Ayeman Elias, Head of Sales

Ayeman Elias

Head of Sales

Saudi Trade and Export Development Company - LogiPoint

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Master's degree, Business Administration
Experience
19 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :19 years, 9 Months

Head of Sales at Saudi Trade and Export Development Company - LogiPoint
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • My current job since March 2017

• Managing the turnaround of the company from a bonded and re-export zone to an end to end logistics service provider.
• Managing, training and mentoring a diverse sales team to sell the portfolio of services and solutions.
• Responsible for managing the marketing and sales activities for the pioneer Bonded & re-export zone operator in Saudi Arabia.
• Actively monitor key performance metrics of the sales team, identifying challenges and creating new solutions applying proven problem-solving techniques.
• Increased revenue by 25% in 2018 by up-selling and cross-selling services to existing clients and expanding the portfolio of solutions.
• Coordinating with the operations and quality assurance team to setup SOP and KPIs for various clients as per their operational and service level requirement.
• Developing customized services and solutions to meet customers' operational and budgetary expectations combining the bonded zone with last mile operations.

Business Development Manager at Saudi Enjaz Logistics (previously known as ILS)
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • April 2011 to February 2017

As Business Development Manager in a company specialized in freight-forwarding, customs clearance, bonded warehousing, transportation, trucking and container terminal handling; I perform the below tasks:

• Responsible for meeting sales goals and overall quality of service and
development of new business.
• Represent the company at industry conferences and manage the
relationship with overseas agents to facilitate the smooth handling of
the current business and to exchange leads for new businesses.
• Visit prospective and existing customers to generate new business
opportunities by cross-selling & up-selling services.
• Perform client presentations articulating the value proposition of
products, solutions, and service offerings.
• Manage sales growth and individual sales effectiveness by reviewing
sales activity schedule.

Head of Dept. - Operations at International Maritime Agency
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • March 2007 to March 2011

Working as Head of Operations Dept in a company specialized in freight-forwarding, customs clearance, transportation, trucking and container terminal handling; I perform the below tasks:

• Manage a team of operation agents specializing in various tasks
(freight-forwarding, documentation, import & export) and a team of
customs brokers at both air and sea ports of entries.
• Manage warehouses at Jeddah Port bonded & re-export zone handling
the imports of LCL containers, re-export cargo & split shipment
clearance.
• In-charge of communication with international agents as well as local
suppliers for rates and coordination.
• Handling all customer complaints and disputes.
• Supervise over the operations management system & customers'
shipment tracking report.

Customer Service - Freight Operations at UPS Supply Chain Solutions
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • August 2004 to February 2007

Worked as Operations & Customer Service Agent for the Supply Chain Solutions division, where my chores included:

• Maintaining all the updates for all shipments in the UPS E2K system.
• Handling freight-forwarding in coordination with the global network
of UPS SCS, Menlo & Fritz offices.
• Coordinating Trans Border Gulf trucking product, preparing import &
export documentation.
• In-charge for Jeddah DC inbound & outbound reporting.
• Preparing cost worksheet and monthly revenue report for the Country
Management.

Education

Master's degree, Business Administration
  • at The University of Northampton
  • June 2020
Higher diploma, Business Management
  • at London School of International Business
  • October 2019
Diploma, Sales Management
  • at Cambridge International College
  • August 2005
High school or equivalent, Science
  • at International Indian School
  • March 2002
High school or equivalent, Biology & Arabic
  • at Central Board of Secondary Education
  • March 2000

Specialties & Skills

Logistics
Strategic Projects
Management
Forwarding
Sales Management
Customs Regulations & Brokerage
Microsoft Office® System
Change Management
Sales and Marketing Strategies
Strategic Planning
Competitor Intelligence
Cold Chain Storage & Transportation
Operational Logistics Management
Pharma Logistics
Project Logistics
Risk Assessment and Management
Supply Chain Solutions
Bonded/Free Zone Management
Process Improvement

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Amharic
Intermediate

Memberships

Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport - CILT
  • Affiliated Member
  • August 2006