Amged Grees PMP   , General Manager Operations

Amged Grees PMP

General Manager Operations

Buildings Plan Co Fit Out & Construction

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Applied Art: Interior Design
Experience
23 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :23 years, 11 Months

General Manager Operations at Buildings Plan Co Fit Out & Construction
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • July 2021 to January 2023

ignificant Highlights:
● Design and implement business strategies, plans and procedures
● Work with key participants to compile the budget.
● Set comprehensive goals for performance and growth
● Handling Multi projects from conception to completion
● Monitor and supervise the progress. Quality and safety of the construction
● Supervise and coordinate all financial issues related to value engineering construction and operational performance of project contracts places
● Leading and directing multiple contractors and consultants engaged on high- profile
● Establish policies that promote company culture and vision
● Ensuring project budgets are complied with
● Oversee daily operations of the company and the work of executives (Production, Technical, Inventory, Marketing, Sales, Finance etc.)
● Lead employees to encourage maximum performance and dedication
● Evaluate performance by analyzing and interpreting data and metrics
● Write and submit reports to the CEO in all matters of importance
● Collaborate with CEO in setting and driving organizational vision, operational strategy, and hiring levels
● Participate in expansion activities (investments, acquisitions, corporate alliances etc.)
● collaborating with management and other stakeholders to raise capital and carry out other business-expanding strategies
● Oversee day-to-day operations
● Design strategy and set goals for growth
● Maintain budgets and optimize expenses
● Set policies and processes
● Ensure employees work productively and develop professionally
● Oversee recruitment and training of new employees
● Evaluate and improve operations and financial performance
● Direct the employee assessment process
● Prepare regular reports for upper management
● Ensure staff follows health and safety regulations
● Provide solutions to issues (e.g., profit decline, employee conflicts, loss of business to competitors)

Sales & Marketing Director at Significant Highlights
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • October 2018 to June 2021

:
Directed product simplification and standardization to eliminate unprofitable items from sales line
Managed the entire gamut of product research and development
Maintained & controlled stocks in coordination with Regional Sales Manager
Reviewed market analysis to determine customer needs, price schedules, discount rates and control sales offer

Deputy Director of Sales at Dyrup Paints
  • Saudi Arabia
  • April 2016 to September 2018

Implemented new team onboarding program; reduced training time from 4 weeks to 2 weeks
Managed creative design for prominent 4 projects
Led daily operations for over 200 customers account with a combined annual budget of £20M
Improved company customer service rating by 75%
Generated $2M annual savings by implementing new formula and old stock of raw-material
Implemented marketing strategies, which resulted in 15% growth of customer base
Roles Across The Career:
Conceptualizing strategies for maximizing profitability & revenue generation, realizing organizational goals; implementing
plans/objectives in sync with vision and mission; ensured performance parameters are under control - budget, P&L figures, acquisition
cost, and team KPIs
Partnering with core business operations to increase the company’s footprint, expand market share, and generate sustainable
revenue gains
Conceptualizing annual business plan & strategies, managing operations from the scratch; defining processes and creating
appropriate systems for delegated functioning
Creating a systematic approach to increase reach through potential mapping and sales planning; formulating & executing go-to-
market strategies to leverage tremendous opportunities in terms of growth in revenue & market penetration
Steering the successful roll-out of project operations entailing defining scope, setting timelines, analysing requirements, budget review
& approval, prioritizing tasks and identifying dependencies as per present budgets
Verifying project progress & outstanding issues and ensuring the quality & timeliness of deliverables; defining standard practices
and preparing weekly & monthly progress analysis using earned value method, various reports, review change, variation order &
contractor’s claims and billing
Coordinating for project KPIs to determine accurate status of the project, making tactical decisions to allocate resources and assigning
staff requirements to maintain project on target
Wealth across multi-functional roles like Product Lifecycle Management, Demand Planning, Depth & Width of Distribution, Business
Analytics- Market & Competitor Analysis and Market Categorization & all aspects of Product Management (customer segmentation, positioning,
pricing & brand management); managed the complete sales cycle from initial unqualified lead to proposal, managing competition, evaluation
& support issues, commercials, price negotiation and closure
Understanding business needs, strategic direction & identifying initiatives that allow a business to meet those strategic goals
Leading complete sales operations including projection of annual sales, tracking of sales performance and interaction with other areas of the
company to ensure that business operations are executed properly and profitably
Estimating sales volume and profit for current and new products
Establishing a sales training program to train new employees
Ensuring timely annual review of sales incentives to support the recruitment and retention of the Sales Team
Coordinating with diverse teams (marketing, sales & customer service), establishing partnerships with key stakeholders, monitoring
performance of commercial activities using key metrics and developing reports for senior management
Coordinating with external agencies for techno-commercial negotiations, preparation of contract documents, cost
estimates, including billing, variation proposals & many more; directing end-to-end project selling process for major direct clients and
partners; participating in bids and tenders and managed complete bidding process
Partnering with business leadership and other key stakeholders to define opportunities and identifying and prioritizing projects based on
predefined criteria (ROI, productivity, compliance)
Establishing processes & SOPs and deploying various methodologies & recommending modern practices to save execution time and realize
operational efficiencies
Identifying and networking with financially strong and reliable channel partners, resulting in deeper market penetration and improved market
share; safeguarding business & ensuring sustained growth, focusing on achieving or surpassing sales targets; expanding business reach and
creating new sales
Contributing in key account management including customer segmentation, product positioning & sales cycle management; offering extensive
support with key focus on customer retention/satisfaction
Analytical, dedicated & versatile leader, enthusiastically meeting deadlines with innate skills in building high performing multi-cultural teams
entailing 72 members that excel in delivering business value with high morale & low attrition; recruiting, leading, training & monitoring
performance of the team members for maintaining excellence in operations

National Sales Manager at RAR Holding
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2014 to March 2015

Met & exceeded agreed Gross Profits and preset sales volume
Ensured all customer orders are fulfilled according to required quantity, quality & delivery date as agreed with the customers

Export Manager at Raghadan Paints
  • Saudi Arabia
  • November 2013 to December 2014

Significant Highlights:
Directed nearly 100 agents, distributors & dealers
Managed over 300 customers and serviced over 250 clients

Sales Manager at National Paints Company
  • Egypt
  • September 2009 to September 2013

Improved quote processing, conversion rates and field accompaniment ratings by controlling monthly team sales budgets
As

Sales Manager
  • Egypt
  • September 2011 to September 2013
Area Sales Manager
  • Egypt
  • September 2009 to September 2011
Area Sales Manger
  • September 2007 to August 2009
Sales Engineer
  • September 2005 to August 2007
Sales Engineer at Union Air
  • Egypt
  • January 2003 to July 2005
Interior Design Engineer at decoegypt Co.
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 1998 to December 2002

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Education

Bachelor's degree, Applied Art: Interior Design
  • at Helwan university
  • January 1997

courses: ACT Certified (Architectural Coating technologist) PMP Certified (Project Management Professional)

Specialties & Skills

Commercial Buildings
Fit out
Chemicals
Coatings
Microsoft Office
BUDGETING
CUSTOMER SERVICE
MARKETING
CONVERSION
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
APPROACH
BILLING
BRAND MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
Coasting
leadership
Market analysis
problem solving
Goal oriented
forecasting

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

master paints institutes (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2021
PMP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2021
Valid Until:
September 2024