Ammar Salama, Corporate Sales Manager

Ammar Salama

Corporate Sales Manager

du

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Managerial Accounting
Experience
14 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :14 years, 2 Months

Corporate Sales Manager at du
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2016

Description:
• High level engagement with premium SME accounts management and key stakeholders in order to develop comprehensive account plan and selling strategy.
• Build strong pipeline along with internal marketing and solutions team to increase customer’s market penetration and maximize existing revenue
• Reporting to management with all required manual and automated reports, market analysis/strategy and account plans
• Insure customer’s high level engagement to insure issues resolution on timely manner hence to enhance du overall customer experience
• Attending relevant du products/solution trainings, customer events and forums with a highly effective communications and plans with key stakeholders
• Achieve set targets assigned by performance and planning team

Senior Account Manager at Etisalat
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2015 to January 2016

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Telecom Senior Account Manager at Emerging Technologies - etisalat Premium Channel Partner

Responsibilities:

• Establishing professional and result-oriented relationships with key personnel in assigned customer accounts

• Coordinating with company personnel, including support, service, and management resources in order to meet account performance objectives and customers’ expectations

• Meeting assigned targets to achieve a profitable sales volume and strategic objectives in assigned accounts

• Proactively leading a joint company-strategic account planning process that develops mutual performance objectives, financial targets, and critical milestones for a one (1) to three (3) year period.
Proactively assessing, clarifying, and validating customer needs on an ongoing basis

• Leading the development of solutions that best address customer needs, while maintaining the involvement of all necessary company personnel

• Participating in the integrated Commercial Planning Process through the development of annual Customer Plans that support Brand and Channel Plans

• Identifying sales opportunities by networking and fact-finding, as well as cold calling in order to generate revenues and close new accounts

• Managing the execution of agreements/contracts and performs visual audits of accounts, corrects compliance issues, identifies new sales opportunities

• Targeting customers at all levels and develops relationships with commercial and non-commercial accounts that enable the achievement of plans and objectives.
Preparing and delivering effective selling presentations that implement approved Customer Business Plans and employs effective game theory and negotiating strategies

• Leveraging management tools to analyze data on a variety of critical business drivers ranging from coverage productivity and time allocation to retail conditions and program compliance

• Developing timely and accurate forecasts (volume and expenditure) for assigned accounts and revises based on actual performance

Key Account Executive - Consumer Mass Market at du
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2014 to September 2015

• Developing market strategies for du at the level of dealers and sub dealers channel.
• Developing commission& product programs required to master all required push and pull factors through the distribution network.
• Developing the distribution of all du products and services.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with customers in person through phone calls and emails.
• Developing a direct relation with Sub dealer channel through a strong team of street force members.
• Arranging meetings with potential corporate customers to prospect for new business.
• Listening to customer requirements and presenting appropriately to make a sale.
• Negotiating the terms of an agreement and closing sales.
• Gathering market and customer information.
• Challenging any objections with a view to getting the customer to buy.
• Advising on forthcoming product developments and discussing special promotions.
• Reviewing my own sales performance, aiming to meet or exceed targets.
Gaining a clear understanding of customers' businesses and requirements.
• Attending team meeting and sharing best practice with colleagues.
• Manage the distribution of du prepaid products ensuring their continuous availability by timely replenishment of exhausted stock
• Monitor and help in communication with POSs
• Enhance du brand through specific Traditional Trade market

Business Development Manager at Global e-Payment Technologies
  • United Arab Emirates
  • September 2012 to August 2014

Global e-Payment Technologies (Etisalat and du - Partners) Dubai, UAE
Sep, 2012 Business Development Manager
To • Generated new accounts by implementing effective networking and content marketing
strategies.
Present • Managed budget forecasting, goal setting and performance reporting for all accounts.
• Identified strategic partnerships and gathered market information to gain a competitive
advantage.
• Negotiated rates to cut costs and benefit corporate partnerships.
• Optimized current revenue streams by networking for additional business prospects with established clients.
• Generated new sales opportunities through direct and telephone selling and emails.
• Developed innovative business plans and sales strategies for vertical markets.
• Coordinated and managed major proposal processes from initiation to implementation.
• Developed and integrated market plans to efficiently position the company brand within targeted markets.

Sales and Marketing
• Developed direct mass sales which resulted in growth of customer base.
• Organizational Development
• Assessed accounting system structures and converted acquired company's accounting system to
PeopleSoft.
Marketing Requirements
• Worked with customers to define and develop business cases for new products
• Wrote marketing requirements documents for future product development.
Market Research
• Defined industry segments and identified opportunities in domestic and international markets.
Account Management
• Managed over 70 large accounts for advertising agencies and brand advertisers.

Business Development Executive at Optimal Telecoms
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • October 2010 to August 2012

- Increased monthly sales by implementing strategies to develop and expand existing Vodafone, Mobinil and Etisalat customer base.
- Answered customer questions regarding products, prices and availability..
- Contacted new and existing customers to discuss how specific products could meet their needs.
- Created and conducted unique marketing proposal presentations and RFP responses.

Junior Accountant at BURGER KING® Europe, Middle East & Africa
  • Jordan - Amman
  • February 2010 to September 2010

- Managed accounting operations, accounting close, account reporting and reconciliations.
- Performed debit, credit and total accounts on computer spreadsheets/databases, using specialized accounting software.
- Reviewed accountants book entries to ensure accuracy of the G/L.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Managerial Accounting
  • at New York Institute of Technology
  • November 2009

NYIT - Nov, 2009 BSc: Managerial Accounting

Specialties & Skills

Corporate Sales
Cloud Computing
B2B Sales
Business Development
Business Development
ACCOUNTING
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
MANAGERIAL
MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING
PROBLEM SOLVING
RETAIL SALES
TERRITORY
TERRITORY SALES
marketing
team management
key account management
negotiation

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Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Training and Certifications

SPIN® (Training)
Training Institute:
Huthwaite International
Date Attended:
March 2017
Duration:
32 hours

Hobbies

  • Startup Entrepreneur
  • VR & AR
  • startups
  • Blockchain
  • Digital Transformation