Khalid Kassim Abdalla, Manager - Enterprise Customer Care

Khalid Kassim Abdalla

Manager - Enterprise Customer Care

Viva Bahrain Telecommunication (STC group)

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
Experience
15 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 11 Months

Manager - Enterprise Customer Care at Viva Bahrain Telecommunication (STC group)
  • Bahrain - Manama
  • June 2017 to September 2017

Revamp Enterprise Customer Operation, Front Office and Back Office.

Manager – Contact Center & Service Management at Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Co., PJSC (EITC) (DU)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 2014 to January 2016

Key Highlights:
• Acknowledged for generating annual savings of approximately over AED 1 Million in OPEX by implementing cost control measures and process improvement initiatives leading to reduced correspondence response time from 48 hours to 4 hours
• Rated high for enhancing first call resolution by 90% pertaining to reported customer issues

Key Responsibilities:
• Led the enterprise service management team in catering to key enterprise managed accounts (generating 60% of Du Enterprise revenue)
• Built & maintained productive business relationship with enterprise managed clients for rendering qualitative service with regards to mobile and fixed networks
• Set up & managed the department as well as focused on outsourced contact center operations and service management for enhancing revenue from the multifunction enterprise account customer service management
• Maintained seamless operations by aligning various service levels and client interfaces aimed at simultaneous management of multiple projects in compliance to project SLA parameters
• Groomed & mentored a team of 100+ resources in enhancing client satisfaction and revenue generation by rendering qualitative service delivery
• Optimized resource utilization and streamlined processes to enhance operational efficiency and departmental profitability
• Prepared & presented various status reports for the senior management and other stakeholders to enable effective decision making

Manager – Enterprise Operation Support – Contact Center at Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Co., PJSC (EITC) (DU),
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 2013 to January 2014

Key Highlights:
• Instrumental in guiding the Outbound & Sales Support team within Operation to minimize activation response time
• Generated additional sales revenue of AED 4.2 Million annually by implementing up-selling processes for additional service within Contact Center.
• Rated high for consistently accomplishing business and operational targets across the tenure with the organization

Key Responsibilities:
• Rendered operational support to outsourcing regional partnerships for Du customer operations and support back office, front office and outbound activities with annual cost of AED 25 Million
• Led operation teams in rendering consistent service. Functioned as point of co-ordination with other business functions
• Prepared & implemented operational plans for outsourced partner functions
• Collaborated with Internal Departments in developing business model together to cater to performance analysis and outsourcing recommendations

Manager - Service Delivery (Offshore Partner) at Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC(EITC) (DU)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2012 to February 2013

Key Highlights:
• Rated high for consistently accomplishing business and operational targets through a team of 600+ members across the tenure with the organization
• Efficiently improved the Net Promoter Score (NPS) that is the Customer Satisfaction measured by an external reporting company

Key Responsibilities:
• Functioned as Country Manager catering to multiple sites for various du telecom customer care operational development projects and initiatives
• Represented the organization in managing outsourcing regional partnerships across all lines of business. Collaborated with various support teams in managing outsourced partner functions

Supervisor - Signature Account (Premium Call Center) at Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company PJSC (EITC) (DU)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2006 to May 2012

Key Highlights:
• Successfully reduced Trouble Ticket (TT) Turn Around Time to 8 hours instead of 48 hours by fully automating Signature Account Priority routing in IVR and CRM
• Increased First Call Resolution by acquiring IT Tools from Network Operation


Key Responsibilities:
• Set up & managed the VIP Contact Center in coordination with IT, Back office teams aimed at maintaining seamless operations
• Implemented various process improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing client satisfaction

Technical Customer Executive at Dubai Technology and Media Freezone (TECOM)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2004 to January 2006

Supervises and coordinates activities of CS Representative engaged in customer service activities and also attend to customer calls, emails, fax, or walk in enquiries in a professional manner to provide them all necessary information. My Role then changed internal after company restructure.

Achievement.
1. I was able to increase agent occupancy by suggesting new sales process for support initial startup for other Dubai holding entity. They reduce ramp/hiring cost in operation.
2. Introduce multitask agent to support other skill groups.
3. Reduce email handling time to 24 hours instead 48 hours.
4. Setting up a channel with Support team such as Partner manager, Sales Excutive and Marketing on daily operation requirement which lead to increase sales lead by 30% in first quarter.
5. Produce a training material for new hire. (Trained over 50 agents in fixed business).

Business Development Executive at Dutch Export BV
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2000 to June 2003

Dutch export was specialized in used computers and refurbishing of used hardware such as Servers, printers, laptops etc. Head office in Holland and main branch in Dubai.

My role is to increase sales revenue and look for opportunity in Africa and Middle East.

1. I set up first Used computer reseller in Sharjah. sold over 20 x 40ft containers to Pakistan and Iran.
2. Attended many exhibition around Middle East and Africa.
3. Setup partnership with local computer companies in different region such as Ghana, Senegal, Mauritania and Tanzania.
4. Reduce cost by expanding west & east africa operation and build reassemble plant in Ghana and Tanzania.
5. Improve Efficiency by operating with modern process lines, software and equipment for the refurbishment of used computers, notebooks, monitors, enterprise systems, peripheral equipment, parts, and mobile phones.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
  • at University of Nairobi
  • December 1999

Education: University of Nairobi - Bachelor of Business Administration: Second class honour upper division: 1999 (Nairobi - Kenya)

High school or equivalent, Commerce
  • at Grammar School
  • April 1996

Grammar School - Dubai - UAE

Specialties & Skills

Customer Service
Problem Solving
Service Management
Customer Experience Improvement
Change Management
Customer Relation
Operation Management
Start-Ups
Telecommunication
Customer Experience
Forecasting
Outsourcing
Business Analysis
Partner Management
Integrations
Outsourcing Management
Team Leadership

Languages

Swahili
Expert
Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective (Training)
Training Institute:
Du Acadamy
Date Attended:
September 2011
Level 3 Leadership and Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM UK)
Date Attended:
December 2015
ِِAdvance Presentation Skills (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2013
Project Management Professional (Training)
Training Institute:
Cambridge Institute - Dubai
Date Attended:
October 2010
Duration:
35 hours
Negotiations Skills (Training)
Training Institute:
Spearhead
Date Attended:
May 2011
Advance Project Management (Training)
Training Institute:
SMG Dubai
Date Attended:
October 2012
Duration:
35 hours

Hobbies

  • Basketball
    played for Sharjah Club in 1993
  • Adventure Travel
    backpacking over 50 countries
  • Hiking
    Hiking Serengeti, Nevasha, Masai Mara, Nepal, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines