Faisal Naif Al-Kassar, Business Development Associate

Faisal Naif Al-Kassar

Business Development Associate

Tatweer Educational Transportation Services Company

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Master's degree, Business Administration
Experience
10 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :10 years, 1 Months

Business Development Associate at Tatweer Educational Transportation Services Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since August 2017
Senior Business Development at Tatweer Educational Transportation Services Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • April 2014 to August 2017

Key Responsibilities:

Business Planning & Management

• Collect data and information related to requirements, availability as well as growth plans of transportation facilities, utilize available opportunities to expand the transportation network and provide reliable facilities in the field of educational transportation.

• Monitor and control the progress of ongoing projects, establish an effective reporting structure to facilitate timely completion of project tasks and ensure provision of regular and detailed updates to the senior management and stakeholders.

• Collaborate with internal departments, analyse requirements gathered by teams, contribute to the planning process and finalize plans for implementation.

• Coordinate with government agencies as well as with internal departments to improve efficacy and effectiveness of the proposed plans.

• Work in close coordination with internal and external teams to generate innovative project ideas and resolve bottlenecks for execution of projects in a time-bound manner while maintaining quality and high work standards.

• Circulate the business plans to stakeholders as well as to the management for discussion, carry out modifications as per recommendations and obtain approvals.

• Distribute the approved plans to project managers to initiate actions for executing approved projects with a view to meet expanding transportation requirements.

Operations Support

• Contribute to preparation of department’s procedure manual detailing all processes and procedures along with the consultants engaged for the same.

• Research latest developments in transportation and traffic systems and disseminate information and knowledge to both external and internal stakeholders.

• Introduce latest technologies in the areas of transportation and traffic management so that there is significant growth and improvement in services.
Project Planning & Coordination

• Review progress of each project, actual expenses versus budgets, identify delays and constraints in implementation, resolve and debottleneck resource issues with top management.

• Prepare Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and facilitate finalization of formal agreements with business partners.

• Develop and implement cost models testing different scenarios in conjunction with consultants to achieve strategic goal of minimizing cost of operations.

• Prepare presentations on progress of key parameters of all ongoing projects and plan meetings with Ministry of Education and key stakeholders for sharing the same for their information, feedback and course correction.

Education

Master's degree, Business Administration
  • at Wolverhampton University
  • November 2013
Bachelor's degree, Business Management
  • at Derby University
  • June 2012
Diploma, Business Management
  • at M L S College, Bournemouth
  • September 2009

Specialties & Skills

Management
Key Account Management
Business Development
Teamwork
Leadership
Business Development Analysis, Task Prioritization
Domain Knowledge, Analytical Ability, Data Structuring
High-level Cost Planning & Estimation, Expense Analysis, Cost Management & Control
Conflict Resolution, Collaboration, Innovation
MS Office Package – MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, MS Access
Diagnostic Ability, Business Analytics, Technology Upgrades
Time Management, Coordination, Communication, Leadership
Teamwork, Networking, Presentation Skills
Operational Planning & Analysis, Process Improvements

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Strategic Planning & Balanced Score Cards (Training)
Training Institute:
Devoteam
Strategy & BSC Awareness Session (Training)
Training Institute:
Devoteam
Comprehensive Program on Feasible Study for Projects (Training)
Training Institute:
Projacs Academy
Date Attended:
December 2014
Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) (Training)
Training Institute:
Aljhood
Date Attended:
December 2014
Q Pulse System (Training)
Training Institute:
TTC
Date Attended:
December 2014

Hobbies

  • Reading