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Islam Sharara, Sales & Business Development Manager Flooring WR

Islam Sharara

Sales & Business Development Manager Flooring WR·Mapei

Saudi Arabia

Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering

Work experience

Total years of experience: 16 years, 9 months

Sales & Business Development Manager Flooring WR

December 2024 - Present

Mapei

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

December 2024 - Present

• Manage the Flooring business segment for the Western Region of KSA, including technical performance, marketing, and market development. • Execute sales processes and implement strategic business unit strategies at the customer interface. • Achieve financial performance targets, including net sales and contribution margins. • Develop market intelligence and establish sustainable client relationships.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Sales

Sales Manager Flooring

April 2024 - November 2024

Mapei

Cairo, Egypt

April 2024 - November 2024

• Directed sales strategies and implementation for flooring products in Egypt. • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to enhance customer satisfaction and product delivery.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Sales

Commercial Director

September 2023 - April 2024

Reliance Ready Mix

Cairo, Egypt

September 2023 - April 2024

Develop & implement the commercial strategy including setting targets & pricing strategies. • Lead a team of sales professionals, providing guidance, coaching and support to maximize their performance and achieve sales goals. • Identify & pursue new business opportunities, proactively generating leads and building relationships with potential clients in the construction industry Presentation Communication Sales Force MS office • Analyze financial report, sales forecasting, market trends and competitor activities. • Collaborate with other departments within the organization, such as production, logistics & procurement, to ensure seamless operations and effective delivery of products to customers. • Prepare regular reports to senior management, summarizing sales activities, progress towards targets & recommendations for improvement.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Management

Business Segment Manager - Performance Flooring

March 2015 - September 2023

Master Builders Solutions - MBCC Group (Formerly BASF Construction Chemicals)

Cairo, Egypt

March 2015 - September 2023

• Fully responsible for the management of the Flooring business segments including technical performance, marketing & market development of products, offering solutions to customers.
• The execution of the sales process & the sales specific implementation of the strategic business unit strategy at the customer interface.
• Responsibility for financial performance regarding net sales, contribution margin and fixed costs.
• Development, implementation, and monitoring of agreed sales strategies (including pricing implementation).
• Development of market intelligence within the salesforce. • Support for sustainable relationships establishment.
• Responsibility for the overall sales process and contribution of interfaces to other departments.
• Contribution to the development of the business strategy. • Enabling of cross business collaboration & synergies to maximize values.

Company industry:
1360
Job role:
Sales

Technical Sales Engineer

August 2012 - February 2015

TITAN Bêton & Aggregates

Cairo, Egypt

August 2012 - February 2015

• Follow up with customers regarding concrete orders, credit terms and handling QC issues.
• Responsible for sales of Ready-Mix concrete through distributor network & direct Sales.
• Achieve the best profitability ensuring maximum daily productivity/margins with the operations manager.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Sales

Sales & Marketing Specialist

August 2010 - August 2012

CIMPOR Ready-Mix

Alexandria, Egypt

August 2010 - August 2012

• Makes ongoing visits to find new opportunities for sales, gathering market and customer information.
• Contacts consultants /contractors (owners & site engineers) concerning sites under construction.
• Makes and participates in internal and external meetings with clients to identify needs and solve problems and to assist in business development.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Sales

Graduate Metallurgist

September 2009 - August 2010

SUKARI Gold Mine

Marsa Alam, Egypt

September 2009 - August 2010

• Provide technical support to the production team to assist in achieving the best GOLD output productivity.
• Monitor and ensure that key plant operating parameters remain within target.
• Carry out metallurgical test work and plant trials that are aimed to improving efficiency, provide technical reports & recommendations under guidance of plant Metallurgist.

Company industry:
Mining & Quarrying
Job role:
Engineering

Education

Alexandria University

July 2008

July 2008

Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering

Egypt

GPA (percentage): 72.1%

GPA (percentage): 72.1%

Collège Saint Marc

July 2003

July 2003

High school or equivalent, high school

Egypt

GPA (percentage): 94%

GPA (percentage): 94%

Le Conseil d’administration de l’Alliance française

October 2001

October 2001

Diploma, Diplôme de langue française

Egypt

Skills

Teamwork
Expert
Teamwork
Expert
Accountability
Expert
Accountability
Expert
Conflict Management
Expert
Conflict Management
Expert
Time Management
Expert
Time Management
Expert
Communication Strategies
Expert
Communication Strategies
Expert
SALES
Expert
SALES
Expert
NETWORKING
Expert
NETWORKING
Expert
BUDGETING
Expert
BUDGETING
Expert
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Expert
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Expert
DIRECT MARKETING
Expert
DIRECT MARKETING
Expert
MARKETING
Expert
MARKETING
Expert
MEETING FACILITATION
Expert
MEETING FACILITATION
Expert
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Intermediate
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Intermediate
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Beginner
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
Beginner
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Beginner
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Beginner
Teamwork
Expert
Teamwork
Expert
Accountability
Expert
Accountability
Expert
Conflict Management
Expert
Conflict Management
Expert
Time Management
Expert
Time Management
Expert
Communication Strategies
Expert
Communication Strategies
Expert

Languages

Arabic

Expert

English

Expert

French

Expert

Training and Certifications

Training
Advanced Selling Skills
Top Business
Dec 2013
Communication Strategies
GOLD MINES
Dec 2014
Time Management
GOLD MINES
Dec 2014
Effective Business Communication
The American University in Cairo
Dec 2015
Technical report writing
The American University in Cairo
Dec 2017
Business Ethics & Business Etiquette
The American University in Cairo
Dec 2017

Hobbies and interests

Football