Islam Rashad, marketing and business development manager

Islam Rashad

marketing and business development manager

Gulfneocare Pharmaceuticals

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh - Al-Malaz
Education
Bachelor's degree, Pharmaceutical Science
Experience
23 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :23 years, 1 Months

marketing and business development manager at Gulfneocare Pharmaceuticals
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since January 2019
Institution Senior Product Manager at Tabuk Pharmaceuticals
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • December 2016 to January 2019

• Responsible for the product knowledge, medical background and promotional
materials of all oral (non-injectable) products in the institution business.
• Full marketing issues commands concerning the injectables and any Tabuk
Pharmaceuticals Dammam facility products.
• Defined and tracked campaign effectiveness and adjusted strategies accordingly.
• Directed the performance evaluations for sales staff.
• Analysed usage patterns to understand ways in which customers used company
products and services.
• Completed quarterly forecasting and monthly financial reviews.
• Achieving 62% PPG JAN-SEP 2018 in the institution sales

GCC Senior HSP Product Manager at Hikma Pharmaceuticals
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • January 2016 to December 2016

• Applied sales forecasting techniques and strategic planning to verify sales and
profitability of products, lines and services in 6 gulf countries.
• Preserved brand integrity by monitoring the consistency and quality of marketing
content.
• Consulted with buying personnel to determine projected demand for products and
services.
• Created high-quality marketing strategy documentation, including product marketing
briefs, FAQs and objection handling documents.
• Analysed usage patterns to understand ways in which customers used company
products and services.
• Traveled nationally and internationally to meet with customers and deliver clear
company messages.
• Directed and coordinated marketing activities and policies to promote products and
services.
• Analysed business developments and monitored market trends.

Product Manager at Hikma Pharmaceuticals
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • April 2011 to December 2015

• Contribution to the development and implementation of commercial objectives and
strategies.
• Planning, managing, evaluating and controlling promotional activities.
• Creating and managing the marketing budget.
• Obtaining information and data from the market and analyzing them.
• Creating and keeping contacts with key opinion leaders for the therapeutic areas of the
products.
• launching new products; 2nd G. LMWH (HIBOR®) - Saudi Arabia & Oman, 2nd G.
Quinolone (LEVONIC® Inf.), animal derived pulmonary surfactant (INFASURF®) in Saudi
Arabia & MYCAMIN® in Kuwait.
• Developing and sharing in the product mix structure according to the market dynamics
and customer needs.
• Addressing the medical background and the product knowledge training to the sales
force team.
• Creating the detailing leave - behind and the electronic materials.
• Following up the clinical researches with the medical department and central marketing
departments.

Medical Representative at Hikma Pharmaceuticals
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • October 2006 to March 2011

• Increasing the rate of consumption of MEGAMOX® (all forms) by keeping and increasing
the Rx. rate and creating new customers.
• Achieving the sales target for my area 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.
• Promoting and selling OTC products in North Riyadh (2006 - 2007)

Medical Representative at Nahdi Medical Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • August 2005 to September 2006

• North Riyadh, Beginning OTC business in North Riyadh area.
• Achieving my sales target 2006 & 2005.

Senior Pharmacist at Nahdi Medical Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Western Province
  • March 2003 to July 2005

• Opening 2 new pharmacies in Medina and Jeddah.
• Arranging the policies of these 2 pharmacies (discounts, overtime, duties, stoke
management, responsibilities, etc.).
• Achieving my sales target 2003, 2004 and 2005.

Medical Representative at Bristol - Mayers Squibb
  • Egypt - Mansoura
  • May 2001 to February 2003

• Expand sales in Mansoura area.
• Increasing the consumption rate of MAXIPEM® & CEFZIL® in Mansoura University Hospitals.
• Launching new products like UPSA-C®, MAXIPEM® as a private business.
• Achieving my sales target 2002 & 2001.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Pharmaceutical Science
  • at Mansoura University - Mansour
  • May 1999

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Specialties & Skills

Strategic Planning
Market Analysis
Sales skills
Pharmaceutical Sales
Marketing
MANAGEMENT
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
MARKETING
BUDGETING
BUDGET DEVELOPMENT

Social Profiles

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Fundamentals of pharmaceutical marketing (Hikma Pharmaceuticals- Amman, Jordan 3/2011). (Training)
Training Institute:
INNOVARA
Date Attended:
March 2011
Marketing Plan In Action (MPIA) (Hikma Pharmaceuticals - Riyadh, 9/2015) (Training)
Training Institute:
INNOVARA
Date Attended:
September 2015
Marketing Plan In Action (MPIA) (Hikma Pharmaceuticals - Riyadh, 9/2015) (Training)
Training Institute:
INNOVARA.
Date Attended:
September 2015
• Business Plan training by real case simulation (Tabuk Pharmaceuticals - Dubai, 11/2017) (Training)
Training Institute:
ACTANDO
Date Attended:
November 2017

Hobbies

  • Endurance sports, Creative hobbies, Strategic mind games & family travels and tourism