Fahim Kothawala, Assistant Sales Manager

Fahim Kothawala

Assistant Sales Manager

Safe Technical Supply Co. LLC

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Marketing and Finance
Experience
9 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :9 years, 10 Months

Assistant Sales Manager at Safe Technical Supply Co. LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • August 2008 to March 2017

Responsible for providing consulting services and efficient engineering products for clients of various industries including Marine, Oil & Gas, Cement and Special Maintenance workshops

Instrumental in preparing engineering proposals for products related to Marine equipment, Filtration, In Situ Machine tools and Spares for various Main & Auxiliary engines

Pivotal in sourcing, selecting, developing, negotiating and evaluating foreign suppliers

Instrumental in preparing Authorization & Comparison sheets depicting technical details, advantages and disadvantages for approvals

Responsible for providing techno-commercial support and after sales services to clients

Key role in developing penetration in the area assigned by driving sales efforts for achieving targets

Responsible for identifying new markets & prospective clients, developing acquaintances / network and recommending strategies to drive forward positive opportunities identified

Responsible for handling distribution and promotional activities in the assigned territory to achieve the targeted volume along with developing network to increase market penetration

Responsible for developing and executing marketing plans, both short and long range, to ensure profit growth and expansion of company products / services and representing them to customers

Responsible for closely monitoring competitor activities, gathering sales information, schemes and promotions offered in the market

Instrumental in building and maintaining amiable relations with internal & external customers strengthening benevolence in the market and ensure positive feedback to increment business profits and maintain business continuity in the market

Branch Manager at Amar Group of Companies
  • India - Pune
  • May 2007 to June 2008

Involved in forecasting monthly / annual sales targets and executing them within set deadlines
Assessed existing clients’ needs and provided them with viable engineering products as per requirements specified
Provided efficient engineering solutions for diverse industries to manage space and inventory; also provided techno-commercial support to clients
Involved in controlling & administration of prices; organized & conducting promotional campaigns and prepared effective marketing strategies for generating business thereby enhancing brand visibility

Education

Master's degree, Marketing and Finance
  • at Poona Business School
  • December 2008

PGDBM in International Marketing

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at Sinhaghad College of engineering
  • August 2004

Mechanical

Specialties & Skills

Marketing Strategy
Marine Engineering
marine engineer, sales and service engineer
AutoCAD
filtration & Separation specialist
Marketing strategy
Business Development
Management

Languages

English
Intermediate