Akram Afify, Sales Director

Akram Afify

Sales Director

Electrolux Egypt

Lieu
Egypte - Le Caire
Éducation
Master, International Business Administration
Expérience
15 years, 7 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :15 years, 7 Mois

Sales Director à Electrolux Egypt
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • août 2006 à juin 2013

Sales Director Aug 2006 - Present
Electrolux Egypt

Electrolux is a global leader in household and retail appliances, providing more than 40 million products to customers in over 150 markets every year.

* Providing leadership and direction to a team of 191 employees, and managing the sales of household appliances in the Egyptian markets, contributing to an annual turnover of over $300 million.
* Leading project development activities in collaboration with executive team members.
* Defined a three-year sales strategy with emphasis on augmenting the company's gross profits.
* Enhanced operational efficiency by replacing manual systems with Oracle-based system.
* Restructured the sales department and provided strategic inputs to all brands and marketing activities associated with the company's business.

National Sales Manager à Masafi Mineral Water Co
  • Émirats Arabes Unis
  • mars 2005 à décembre 2005

National Sales Manager Mar 2005 - Dec 2005
Masafi Mineral Water Co. Dubai, UAE

Masafi is the leading producer of pure natural mineral water in the Gulf, Offering a wide range of premium products.

* Responsible for managing the entire sales department, comprising 330 employees.
* Developed a business plan and successfully overcame a significant revenue shortfall during 2005.

Area Manager, Libya & Sudan à Gillette
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • décembre 2001 à août 2004

Area Manager Dec 2001 - Aug 2004
Gillette

Gillette is a brand of Procter & Gamble and a leading global supplier of products under various brands.

* Responsible for controlling the sales activities of Gillette's external service providers in Libya and Sudan.
* Significantly improved exports to Libya and Sudan, shifting their segment from opportunistic markets to standard or regular markets.
* Established distributorship for Sudan.
* Developed and delivered training courses to North Africa sales teams in the areas of product knowledge, steps of the call, train the trainer and sales functional excellence.

Business Development Manager à Frito-Lay / PepsiCo
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • août 1999 à août 2001

Business Development Manager Aug 1999 - Aug 2001
Frito-Lay / PepsiCo

Employing over 48, 000 people and bringing in over $13 billion of business, Frito-Lay invigorates PepsiCo's portfolio of products by offering a wider range of healthier choices in the snacks category.

* Consolidated the two sales departments of Frito-Lay and Chipsy (a newly acquired company in Egypt)
* Successfully developed ten new distributor channels in Egypt by effectively managing the selection process, project economics, set-up and operations.

District Operations Manager à Coca-Cola
  • Arabie Saoudite - Dammam
  • août 1996 à août 1999

District Operations Manager Aug 1996- Aug 1999
Coca-Cola

A Global leader in the beverage industry, the Coca-Cola Company offers hundreds of brands, including soft drinks, fruit juices, sports drinks and other beverages

* Collaborated with business partners (bottlers), developed and implemented a three year business plan based on ROI for Egypt and Saudi regions.
* Re-engineered the bottler's distribution system in both Egypt & Saudi.
* Improved the performance of strategic packages in the Saudi market.
* Established Suez plant as the highest volume & market share achiever among the Egyptian plants.

* Previous employment history includes role of a Sales Manager with Dolce and Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Saudi Arabia, and progressive career development within a short time span.

Éducation

Master, International Business Administration
  • à Ecole Supérieure Libre des Sciences Commerciales Appliquées
  • juillet 2004

Master of International Business Administration Jan 2002 - Jul 2004 Ecole Supérieure Libre des Sciences Commerciales Appliquées, Paris, France

Diplôme, Salesmanship and Marketing
  • à American University in Cairo
  • juin 1991

Diploma of Salesmanship and Marketing Sep 1989 - Jun 1991 American University in Cairo, Egypt

Baccalauréat, Social Works
  • à Helwan University
  • mai 1982

Bachelor of Science, Social Works Oct 1978 - May 1982 Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt

Specialties & Skills

Financial Turnaround
Sales Growth
Opening New Markets
Systems Change
Change Management
Sales Operations
Knowledgeable of the North African & GCC trade profile
Sales Managment
Design & Execute Route To Market
Training

Langues

Arabe
Expert
Anglais
Expert
Français
Débutant

Adhésions

Industry Modernization organization
  • Consultant
  • January 2004

Loisirs

  • Watching my boys playing football