Muhammad Arif, Sales Executive

Muhammad Arif

Sales Executive

Lafargeholcim

Location
Oman - Muscat
Education
Master's degree, Marketing
Experience
14 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :14 years, 2 Months

Sales Executive at Lafargeholcim
  • Oman - Muscat
  • My current job since April 2017
Sales Executive at Rashed A Al Rashed And Sons (Cement Division)
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • April 2011 to April 2017

- Managing Key Accounts : Exclusively dealing with major customers of Jeddah and Rabigh market like Saudi Bin Ladin Group, Saudi Vetonit Co. Ltd, Qanbar Dywidag Group, Acwa Pipe Co., Sika SA Ltd, Saudi Building Materials Etc

- Accounts Receivable Management : Responsible for ~ SR 30 Million receivable portfolio in the market and ensuring timely recovery by effective follow-ups

- Area Management : Responsible for clients in Rabigh, Jeddah Industrial Area 1, Khumra and Bahra areas

- Market Intelligence Gathering: Timely collection/hunt of game changing information about competitors, clients and potential market and presentation to top management

MANAGEMENT TRAINEE OFFICER at Artistic Milliners Pvt. Ltd.
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • December 2009 to December 2010

• Reported directly to the Managing Director working on Brand management and corporate communications for Denim product lines

• Step well Brand initiatives - Worked on branding of a new denim product line including brand name, brand logo, marketing materials

•Corporate Video Portfolio - Developed a video presentation of the company to be sent out to prospective clients in Europe and North America

• Ignition - Worked on developing an in-house denim brand to be marketed in Karachi

Education

Master's degree, Marketing
  • at Institute of Business Administration Karachi
  • December 2009

IBA distinguished students : Stood among the top 50 students of IBA’s batch. Was awarded scholarship for Main Campus.

Bachelor's degree, Marketing
  • at Sindh University, Jamshoro
  • September 2006

The BBA degree was focused on marketing and trade. The major Subjects were Strategic Marketing, International Trade, Services Marketing.

Specialties & Skills

Business Development
Building Customer Relations
Sales and Marketing
Presentation Skills
Logistics Management
Communication Skills
Computer and IT Skills
Leadership Skills
Marketing Research
Market intelligence
Sales management

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate

Hobbies

  • Learning Langauges
    Urdu (mother tongue), English (good written and spoken), Arabic (good grasp in dealing with Arabic clientele)
  • Business Interests
    keen follower of big business personalities like Elon Musk and big businesses like Apple Inc
  • General Knowledge and Reading
    Won G.K. competitions and an avid reader of books related to business, literature, psychology etc
  • Managing Events
    • Head of registration: Buy-logy seminar by Martin Lindstorm at IBA Karachi (2009) City Campus