Ibrahim Hassawi, Senior Consultant

Ibrahim Hassawi

Senior Consultant

I&H Marketing BEIRUT

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Higher diploma, Computer Engineering
Experience
24 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :24 years, 2 Months

Senior Consultant at I&H Marketing BEIRUT
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since January 2015

Deliver exceptional guidance to start-up companies in establishing and implementing business management strategies according to changing market trends and demands. Plan and organise business start-ups programmes, building profitable partnerships in new markets for business development and stability. Determine and prepare budgets to meet day-to-day operational expenditures, developing and updating financial targets. Introduce best global practices after conducting effective marketing analysis to improve sales growth, reduce cost, and increase profit/revenue. Identify and secure sales optimisation opportunities by devising special plans for potential customers in market.
Key Accomplishments:
 Enhanced organisation profitability and revenue by securing new prospects and formulating hero sale models as per market requirements.
 Managed and led a low-performing brand to achieve position N5 in front of competitors by revamping marketing re-branding plan; increased well-known brand MIF from 100 to 1000 in one year shift.

Product Manager at BEIRUT
  • Lebanon
  • January 2009 to January 2015

Built and sustained relationships with key clients in close collaboration with new distributors for profit and revenue optimisation. Monitored and guided new/existing distributor to optimise sales/business efficiency. Arranged penetration of market sectors, as well as created penetration strategy to obtain a higher market share. Uncovered and resolved critical issues by forming and maintaining a consistent level of communication. Evaluated and forecasted future sales to devise and execute process management strategies accordingly.
Key Accomplishments:
•Accomplished and secured N1 position in sales and market share in Lebanese market in printers and toners in front of HP and CANON by improving sales growth by 30%; achieved 2.5M and10 000 MIF sales.
•Launched market display and B2C sector enhancement, as well as B2B tender section and new ideas for clients.
•Achieved the BSD budget in terms of growth and profitability. Always after reviewing the last 12 months sales numbers & determining the average for each month, examining my statistics & data numbers from IDC or local Lebanese statistic company “IPSOS” helped me design the perfect business plan for the entire year, where it was easily slipped into my yearly budget plan, that mostly helped me to calibrate my costs increase productivity abiding to manage yearly growth requests.

Department Manager IT at POLICO SAL
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 1997 to June 2006

Establishes the IT department Sales & Strategy, built relationship with vertical market sector to secure revenue and BSD achievement, maintained a consistent level of communication with all decision takers in the vertical market, controlled & negotiated all company’s service contracts

Key Accomplishments:
 Key yearly target achieved 2000 unit desktop PC’s sales, 300 multifunction A3 copiers, 1500 multifunction printers
 Achieved N1 MFP sales both A3 and A4 in Lebanese market for 2 consecutive years in a row
 Increased maintenance service agreements from 80000 USD to reach for the first time 150000 USD yearly securing acceptable income and profitability

Instructor at AMERICAN CENTER
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • September 1997 to June 2003

Computers, IT instructor, Third Company, American Center

Education

Higher diploma, Computer Engineering
  • at University of Varna – Bulgaria
  • October 1997

Computer Engineering Degree, Electronics and Automation

Specialties & Skills

B2B Sales
Mass Marketing
Commercial Sales
Development
Annual Budgets
BUDGETING
BUSINESS PLANS
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
HEWLETT PACKARD
MARKETING
PRINTERS
PROCESS MANAGEMENT

Languages

Arabic
Expert
Bulgarian
Expert
English
Expert
French
Expert
Greek
Beginner

Training and Certifications

sales training (Training)
Training Institute:
SAMSUNG
Date Attended:
July 2014
Duration:
24 hours
Coaching for Managment (Training)
Training Institute:
Samir Elias Zehil
Date Attended:
September 2009
Duration:
16 hours
Finance for non financials (Training)
Training Institute:
Samir Elias Zehil
Date Attended:
March 2010
Duration:
40 hours
Accounting & Corporate Finance (Training)
Training Institute:
George Chartouni
Date Attended:
March 2010
Duration:
40 hours
Managerial Leadership (Training)
Training Institute:
Dr. Abdo Barwawil
Date Attended:
May 2012
Duration:
24 hours

Hobbies

  • SWIMMING
  • BASKETBALL
    Local city team