Farah AL Hamra, Regional Business Development Supervisor

Farah AL Hamra

Regional Business Development Supervisor

Pharmamed

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Doctorate, Doctor of pharmacy
Experience
9 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :9 years, 4 Months

Regional Business Development Supervisor at Pharmamed
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since February 2019

 Suggest new business leads through market research including secondary research, attendance of industry related conferences and subscription of industry related magazines
 Monitor official gazettes of existing and new markets to identify tenders
 In coordination with the Regional Marketing, as well as the sales department, ensure timely/complete and accurate submission to tenders that match the company’s overall strategic and sales related objectives
 Follow up on competitors’ business activities (discounts, promotions, marketing, and offerings) and report periodically to top management
 Recommend to top management strategic and operational activities to act on competitors’ activities and maintain/grow market share
 Develop company business strategies and annual operating plans including, but not limited to, sales targets, company expenses, marketing, and business development initiatives
 Coordinate with the CCO and the sales teams to set the annual sales targets, follow up on a periodic basis on achievement of the same
 Coordinate with the legal functions in relation to new and existing contracts especially in relation to completeness of newly drafted contracts and implementation of existing contracts
 Coordinate with the marketing function on the development of the marketing plan, to ensure completeness and timely communication on the achievement of marketing objectives
 Review the developed marketing plan to assess the following indicators:
• Marketing budget versus return on investment
• Market shares of Pharmamed Products
• Pharmamed future Products and expansion plans
• Suppliers’ strategy communicated in the annual business reviews
 Maintaining on a need basis, communication with key accounts, and report immediately, any noted red flag to top management
 Conduct periodic meetings with top management and departmental heads to follow up on the alignment with approved business strategy and signed contracts
 Identify new areas for product/technology/market business development opportunities
 Conduct annual business review with Pharmamed suppliers
 Review & approve the profitability analysis sheets prepared by the pricing and data analysis coordinator
 Review & report to top management any red flags, in correspondence to Pharmamed income statement on an annual basis
 In coordination with top management, approve any off-budget activity to be performed
 Preparation of the Departmental Strategy, Objectives, Tactics, KPIs and budget
 Train, coach, educate & monitor the workflow of the Business Development Team
 Monitor and adjust as needed, the Business Development Team timetable, weekly plan & weekly report
 Report to CCO on the progress of the business development team activities as well as the overall sales activities
 Set the company strategic objectives in coordination with the Board
 Review and approve the prepared Business Plans
 Managed projects related to emailing change, ERP system change & implementing new CRM system (appointed to be the project owner)
 Conduct annual technical training for the sales team
 Member of the Management Executive & Finance Committees
 Member of the Internal Audit Function
 Coordinate Project related to Company Corporate Governance

Business Consultant (Remotely) at Pygen
  • Portugal - Lisbon
  • My current job since February 2017

 Advise on new products to be added to Pygen portfolio under license & supply business model
 Support in setting the sales strategy
 Support in strategic business operational plan

Regional Business Development Specialist at Pharmamed
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • February 2017 to January 2019

 Perform continuous market research either through internet or through specialized search engines such to identify new business opportunities
 Evaluate & classify the identified opportunities in consistence with the departmental strategy
 Fill in master sheet covering identified opportunities, which meet the business development strategy
 Fill in, periodic tracking sheet with identified opportunities
 Ensure that all correspondences with existing and new suppliers, which relate to the scope of business development are well maintained, archived and easily accessible
 Based on the general guidance of the department head, revise shared agreements/CDA/Term sheets, coordinate with the HOD and the legal function to address all the raised comments and negotiate them with the supplier
 Prepare agreement instructions upon signing new contracts
 Maintain continuous communication with the Regional Regulatory Affairs Department, in relation to the regulatory requirements and parameters that need to be considered in the newly identified opportunities
 Receive continuous input from the sales teams on the competitor’s activities and submit periodical reports to the head of department, which include summary of key activities performed by competitors and required courses of action to address
 Perform periodic research on the competitor’s general activities in the market and submit draft dashboard
 Prepare industry-related summary reports on the key trends that impact Pharmamed’ s business
 Handle the preparation of company business reviews/business plans
 Manage Suppliers’ meetings & visits, in terms of meeting schedule, agenda & minutes of meeting
 Update company branding identity as needed
 Conduct profitability assessment per product in coordination with the finance department
 Managed projects related to emailing change, ERP system change & implementing new CRM system (appointed to be the project owner)
 Coordinate Project related to Company Corporate Governance

Business Development Coordinator at Pharmamed
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • December 2015 to January 2017

 Perform online and offline research on potential Business Development and sales opportunities as per the guidelines and the preset criteria
 Evaluate & classify the identified opportunities in consistence with the departmental strategy and the evaluation criteria preset
 Fill in master sheet covering identified opportunities, which meet the business development strategy.
 Fill in, periodic tracking sheet with identified opportunities
 Ensure that all correspondences with existing and new suppliers, which relate to the scope of business development are well maintained, archived and easily accessible. (This includes both online and offline communication).
 Prepare meeting schedule, agenda, and minutes of meeting upon Suppliers’ meetings & visits, Business Development meetings with other departments and/or top management.
 Update Pharmamed list of authorized suppliers as needed and ensure that the supplier’s list is always up to date.
 Update Pharmamed list of greetings as needed
 Communicate with service providers for any changes to be made on Pharmamed website & corporate video and any other communications material. This may include coordinating with the Regional Medical Affairs department and Regional Regulatory Affairs department to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements.
 Update Pharmamed Corporate presentation as needed
 File all received business cards in master excel sheet and ensure continuous update as needed
 Ensure appropriate filling for all signed contracts & term sheets while updating Pharmamed agreement tracker as needed.
 Assist in the preparation of Pharmamed Business Review including meeting agendas, presentations, supporting documents and other logistics aspects.
 Assist in the preparation of new business cases including the precreation of all relevant supporting documents and material.
 Amend the forms and report templates used by the department and as advised by the department head.
 Update Pharmamed communication Matrix with all suppliers annually and as needed.

Pharmacist at Pharmacy Yamen
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • February 2015 to July 2016

 Dispensing patient orders
 Counseling patient
 Dispensing OTC products according to patient needs
 Fulfill pharmacy paper requirement

Education

Doctorate, Doctor of pharmacy
  • at Lebanese International University
  • May 2015
Bachelor's degree, Pharmacy
  • at Lebanese International Universty
  • June 2014

Specialties & Skills

Pharmaceutics
Pharmacodynamics
Pharmacy
Pharmacokinetics
soft pharm
microsoft office
negotiation
time management
planning
budgeting
forecasting
leadership

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

The Arts of Negotiation (Training)
Training Institute:
Formatech
Date Attended:
March 2018
Duration:
12 hours
Finance for Non-finance Professionals (Training)
Training Institute:
Formatech
Date Attended:
January 2018
Duration:
12 hours
Strategic Business Planning (Training)
Training Institute:
Formatech
Date Attended:
April 2018
Duration:
12 hours
Effective Budgeting Workshop (Training)
Training Institute:
Yields
Date Attended:
November 2018
Duration:
12 hours
First Aid & CRP (Training)
Training Institute:
Lebanese Red Cross
Date Attended:
February 2018
Duration:
4 hours
Time & Priority Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Formatech
Date Attended:
March 2019
Duration:
12 hours