Hamad Syed, Area Sales Supervisor (Modern Trade & General Trade)

Hamad Syed

Area Sales Supervisor (Modern Trade & General Trade)

SADAFCO

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Master's degree, Marketing
Experience
9 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :9 years, 0 Months

Area Sales Supervisor (Modern Trade & General Trade) at SADAFCO
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • My current job since June 2019

• Managing a diverse portfolio of Dairy and Ice Cream Markets. With a monthly turnover of over SAR 1.5 Million. Responsible for Urban as well as Rural Market. With an 80% share of Urban Markets. Leading a diverse winning team of 15 Individuals of Sales and Merchandizers.
• Continuously increasing the Market Share by brand and SKU on average of 15% over the years. With a numeric growth of more than 10%With a mix of Modern & General Trade spanning over 3 cities.
• Stream lined protocols for Modern Trade, locking Space & Volume Based Incentives in Al Jouf Region. While implementing Best Practices from Generating Orders - Outlet Servicing to Planograms and Merchandizing.
• Increasing Market Share through Continuous Route Optimization. Addition of Routes. Lead & Initiated a first of its kind Regional specific Survey to identify opportunities and establish better service and growth. Identifying and establishing reach through location based services.
• Managing National Key Accounts as well as also responsible for local Key Accounts managing Brand Visibility, Brand Executions, designing as per Outlet Need and Demographics.
• Responsible for Designing Strategic and Midterm alliances/brand partnerships with Key Accounts.
• Responsible for Execution of Trade Marketing Tools, managing their trade margins and efficient allocation of trade space for better visibility.

Key Account Executive (HORECA & Petromarts) at Coca Cola
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • September 2018 to June 2019

• Responsible for HoReCa, E-commerce and Petro-marts for Karachi Region.
• Responsible for Designing Strategic and Midterm alliances/brand partnerships with Key Accounts.
• Designing profit stories and margins along with best Pack Mix for the On-Premise (HORECA) Businesses.
• Successfully introduced and aligned non-traditional flavours and brands in HORECA clientele, to increase NPD share.
• Responsible for Execution of Trade Marketing Tools; concept to execution, vendor alignment, cost management, maximizing increase in Transaction and Visibility.
• A Team Leader of 3 Officers, to develop their RTM, Organizational Growth and upkeep while working with Transporters to enhance efficiency in Service.

Sales Development Executive (General Trade) at Coca Cola
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • November 2016 to August 2018

• An Award-winning team player awarded for best performance in Q2 and H1 in Karachi Territory.
• Responsible for Sales and Marketing management of respective territory with an annual volume of more than 150, 000 PHC with a mix of SEC A-C category.
• Effectively Installed a Sub-Distributor and Voyage Compliance within a new market. With a winning mindset, increased volume by 300% within a year, while increasing net buyers.
• Responsible and working efficiently to monitor and enhance Net Sales Revenue, whereas controlling Trade Margins.
• Monitor growth and build value and volume-based partnerships with retailers and stakeholders. With a diverse market of Modern Trades to General Trade.
• Manage Brand visibility in assets as well as effective placement of trade and/or promotional material in market for increased visibility.
• Lead a team of 2 Officers and Distribution Staff to successfully roll out a new Distribution setup, while leading them to multiple achievements.

Brand Executive at DKT International
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • June 2015 to October 2015

● Responsible for Managing BTL and Trade Marketing of 5 brands.
● Analysing market insights into strategies embedding into brands. Acting Brand Manager, reporting directly to the country director.
● Designing of trade and consumer offers along with commercial team for trade marketing.
● Designing and execution of below the line marketing activities, budgets and calendar for 5 different brands. Whereas decreasing costs for maximum ROI’s and CPC’s.
● Liaison with distributors and customers for development of sales strategies.
● Increased record secondary sales of an average monthly volume Brand of 25, 000 to 850, 000 while working on retail sector, through distributors.

Assistant Manager at Prime Services Pvt. Ltd.
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • August 2012 to August 2013

Designing country wide plan for Polio campaign.
Using Multiple ATL sources for mass communication across the country.
Responsibilities included; Planning for the Polio campaign on a monthly basis.
Execution of the the proposed plan.

Education

Master's degree, Marketing
  • at Brunel University, London
  • September 2014

Modules studied, International Marketing, Consumer Behavior, Marketing Communication and Strategic Marketing Management. Distinction earned in designing and demonstration of a business plan to a panel of Marketers. Scored a distinction in Marketing Communications through developing an integrated Marketing Communication campaign.

Diploma, Marketing
  • at LUMS
  • November 2012

Organized by Dr. Aamir Khan Faculty Director LUMS. An intense course with material of Harvard and INSEAD. Course included Harvard Business Reviews, Cases & Directional Policy Matrix. with an in depth study of various modes of marketing ranging from traditional to non-traditional. Whereas understanding them with relation to companies like P&G, BMW, Pepsi etc.

Bachelor's degree, BBA (Hons.)
  • at Iqra university
  • May 2012

Majors included a research on "The effects of linking marketing and its acceptance by other customer segments"

Specialties & Skills

Managing Creative Teams
Creative Services
Marketing Solutions
Marketing Mix
Brand Management
MS Office

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Languages

English
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Urdu
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Arabic
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Training and Certifications

IELTS (7.5 Band) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2012
Valid Until:
April 2012