Farooq Abbas, Consultant - Sales & Int. Business Development

Farooq Abbas

Consultant - Sales & Int. Business Development

EDNA GROUP

Location
Sri Lanka - Colombo 4
Education
Master's degree, Economics
Experience
21 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :21 years, 8 Months

Consultant - Sales & Int. Business Development at EDNA GROUP
  • Sri Lanka - Colombo 14
  • My current job since September 2016

•To lead and promote business in Export Markets, Market Analyses, Research and key findings with solutions.
•Pre-sales cycle till the closure - Responsible for making first contact with new clients and work closely to determine
•New target customers to go after and ways to bring in new business.
•Work closely with senior management and offers management expertise to export business.
•Appointment and management of distributors in export markets.
•To set and achieve export sales forecast & targets/budgets
•Market research and development and maintain good business relation with foreign buyers and suppliers.
•To develop & maintain relationship with Government organizations such as EDB (Export Development Board), Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and Customs etc...

Business Manager Asia - Sales & Int.Business Development at Hayleys Group of Companies
  • Sri Lanka - Colombo 10
  • October 2013 to March 2016

•Provided management expertise to the local & export business (Sales & Business Development)
•To assist director in day to day operational and administrative matters
•To lead & evaluated export project’s overall performance and provide solutions
•Development of export markets, Product promotions and appointment of dealers
•Export market research and development & maintain good business relationship
•Represent organization in international forums exhibitions, trade fairs and B2B meetings
•To develop & maintain relationship with Government organizations such as EDB and Ceylon Chambers etc.
•Management expertise for ISO 9001 - Complete Process.

Country Manager/Head of Sales & Business Development at World Call Telecommunications Ltd.
  • Sri Lanka - Colombo 7
  • September 2005 to September 2013

• Leading the success of start-up ventures and high growth organizations by Selling and Promoting a wide range of telecom products & services, Managing and expanding territory sales and distributions of different telecom products (such as Fixed line, Wireless, CDMA, Internet & Calling cards) in local & international (Sri Lanka) markets with ability to drive business growth and manage all aspects of daily business operations.
• Commercial dealings (Pricing and contracts) negotiations with Vendors, Suppliers, Service Operators Government Organizations and to build strategic business relationship with business partners
• Sales & Marketing Management (Plan, Project, Execute) & to achieve targets island wide and also responsible for team building & trainings while developing and maintaining good rapport building with dealers & distributors for the smooth process of channel sales network.
• Responsible for increasing sales, product availability & placement by using product mix strategies.
• Responsible for market research, product development and analyze consumer requirements to develop marketing strategies.

Commercial Manager (Sales & Marketing) at World Call Telecom Ltd
  • Sri Lanka
  • April 2003 to August 2005

• Responsible for Team building, Sales management (Plan, Project, Execute) & to achieve targets Island wide.
• Managed the project of Outdoor Payphones (Rural and Urban) and directed the team to construct road mapping and the survey plans/Route plans and to deal with SLT (Sri Lanka Telecom) regarding Payphone site selection approvals and activations and to liaise with TRC in project related matters.
• To prepare Market (SWOT) analysis based on market competition and to deal with advertising companies for the Marketing & Merchandising campaigns and to collaborate in launching events and product campaigns.
• Commercial dealings (Pricing and contracts) negotiations with Vendors, Suppliers and service operators and to build strategic business relationship with business partners.
• Developing and maintaining good rapport building with dealers & distributors for the smooth process of channel sales network and the purpose is to increase in revenue and to maximize profits.

Manager Sales & Marketing at World Call Phone Cards
  • Pakistan - Lahore
  • March 2002 to March 2003

• Being recognized as a member of the research and development team who made preliminary survey for WLL project plan, Lahore and developed more than 3000 outlets for the promotion of “HELLO CALLING CARDS”.
• Responsible for sales projections, area planning, expansion and to Identify & develop new business opportunities and new market niche.
• Team building/trainings and to maintain the high team spirit.
• To assist in launching events and product campaigns for sale promotions.

Education

Master's degree, Economics
  • at University of BHP
  • July 1993
Bachelor's degree, Statistics, Economics,English
  • at Civil Lines College
  • July 1989

Specialties & Skills

Team Leadership
Research
Business Management
International Business
Strong Communications
Sales & Int. Business Development
Problem Solving
Use of Microsoft Office
Team Leadership, Building & Trainings
General & Operational Management
Markets Research & Development

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Hindi
Expert

Memberships

SLIM
  • AMSLIM
  • September 2008
CIM
  • ACIM
  • December 2008

Training and Certifications

How to create Devoted Customers (Training)
Training Institute:
McQuire Rens & Jones
Date Attended:
November 2008
Branding Masterclass (Training)
Training Institute:
Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing
Date Attended:
December 2011
Sales Territory & Distributor Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing
Date Attended:
July 2012
Good Governace and Leadership (Training)
Training Institute:
Sri Lanka Foundation
Date Attended:
March 2013
Business Excellence Breakthrough (Training)
Training Institute:
NISHUDA Global Trainings
Date Attended:
August 2008
Diploma In Sales Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2007
Diploma In Marketing (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2006
Diploma In Business Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2005
Selling Skills , Men In Management , Project Management, The Changing Consumer Landscape in Asia: A (Training)
Training Institute:
Mcquire Rens & Jones
Date Attended:
January 2008