Ahmed Yassin, GTM Product Manager

Ahmed Yassin

GTM Product Manager

Lava

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
Experience
12 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :12 years, 11 Months

GTM Product Manager at Lava
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • December 2016 to December 2017

Key Roles & Accountabilities:
 Jointly planning sell-in with the sales team setting our mid-term volumes every month factoring in all the various elements.
 Ensuring monthly GfK analysis is submitted on time with insights into the pricing and positioning to all team members.
 Planning and launching new products with the appropriate and successful unique consumer value proposition ensuring right sales pitch and suitable bundle.
 Making it clear for my team on what we offer and what we are planning to have, also vs. competition.
 Helping my team to do the right pricing that guarantees the competitiveness.
 Doing regular value proposition localization for every new and current ranged product.
 Introduce current and upcoming portfolio to all partners and stakeholders.
 Product color ranging, sales pack codes initiation and preinstalled apps recommendation.
 Product testing, type approval follow-up and prototypes management.
 Ensuring product readiness by revising all training and retail elements (POSM, ATL & Press Release etc.).

4P Product Manager at Lenovo
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 2016 to October 2016

Key Roles & Accountabilities:
 Jointly planning sell-in with the sales team setting our mid-term volumes every month factoring in all the various elements.
 Ensuring monthly IDC analysis is submitted on time with insights into the pricing and positioning to all team members.
 Planning and launching new products with the appropriate and successful unique consumer value proposition ensuring right sales pitch and suitable bundle.
 Making it clear for my team on what we offer and what we are planning to have, also vs. competition.
 Helping my team to do the right pricing that guarantees the competitiveness.
 Doing regular value proposition localization for every new and current ranged product.
 Introduce current and upcoming portfolio to all partners and stakeholders.
 Product color ranging, sales pack codes initiation and preinstalled apps recommendation.
 Product testing, type approval follow-up and prototypes management.
 Ensuring product readiness by revising all training and retail elements (POSM, ATL & Press Release etc.).

VAS Product Manager at Victory Link
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • December 2015 to June 2016

Key Roles & Accountabilities:
 Developing VAS products
 Exploring new VAS opportunities
 Liaising with VAS partners

Product Manager at Microsoft
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2014 to July 2015

Key Roles & Accountabilities:
 Jointly planning sell-in with the sales team setting our mid-term volumes every month factoring in all the various elements.
 Ensuring monthly GfK / IDC analysis is submitted on time with insights into the pricing and positioning to all team members.
 Planning and launching new products with the appropriate and successful unique consumer value proposition ensuring right sales pitch and suitable bundle.
 Making it clear for my team on what we offer and what we are planning to have, also vs. competition.
 Helping my team to do the right pricing that guarantees the competitiveness.
 Doing regular value proposition localization for every new and current ranged product.
 Introduce current and upcoming portfolio to all partners and stakeholders.
 Product color ranging, sales pack codes initiation and preinstalled apps recommendation.
 Product testing, type approval follow-up and prototypes management.
 Ensuring product readiness by revising all training and retail elements (POSM, ATL & Press Release etc.).

Training Manager at Nokia
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 2009 to December 2013

Key Roles & Accountabilities:
 Responsible of managing all the learning and development activities for the Nokia country teams.
 Ensuring that all Nokia external sales teams are up-skilled within their areas of responsibility & are trained on all upcoming products and services (ensuring sales readiness across country).
 Prepare & plan training programs in conjunction with the Nokia IMEA Sales Capability teams for Nokia promoter sales staff competency building & Nokia field force competency programs.
 Plan & manage all Hero Training Events.
 Responsible for ensuring correct processes and guidance are in place and followed for the recruitment of all external sales staff.
 Build relationships with Partners, Distributors & Operators & work together with them to deploy training plans across their sales audiences.
 Alignment with all cross functions to create & localize product key messages and materials.
 Penetrate key audiences with different training mixes - Classroom / In-store / Coaching / E-learning / Nano (Mobile) Learning.
 Provide the business with feedback on market knowledge retention & feedback.

Training Manager at Nokia
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2008 to June 2009

Key Roles & Accountabilities:
 Responsible of managing all the learning and development activities for the Nokia country teams.
 Ensuring that all Nokia external sales teams are up-skilled within their areas of responsibility & are trained on all upcoming products and services (ensuring sales readiness across country).
 Prepare & plan training programs in conjunction with the Nokia IMEA Sales Capability teams for Nokia promoter sales staff competency building & Nokia field force competency programs.
 Plan & manage all Hero Training Events.
 Responsible for ensuring correct processes and guidance are in place and followed for the recruitment of all external sales staff.
 Build relationships with Partners, Distributors & Operators & work together with them to deploy training plans across their sales audiences.
 Alignment with all cross functions to create & localize product key messages and materials.
 Penetrate key audiences with different training mixes - Classroom / In-store / Coaching / E-learning / Nano (Mobile) Learning.
 Provide the business with feedback on market knowledge retention & feedback.

Retail Representative at Nokia
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • July 2007 to March 2008

Key Roles & Accountabilities:
 Visiting more than fifty outlets a week according to a route plan.
 Providing training to the outlet sales staff.
 Fixing the outlet display and enhancing the merchandising.
 Attending the outlets owner’s complaints.
 Surveying the end-users feedback.

Showroom In-Charge at Radio Shack
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • August 2005 to June 2007

Key Roles & Accountabilities:
 Train and develop the showroom staff.
 Continually evaluate and manage performance issues.
 Directing, monitoring and coordinating evaluations and plans with the showroom manager.
 Guaranteeing standard running conditions.
 Communicate with the high-level managers for the showroom requirements.
 Motivate the staff to achieve their targets and goals with friendly sprite.
 Coordinating with the technical department to ensure that customers are receiving the best after sales service.

Sales Executive at Radio Shack
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • September 2004 to July 2005

Key Roles & Accountabilities:
 Achieving my monthly sales target.
 Merchandising my section in the showroom.
 Attending customer with positive action.
 Getting knowledge of all the products and how to activate them.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
  • at Helwan University Cairo
  • June 2002

Specialties & Skills

Leadership
Decision Making Skills
Team Player
Communications
Goal Orientation
DIRECTING
MARKETING
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
MERCHANDISING
RECEIVING
COACHING

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert