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Omar Al Ayoubi, Director, Business Research

Omar Al Ayoubi

Director, Business Research·Taqnia

Saudi Arabia

Master's degree, Smart Solutions

Work experience

Total years of experience: 22 years, 0 months

Director, Business Research

August 2015 - Present

Taqnia

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

August 2015 - Present

-Commercializing all King AbdulAziz City for Science & Technology (KACST)’s labs & R&D centers outputs in different domains to the local & GCC markets such as Water Desalination, Energy Generation, Radiation Protection, Environmental impact Assessment & Risk analysis, High Performance Computing, Cloud ERP.  -Developing/creating new business-line(s)/activity(s) according to business need.
-Setting the long-term plan for the sales, presales & execution units. 
-Developing the tendering process & improving the workflow between different units.

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Marketing and PR

Owner & GM

June 2004 - Present

Alsaa Bakery

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

June 2004 - Present

Part-time Professional, Alsaa Bakery, Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
Owner & Branch Manager (June 2004 - May 2009)
• Managed a bakery in Riyadh City with 20 workers.
• Led a development plan to transform a small bakery to a company with two branches dealing with well known catering supply companies.
• Secured annual contracts with large catering supply companies in Riyadh.

Company industry:
Catering, Food Service, & Restaurant
Job role:
Management

Director (Acting Vice President) Industry Business Unit

December 2014 - August 2015

Schneider-Electric

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

December 2014 - August 2015

-Screen potential business deals by analyzing market strategies, deal requirements, evaluating options, aligning internal priorities, recommending equity investments. 
-Strong understanding of customer and market dynamics and requirements. 
-Setting and positioning strategies with company’s partners & sales channels. 
-Close new business deals by coordinating requirements, developing and negotiating contracts, integrating contract requirements with business operations. 
-Lead the evaluation of technologies to be used in the execution of Automation and Drives solutions  Analyze the capabilities of local project contractors, water SI, O&M’s and water OEM’s. 
-Manage the input for regional strategy and business plan deployment processes for Saudi Arabia.  -Responsible for ensuring regional risk management and compliance standards are rigorously applied.  -Provide the required insight for company’s understanding of local regulatory framework and policies.

Company industry:
Electric Power Production & Transmission
Job role:
Management

Water Segment Manager

July 2012 - December 2014

Schneider-Electric, Industry Business Unit

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

July 2012 - December 2014

-Following BOT/BOOT water projects in Saudi Arabia.  -Following key consultants & contractors in water market across Saudi Arabia.

-Account management (SEC, SWCC, MOWE, NWC, Mrafiq, Veolia, Suez, Saur & Hyflux) 
-Setting, planning, deploying the five years business plan for the water & waste water segment.

Company industry:
Electric Power Production & Transmission
Job role:
Marketing and PR

Acting Key Account Manager

January 2011 - July 2012

Schneider-Electric, Infrastructure Business Unit

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2011 - July 2012

• Acting Key Account Manager in the Infrastructure Business Unit

Support other BU’s senior sales personnel in their interactions with End Users e.g. Ministries, Electricity Company etc...
Selling all Services Solutions levels to Saudi Electricity Company, Central Region.
Open new sales channels either within End User or thru partners.
Arrange a series of Technology Update sessions, Seminars and training courses for Saudi Electricity Company decision makers upon new products launches.
Pre-Qualify new Products in Saudi Electricity Company Standard and Specifications department. .
Deploy marketing strategy and tactics to achieve specific BU marketing objectives.
Set demand generation and awareness marketing campaign goals and define success metrics. .

Company industry:
Electric Power Production & Transmission
Job role:
Sales

Sales Engineer

June 2010 - January 2011

Schneider-Electric, Energy Business Unit

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

June 2010 - January 2011

Selling Medium Voltage Products to Saudi Electricity Direct Supply MV Power Transformers, Primary & Secondary Switchgear, Protection Relays, Substation Automation System (SAS) and Distribution Management System (DMS)
Selling Medium Voltage Products to Saudi Electricity Company Projects thru its Contractors.

Company industry:
Electric Power Production & Transmission
Job role:
Sales

Distribution Engineer

May 2009 - June 2010

Saudi Electricity Company, SEC-COA

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

May 2009 - June 2010

Dispatched the Medium Voltage Primary Substations and its network by SCADA.

Supervised all maintenance and new construction projects of the 13.8 & 33kV networks.

Set the scheduled-maintenance annual plan and other short-term planning activities.

Company industry:
Utilities
Job role:
Engineering

Education

Solution Academy

June 2014

June 2014

Master's degree, Smart Solutions

France

King Saud University

January 2009

January 2009

Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering-Power & Electronics

Saudi Arabia

• Electrical Engineering-Electronics Power (B.Sc., 2009), King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA. • Preparation and Development program (partial requirements towards a PDP), Saudi Electricity Company, Education Department, Riyadh, KSA. (One Year) Electrical Inverters & convertors Training, Advanced Communications & Electronics Systems Company (ACES), Riyadh, KSA. (Three Months) • APPS course, Lattes, France

Skills

Unit
Expert
Unit
Expert
SAS
Expert
SAS
Expert
Acting
Expert
Acting
Expert
Catering
Expert
Catering
Expert
Bakery
Expert
Bakery
Expert
ACCOUNT MANAGER
Expert
ACCOUNT MANAGER
Expert
Branch Management
Expert
Branch Management
Expert
KEY ACCOUNT
Expert
KEY ACCOUNT
Expert
MARKETING
Expert
MARKETING
Expert
MARKETING STRATEGY
Expert
MARKETING STRATEGY
Expert
Solution Sales
Expert
Solution Sales
Expert
Buisiness Devolopment
Expert
Buisiness Devolopment
Expert
Bakery
Expert
Bakery
Expert
Catering
Expert
Catering
Expert
Acting
Expert
Acting
Expert
SAS
Expert
SAS
Expert
Unit
Expert
Unit
Expert

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Energy Managment A
SE Energy University
Jul 2013 - Oct 2013