Switchgear Factory
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2007 to January 2011

- Marketing hydrometer (Metering products), Switchgears (Low voltage), Bus ways or
known as bus bars systems at the local market.
- Preparing suitable proposals to the clients according to their applications and
budgets.
- Listing the products at the consultant’s specifications and tracing the local &
regional projects, discussing the technical aspects and specifications to comply
with the consultants requirements
- Fully responsible of managing the projects for metering systems, switchgears and
bus ways and schedule the process of work at site for supervision, and
commissioning.
- Technical support, presentations, after sales service, following up with the logistics
abroad.
- Managing 3 sales engineers, and 17 technicians at the department to execute the
commissioning work on time
- Reporting the potential projects and the upcoming projects to the CEO and GM.
- Managing the overheads and sales revenue, and reporting to the GM & CFO on
monthly basis.
- Providing billing solutions of energy and water meters to the developers (Nakheel,
Emaar, Deyaar, Palm District Cooling, EMPOWER, and Mechanical contractors)

Business Development Engineer at Powercon switchgears Factory
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2005 to October 2007

*Working as business development engineer, and creating new channels partners.
*Promoting and specifying company products (HVAC system, switchgears, BTU meters, control panels)
*preparing quotations, technical support, following up the orders.
* After sales, and following up for the commissioning work with projects people.
*Involved in collection and follow up the due payments
*Secifying Honeywell water products at consultants offices.
*Generating offers and following up with factories.
*Technical support for all Hoeywell partners and distributors.
*Preparing marketing studies for any new launched products.
*Providing proposals for Honeywell partners and distributors

TECHNICAL SALES SUPPORT at ROXTEC MIDDLE EAST FZE
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2004 to September 2005

Working as a sales engineer for sealing the wall penetrations made for cables and pipes entry or ground opening with a special unique insulation and sealing system which provide water & gas prove and fire retardant system . the product which i was involved with has a unique multidiameter technology & adaptability concept.

Please visit: www.roxtec.com to see the application

Sales engineer at Technolinks
  • Jordan - Amman
  • March 2003 to April 2004

My job related with communication systems and all the DC power systems e.g(Batteries, Chargers, ..etc.).
My tasks made on preparing offers and calculating and find the suitable product depending on the load and the application.

Commissioning Engineer assistance at TechnoLinks
  • Jordan - Amman
  • January 2001 to February 2003

My job briefly focused on building management system operator and troubleshooter for any deffects, and designing the electrical diagrams using AutoCad2000.

Education

Master's degree, international Business Management -marketing
  • at Heriot Watt University
  • September 2018

MSc International Business Management with Marketing is one of three specialist pathways we offer in International Business Management. The programmes cover key issues in international business management including the international business environment as well as the importance of strategy, finance, marketing, and organisational behaviour. focusing on developing specific knowledge and skills in your chosen pathway subject in preparation for a career in that area. The international focus of the programme attracts students from all around the world, giving a rich learning environment where international experience and practice is shared.

Bachelor's degree, Electrical engineering
  • at higher technical institute part of University of cyprus of technology
  • June 2000

Additional course work in AutoCAD2000 ,design the mechanical and electrical drawings. and training

Specialties & Skills

Team Leadership
New Business Development
Contract Review
Negotiation
Marketing
Microsoft Office software & Internet & AutoCAD2000,2004
Marketing strategies & markets analyses
Profissional business correespondance
Logistic and warehouse management
Presentation Skills
Product development
Lean and six sigma
Negotiation
Business Development
Management
Project Management
Microsoft Office
Market Research
Marketing
Logistics
Key Account Management

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Languages

English
Expert
Greek
Beginner
Arabic
Native Speaker

Memberships

Engineering Association of Jordan
  • 2000-06/105
  • June 2000

Training and Certifications

building Management Systems (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2002
Ipek CCTV sewer and pipelines inspection (Training)
Training Institute:
IPEK
Date Attended:
July 2012
Duration:
25 hours

Hobbies

  • Art & painting
    Abdul hameed shuman award in jordan 1987