Nermin Begovic, Key Account Sales Executive

Nermin Begovic

Key Account Sales Executive

Hifa Oil

Location
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Education
Master's degree, Banking and Finance
Experience
19 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :19 years, 4 Months

Key Account Sales Executive at Hifa Oil
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • My current job since August 2020

Managing key accounts and acting as the POC for clients. Organizing regular meetings with clients to discuss their requirements, resolve problems and handle complaints.
Identifying new potential customers, monitoring and reporting on sales performance analytics.
Continuous improvement of customer experience.

Lean Educator -Trainer of Trainers at Spark
  • Jordan - Amman
  • January 2019 to March 2020

Delivering startup boot camp training modules across universities in the Kingdom of Jordan including the University of Jordan, German Jordanian University, Al King Hussain Technical University, Al- Balqa' Applied University, Middle East University, and Petra University. Coaching trainees in areas of the business model canvas (Value proposition mapping, business model generation), marketing, financial planning, and business pitching. Conducting Technical Needs Assessments designed to assist Jordanian universities in identifying priority areas where SPARK can support their institutional entrepreneurial development. Co-teaching with local professors and introducing action-based learning and teaching. Conducting training of teachers on pedagogical entrepreneurship (content development and delivery) through an entrepreneurial approach to teaching and learning across STEM faculties, utilizing participant-centered training methodology and the SDGs.

Consultant- Trainer at Ministry of Education
  • Afghanistan
  • July 2015 to July 2016

TECHNICAL TEACHER TRAINING INSTITUTE (TTTI) IN-SERVICE TEACHER TRAINING, AFGHAN SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM II, WORLD BANK,
MoE, DM-TVET, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

Led curriculum development and implementation of capacity building training methodology for T-VET teachers including: learning taxonomy, action-based lesson planning and occupational competence needs analysis.
-Introduced The Principles of Entrepreneurship course, with the aim to raise awareness about opportunities for self-employment of the TVET students after graduation.

Senor Lecturer in Business Studies at SPARK- International Business College MItrovica
  • Kosovo
  • February 2010 to June 2015

Duties and responsibilities were: teaching, curriculum development, marking examinations supporting students through a pastoral/advisory role and counseling, supervising students and their continuous personal development (CPD), internship placement and supervision of bachelor theses. Non-curriculum activities: new teaching staff orientation, coaching and training activities, networking with private sector and leading industry-oriented initiatives.
Achievement: By nomination of the 2015 graduating class, received "Best Teacher Award".

Business Development Manager - Pro bono at Project Manager of Cluster of plastic and tool manufacturing companies of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • December 2007 to January 2010

Responsible for gathering companies in plastics and tool manufacturing sector along the value chain in order to identify competitiveness while locating and proposing potential business deals by contacting potential partners, discovering and exploring opportunities. I was closely working with domestic and international development agencies while promoting public private partnership but not limited to screening potential business deals by analyzing market strategies, deal requirements, potential, and financials; evaluating options; resolving internal priorities; recommending equity investments and preparing grant proposals to secure fundraising for the association.

Startup CEO at Machine Tool technology Center
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • June 2009 to January 2010

Hired as founding CEO to establish and manage a private equity start-up venture with the task to commercialize: product development, rapid prototyping, 3D scanning, and tool design within the domain of plastics processing and tool manufacturing.
Achievements:
-Successfully managed startup and transitioning out to a sustainability phase.
-Commercially sold more than 50 services in the first year of operations.

Chief Economist at Regional Development Agency
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • September 2007 to January 2009

Led a team of strategic planning unit including PCM, and capacity building for municipal development teams. Acted as the key liaison between the agency and other partner institutions to support the real sector development.
Achievements:
-Coordinated PCM training programs for 16 municipal development teams.
-Played a key role in project development and fundraising for the SET program (Supporting Export and Trade) € 1, 198, 890.
-Prepared socio-economic analysis and integration of municipal development strategies into the Regional Development Strategy of Central Bosnia.
- Successfully prepared quarterly, semiannual and annual reports for donors.

General Manager Deputy at Bosnafarm
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • July 2006 to March 2007

•Managing and executing a number of tasks on behalf of CEO
•Advising CEO over the course of business policy
•Collaborating with a wide variety of functional areas and to assure efficient flow and improvement of business processes
•Planning and analyzing sales performance

Key Achievements: Launching nutritional product lines of UK Vitabiotics for the market of Republic of Serpska

National Sales Manager at Suman
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • November 2005 to July 2006

Responsible for developing and executing strategic B2B sales plans in accordance with company’s goals. The position included visiting key clients to identify problems, offer solutions, negotiating, closing deals, maintaining relationships, delivering sales presentations to key clients from FMCG arena.
Key Achievement: Acquisition of two strategic clients from FMCG arena.

Interpreter at US Armed Forces
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • February 1996 to January 2000

U.S. Dep. of the Army, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Providing daily support to Peace Implementation and Stabilization Operations (IFOR/SFOR), during Operation Joint Endeavor. Primary duties included providing timely, accurate and complete oral and written translation of documents and face-to-face meeting between various US Army Task Force Commanders and the local military leadership of the Former Warring Factions (FWF). Inherent in these duties was the requirement to provide on-the-spot analysis of non-verbal responses associated with these face-to-face meetings and PR activities.

Education

Master's degree, Banking and Finance
  • at Eastern Mediterranean University
  • June 2005

Full Academic Scholarship for postgraduate studies at Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Cyprus CGPA 3.75 (Honors Graduate)

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
  • at Eastern Mediterranean University
  • July 2003

Full Academic Scholarship to attend Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Cyprus CGPA 3.9 (Honors Graduate)

Specialties & Skills

Vocational Counseling
Business Development
Business Planning
Entrepreneurship
Private Sector Development
MS OFFICE SUITE, SPSS
Business planning
Teaching
Market research
Examination
Oral Communications
International project development
SPSS data processing
Curriculum development
Business Development

Languages

English
Expert
Bosnian
Expert
Croatian
Expert
Russian
Beginner
Turkish
Beginner
Serbian
Expert

Training and Certifications

ISO 9001-2010 (Training)
Training Institute:
IDEA Consulting
Date Attended:
June 2006
Duration:
24 hours
Participant Cantered Training Methodology (Training)
Training Institute:
ParCenTra (Participant Cantered Transformation)
Date Attended:
May 2015
Duration:
40 hours

Hobbies

  • Growing Chilies
    Hot peppers growing