Mahmoud Itani, Sales Manager Rare Disease- Gulf Region

Mahmoud Itani

Sales Manager Rare Disease- Gulf Region

Pfizer

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Pharmacy
Experience
13 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :13 years, 0 Months

Sales Manager Rare Disease- Gulf Region at Pfizer
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since June 2017

• Responsible to achieve the revenue targets for a given portfolio of brands by ensuring full understanding and execution of brand, customer and account plans
• Lead, coach and motivate the assigned team of 5 professional medical representatives
• Responsible for recruitment, training, development and the management of performance. Ensure that the team is equipped with the knowledge and skills to perform and execute effectively
• Shape the culture of performance, empowerment, accountability, innovation, customer focus and execution
• Proactively manage opportunities/potential risks in order to minimize downsides and maximize upsides variances from the revenue targets
• Prepare and submit the territory annual & revised sales forecast, budget & best estimate for the assigned portfolio by account and sector
• Prepare and implement the brand positioning in coordination with marketing and medical colleagues
• Develop constructive internal and cross functional relationships to facilitate team working, the exchange of information, customer knowledge and the development of business opportunities
• Collaborate with key account managers and logistics department to manage distributors for optimization of the inventory levels and any related debit notes
• Work with field force effectiveness manager to implement and sustain customer centric selling and other FFE initiatives
• Ensure compliance to FCPA

HIV Therapeutic Specialist UAE, Oman & Kuwait at Gilead Sciences
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 2017 to June 2017

• Prepare business plan, assigns targets and communicates required actions to achieve goals for HIV business
• Work cooperatively with Medical, Marketing and other internal Gilead team members on various cross-functional projects
• xKam for Tawam, SKMC, Rashid, MOH UAE, & SQUH
• Stakeholder mapping and setting plan of actions to achieve the desired the SMART objectives in each account and review the plans regularly

Therapeutic Specialist HIV & AmBisome at Gilead Sciences
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • December 2016 to January 2017

• Regularly measures success documents and provides feedback on performance from UAE (SEHA, DHA, MOH, Private) & Oman (MOH & SQUH)
• Assist, mentor and develop the distributor sales representative in Oman
• Align the objectives to meet the annual sales target
• Follow up on the application of key selling techniques

Hematology Therapeutic Specialist at Gilead Sciences
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2015 to November 2016

- Establish Gilead Sciences as a key player in hematology/oncology field
- Achieve coverage and frequency targets, and consistently achieving sales targets
- Facilitate patient access to Zydelig
- Promote and participate in setting the annual marketing plan for AmBisome

Oncology Product Specialist UAE & Oman at GlaxoSmithKline
  • United Arab Emirates
  • January 2014 to February 2015

• Promoted the Oncology products along agreed business and therapeutic lines priorities through the implementation of annual marketing plans
• Assisted in implementing marketing programs for assigned products / therapeutic lines identified appropriate for professional marketing
• Promoted Oncology products to a number of key assigned customers in order to achieve assigned sales budgets
• Managed a key designated territory in order to ensure that visits are in line with the full potential of the market
• Assisted in forecasting business and market needs related to the area of specialization

Medical Representative Vaccines at GlaxoSmithKline
  • United Arab Emirates
  • June 2011 to December 2013

• Responsible for vaccines sales activities in 4 geographical areas across Lebanon (Beirut, AUBMC, South & Bekaa)
• Responsible for Boostrix vaccine sales activities across all Lebanon
- Lead the team activities and promotion of the vaccine
- Deliver monthly revenue and sales forecast to the vaccine manager
- Map the market and launch new trade shows for the vaccine
- Monitor competitor's promotion, pricing, positioning and marketing
• Work with paediatricians, family practitioners, pharmacists and hospital pharmacists in generating new revenues while maintaining and growing existing business
• Focus on business development activities, identifying new markets and trade shows for GSK vaccines

Education

Bachelor's degree, Pharmacy
  • at Lebanses American University
  • May 2011

Specialties & Skills

Pharmacists
Marketing
Product Launch
Vaccines
Pharmaceutical Sales
Pharmaceutical research
Pharmaceutical operations
Clinical Application
Patient Counseling
Team Work
Hospital Sales
Team Leadership
Sales Effectiveness
Performance Management
Coaching
Negotiation
Forecasting
Communication Skills
Interpersonal relationships
Planning
Vaccines
Oncology
Market Analysis
Budgeting
Risk Assesment
Business Development

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

Lebanese Scouts
  • Scout
  • January 2004

Training and Certifications

Advanced Presentation Skills (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2013
Valid Until:
January 2013
World Sales Force Excellence (WSFE) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2011
Valid Until:
June 2011
One Minute Call (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2013
Valid Until:
March 2013
Introduction to Presentation Skills (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2011
Valid Until:
June 2011
GSK Star Award (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2013
Valid Until:
April 2013