ali ashraf, Product Specialist

ali ashraf

Product Specialist

Merck Serono Pakistan

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Master's degree, Marketing Management
Experience
2 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :2 years, 6 Months

Product Specialist at Merck Serono Pakistan
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • September 2010 to February 2013

Key accountabilities include:
Develop product launch / re-launch plan focusing on channel price / margin strategy and distribution management

Develop product local adaptation plan and brand awareness creating communication solutions; seminars, brochures, sampling and POS
Track sales on assigned products Supramycin-100 capsule (doxycycline hcl), Infexin (cephradine), Mercefex( ceftriaxone) and recommend plans to increase segment sales, gross margins and market share
Use detailed knowledge of products to provide assistance and training to internal and distributors sales team
Develop competition intelligence and develop counter strategy to retain and enhance product penetration and market share

Achievements:

Planned and re-launched Mercefex ( ceftriaxone) in 2011
Jan 2012 developed product brochures and POS material, organized sales team training for Cefomerc (cefotaxime) and achieved +18% product penetration, +10% sales growth vs 2011
Visited top 10 customers with sales team to demonstrate product knowledge and on-the-job training
Organized and conducted seminars and symposiums across Pakistan on new product launch and re-launch
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Education

Master's degree, Marketing Management
  • at VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY
  • February 2014

Significant Courses VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY, Islamabad, Pakistan MBA - 2014 CGPA 3.11 Marketing Management, Financial Accounting, Business Communication, Human Resource Management, Business Math and Statistics, Introduction to Computing and Organizational Behaviour

Bachelor's degree, Pharm-D
  • at LAHORE UNIVERSITY
  • June 2010

LAHORE UNIVERSITY, Pakistan Doctor of Pharmacy - Pharm-D September 2005- June 2010 Cumulative percentage: 74.5% Term Paper and class presentation 'Drug induced diseases in Central Nervous System, Project on Industry Layout Design, Project on Sugar Coated Tablets Preparation, Term Paper and class presentation 'Difference between Emulsion and Micro Emulsions

High school or equivalent, Medical Science
  • at GUJRANWALA INSTITUTE OF FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES
  • January 2004

GIFT - GUJRANWALA INSTITUTE OF FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES Intermediate in Medical Science - 2004

Specialties & Skills

Sales Skills Training
Product Sampling
ACCOUNTING
DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT
INCREASE
PRODUCT LAUNCH
SALES TEAM
SAMPLING
SOLUTIONS
TRAINING

Languages

Urdu
Beginner
English
Expert

Memberships

University Club
  • President
  • September 2009

Training and Certifications

Internship (Training)
Training Institute:
Stiefel pharma
Date Attended:
July 2009