Consultant
tawuniya
Total years of experience :19 years, 8 Months
Managing and enhancing the communications between the IT and the internal business sectors. Also monitoring the IT business as usual that serve the corporate needs.
Mangeging the branch activities to achieve the target annual revenue.
Key Responsibilities:
• Defined project objectives and plans, including budgeting, scheduling, setting performance standards and monitored for timely completion of projects.
• Planned, directed, and coordinated the organizational/technical activities required to conceptualize, design, construct, test, and implement business and technical information technology solutions.
• Executed promotional activities/communication campaigns events to promote a positive image of the company.
• Developed and implemented an integrated range of brand marketing concepts and marketing strategies to develop new channels for the virgin/competitor markets.
• Spearheaded marketing initiatives advertising campaigns, PR activities, and promotions to create sales openings as well as improve the brand identity in the markets.
• Steered a team of operations and administrative personnel to achieve projected business, supervised prequalification process, project implementation for projects awarded, and ensured all targets are in sync with end organizational objectives.
• Mentored/supported team members, facilitated quarterly training to foster continuous improvement. Reviewed training programs on new/revised systems to acquaint them with latest developments in the field.
Highlight:
• Conceptualized and executed business plans for the BPM and consultancy sales, set goals and deadlines, as well as implemented procedures to improve productivity and customer service in line with organizational goals.
Key Responsibilities:
• Strategized, managed and expanded entire business area in consonance with organizational goals/strategies. Coordinated with sales/marketing managers to support rapid sales growth through multiple channels with high level of efficiency, quality and cost effectiveness.
• Effectively strategized/coordinated systems engineering tasks through various project management tools, liaised with project/core team leads and other key development partners to synchronize planning across all engineering functions and development phases.
• Provided technical leadership to development team and steered fact based decisions with clear understanding of total product, project, customer, and business impact.
• Prepared/reviewed marketing plans and communicated the same to employees on a regular basis. Reported to GM on proposed corrective measures to ensure compliance to approved plans.
• Generated new business channels, recommended improvements to higher management to augment revenues, and negotiated lucrative long-term contracts which ensure steady cash flow.
• Negotiated with vendors for supply fulfillment and built purchase network to maximize/ leverage opportunities.
• Identified new market opportunities for product development, decided ideal product mix for new markets, backed by budgeting estimates.
• Liaised with company departments and clients to ascertain critical system problems are solved within permissible time/cost constraints.
• Enhanced effectiveness of staff/tools by recognizing development opportunities and proactively creating new systems, and monitored growth and performance of team members.
Highlight:
• Designed marketing & sales plans to accomplish target of SR20 million for software sales.
Key Responsibilities:
• Managed technical aspects of projects and company-wide initiatives within the E-Business Development team. Supervised the development team to ensure that the best coding and documentation practices are followed. Assured code reviews on identified e-business systems/projects.
• Formulated e-marketing plans and provided comprehensive solutions to clients for ERP, CRM and HIMS. Recommended corrective actions based on user feedback.
• Verified progress of e-business projects in accordance with defined schedules/events. Interpreted event issues, progress and status with event owner, sponsors and provided them feedback concerning the events.
• Acted as communication channel between company departments and client, promoted positive relations with partners/ distributors for effective branding and market penetration.
• Implemented programs/ promotions for software/hardware suppliers/ vendors and customers to increase transactions of all e-Business products. Ensured new software provided meets the functional needs of the client and is in synch with the existent infrastructure.
Previous Professional Experience:
Jul '98 - Dec '00: Marketing & Projects Manager, Mawalej Info Systems, Riyadh.
Highlight:
• Solely administered a team of 1 engineer and 5 technicians to achieve a sales target of more than SR 6 million annually. Initiated the NT installation services to major companies as a subcontractor in the Saudi market.
Jan '94 - Dec '97: Presales & Projects Manager, Jeraisy Com., Riyadh.
Highlight:
• Established strategic IT marketing & sales initiatives. Bagged a key project with ShabakahNet (98-99) for corporate sales.
Jan '91- Dec '93: System Analyst & Programmer, Jeraisy Com.
Highlight:
• Pioneered the implementation of first Governmental Finance System- client/server application of 50 users.
Other Trainings and Certification: • 4th Dimension Advance Course, for certification as Registered Developer at ACI in France. • HP Seminars, Riyadh. • Oracle e-Biz Solution & Symantec Seminars. • Designed and Developed the following Multi Users Systems. -Finance Package. -HR. -Purchasing System. -Stock Control. -Mailing System.