Islam Aboalazm MBA, Director of sales and marketing

Islam Aboalazm MBA

Director of sales and marketing

Foodlover for trading and food industries

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accounting
Experience
20 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 4 Months

Director of sales and marketing at Foodlover for trading and food industries
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since June 2020

FoodLover Sales & Marketing Director
June\2020-Now (Frozen Processed meat and poultry Factory)
Identify areas for growth, set strategic progress plans, and generate short and
long-term sales team targets for the company to achieve over $300M annual
sales.
Manage total number of 25 people of sales team, monitor performance,
deliver coaching and mentorship and identify opportunities to enhance sales
operation and improve annual revenue by 15% YOY.
Liaise with 10 major corporate clients, analyze organizational needs and
business metrics, recommend appropriate products, and conduct
demonstrations to showcase the benefits of customized product.
Developing and implementing marketing campaigns, including creating
advertisements, conducting market research, and creating sales
presentations.
Creating remarkable growth and success. Through our collective efforts, we
turned foodlover from a mere E-commerce business model into a thriving
omni-channel retail partner.

commercial director at premier retail & supplies
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • October 2019 to May 2020

Premiere Retail & Supplies Commercial Director
October\2019-May\2020 (Imporeted F&B distrubitotion company)
Collaborate with senior & middle management levels to set revenue goals &
company strategy
Develop and implement commercial strategies according to company goals
and objectives aiming to accelerate growth
Conduct market research and analysis to create detailed business plans on
commercial opportunities (expansion, business development etc.)
Understand the requirements of existing customers to ensure their needs are
being met. Also act to acquire new customers and manage client relationships
(new and existing)
Collaborate with and coordinate diverse teams (marketing, sales, customer
service )
Monitor performance of commercial activities using key metrics and prepare
reports for senior management
Assist in setting financial targets and budget development and monitoring

National Sales Manager Horeca Sector at El Shaheen Group Foods (Three Chefs)
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • April 2019 to September 2019

El Shaheen Group Food National Sales Manager
April\2019-September\2019 (Frozen Processed meat and poultry Factory)
Developing and implementing effective sales strategies for B2B Sales
Divasion.
Leading nationwide sales team members to achieve sales targets.
Establish productive and professional relationships with key personnel in
assigned customer accounts.

Head of Sales & Business Development at Foodlover
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 2016 to March 2019

FoodLover Head of Sales & Business development
July\2016-March\2019. (Frozen Processed meat and poultry Factory)
Developing in-depth knowledge of company offerings to identify profitable
business opportunities.
Directing marketing efforts by presenting market research to marketing directors
and suggesting strategies to expand market research.
Researching emerging trends and recommending new company offerings to
satisfy customers’ needs.
Developing and managing strategic partnerships to grow business.Presenting
business or marketing opportunities to company executives and management.

Sales Director at Divine Foodz
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • April 2014 to June 2016

Divine Foodz Sales Director
April\2014-June\2016. (Imporeted F&B distrubitotion company)
Devising and implementing new business initiatives and sales strategies and
monitoring their effectiveness.
Ensuring effective training programs for sales representatives, assigning trained
sales representatives to various territories, and setting their sales goals, revenue
targets, and key performance indicators.
Monitoring the sales activities of competitors and utilizing appropriate ideas.
Securing large accounts with the national accounts team and negotiating contract
agreements with customers.

Food Service Business Line Manager at Premiere Trade
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • June 2012 to March 2014

As Food service managers I am responsible for carrying out job duties in administration, customer service and employee management.

Administrative job duties often include managing inventory, merchandising, controlling expenses and product quality, inspecting stores and invoicing.

Customer service duties include promoting company image both internally to employees and externally to customers, resolving customers' complaints to their satisfaction and answering correspondence. Also entail various customer contact responsibilities, including assisting customers with questions, offering samples and suggesting products.

Employee management duties include hiring and training new employees, setting standards for customer service and evaluating current employees' work habits and standards. Also responsible for promoting employees to higher leadership positions, ensuring that employees are practicing proper technique in their work and, at times, firing employees.

Area Sales Manager South Sinai - Alex - Delta at Egypt bakery stores
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2006 to May 2012

Bakery supplies ( CSM German Bread- Dawn American Muffin)
Pastry supplies (Boiron Frozen Fruit - Carels fruit filling - Patisfrance Pastry ingredient
- Valrhona chocolate - Dobla chocolate Decoration - preGel Ice cream Supplies)

sales team leader at Teeba Advertising
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2005 to December 2005

Working as a sales team leader providing experience in the field of sales

Financial Advisor (Agency dep.) at Ace life Insurance
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2004 to December 2004

Financial advisory in the agent sector

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at Cairo University
  • June 2002

Specialties & Skills

Poultry
Food Service
Microsoft office
video editing

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Project Management Program Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2024
MBA general management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2024

Hobbies

  • writing poetry