Raafat Khalil, Head of Commercial Operations

Raafat Khalil

Head of Commercial Operations

HMD global

Lieu
Egypte - Le Caire
Éducation
Baccalauréat, BA of Engineering , Communications and electronics
Expérience
20 years, 3 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :20 years, 3 Mois

Head of Commercial Operations à HMD global
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • Je travaille ici depuis février 2020

• Manage sell-in target and forecast based on sellout trend history as well as market size/ trend on all market dynamics and aspects (channel, area, price point).
• Support Sales Lead in designing channel strategy in alignment with MS strategy.
• Channel Strategy - business models, guidance on partner infrastructure and resourcing, partner profitability, governance.
• Direction for Retail & Field force planning, KPIs and incentives
• Market Intelligence: Monitoring field force teams to ensure the proper presence on the floor reflecting the brand image via weekly reporting tools kit & retail marketing tools that improves the brand image / sales / Market share week by week.
• New Product GTM and Local Launch plan via internal alignment with all the stakeholders
• Business Development Role, especially in B2B, Online and Telcom operators Channels.
• Manage the Whole company P & L.

Head Of Ecommerce à Samsung Electronics
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • juin 2018 à février 2020

Online sales / Marketing / account management
managing more than 8 mobile online players
including pure players like Amazon (Souq.com), Jumia.com & Noon.com

In addition to Traditional retailers and telecom operators.

In addition building for 3 Mega projects:

1. Direct sell-in for pure Online players.
2. Create the infrastructure of the E-store dedicated for mobile sales
3. Create New Samsung product (Samsung Pay), cash system (Nationwide implementation).

Head of Product Management and Sales Operations Team à Samsung
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • janvier 2016 à décembre 2018

• Manage sell-in target and forecast based on sellout trend history as well as market size/ trend on all market dynamics and aspects (channel, area, price point).
• Identify targets: Sell-in (distributor level), Sell through (retailer & channel level) and sellout (Area and channel level) as a compulsory step for achieving the Sales target, Market share & profitability.
• Market Intelligence: Monitoring field force teams to ensure the proper presence on the floor reflecting the brand image via weekly reporting tools kit & retail marketing tools that improves the brand image / sales / Market share week by week.
• Manage daily sales operations for independent and organized retail in terms target month to date.
• Define the Products prices in order to optimize between competing against the Competitors and ensure maximum profitability for our partners.
• Responsible for developing and implementing regional strategies and tactics for portfolio of mobile products.
• Identify and develop market and product strategies to maximize customer acceptance, market penetration, sales growth and
•Manage a team of Product managers, Training Manger and coordinate with the R&D and Sales Managers
• Negotiate with sales managers and operators senior managers the launch of new products and identify new
sales opportunities
• Establish and manage the content strategy: Mobile Apps, AppStore, SmartTV Apps
•Manage the local content developers and maximize the Apps usage in local and regional market
• Develop the Go-To-Market Strategies and Ensure Executing these Strategies within the Defined Launch Day of all the Products Especially the Flagship Products
• Weekly Update of the Competitors Trend, New Prices and Reporting to lead the Organization for fast and Proper Decisions
• Share the Roadmap with the Partners and Operators to Create new Sales Opportunity by Explain All the portfolio strengths
• Negotiate with the HQ to get the Optimum Cost products Prices to use in our competition with the Competitors

Product and Training Manager à Samsung
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • août 2013 à décembre 2015

• Develop the Go-To-Market Strategies and Ensure Executing these Strategies within the Defined Launch Day of all the Products Especially the Flagship Products
• Weekly Update of the Competitors Trend, New Prices and Reporting to lead the Organization for fast and Proper Decisions
• Share the Roadmap with the Partners and Operators to Create new Sales Opportunity by Explain All the portfolio strengths
• Negotiate with the HQ to get the Optimum Cost products Prices to use in our competition with the Competitors
• Establish and manage the content strategy: Mobile Apps, AppStore, SmartTV Apps
•Manage the local content developers and maximize the Apps usage in local and regional market

Product and Training Manager à Samsung
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • août 2013 à décembre 2015

• Develop the Go-To-Market Strategies and Ensure Executing these Strategies within the Defined Launch Day of all the Products Especially the Flagship Products
• Weekly Update of the Competitors Trend, New Prices and Reporting to lead the Organization for fast and Proper Decisions
• Share the Roadmap with the Partners and Operators to Create new Sales Opportunity by Explain All the portfolio strengths
• Negotiate with the HQ to get the Optimum Cost products Prices to use in our competition with the Competitors
• Establish and manage the content strategy: Mobile Apps, AppStore, SmartTV Apps
•Manage the local content developers and maximize the Apps usage in local and regional market.

Mobile Content Manger à Samsung
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • décembre 2010 à juin 2013

• Managing Samsung Apps Store in Egypt and Make it suitable with the Egyptian users according to their interest.
• Operating Samsung Apps Store In Egypt by Featuring the top interested apps in Egypt and create seasonal promotions.
• Encourage many local freelancers and beginners (Developers) by giving them developer challenges and developers Days Ex: http://tinyurl.com/9uk7ax5 & www.samsungentaleq.com
• Contracting the main content providers In Egypt in order to deal with them that their content will be in Samsung Smart Phones
• Guide the developers and provide them with the tools and mobile samples in order to start their applications developing.
• Test the application locally, certify it and follow up the Global certificate process
• Plan the applications launch timing to be in the applied on the new models launching
• Managing Mobile Product and Mobile Applications Certification Team.
• Develop Samsung Developers Eco System In Egypt
• Accomplished and operating Samsung Lab (Developing and testing) In Egypt (ITI- Smart Village).
• Performing

Field Test Manger à Samsung
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • juin 2010 à décembre 2010

• Support all the technical issues including the technical specs and technical solutions for all the handheld products in the pres sales period.
• Provide the technical data for the network operators and local distributors with all the technical and product information
• Certify the product before launching that it will work on Egypt Mobile networks and give the certification approval for production team to start proceeding in the production process
• Support the NTRA and the ministry of telecommunications with all the needed reports to launch the product in Egypt
• Integrate local mobile applications for Samsung Apps store, test and certify it.

After Sales Operation Manger à Ring Distribution
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • novembre 2007 à juin 2010

Job Description:

• Ensure the application of manufacturer requirements in all repair cycles
• Analyze the KPIs for lab supervisors
• Auditing all repair labs periodically
• Setting objectives for repair Lab supervisors, and monitoring their performance.
• Achieve the target related with the cost wise.
• Technical and ISO internal auditing.
• Create the budget due to the guidelines on the Microsoft forecaster program.
• Handle all the customer complains up to the last level of escalation from a customer orientation point of View.
• Managing and coordinating new projects when launching new service points
• Pricing according the vendor limitations, categorization of the product and the market allowance

Maintenance Lab Supervisor à Axiom Telecom
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • novembre 2006 à novembre 2007

responsible for supervising engineers in their repair process in the main boards of mobile telephones for both GSM and broadband parts.

Acting As Lab supervisor à Ring Distribution
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • novembre 2005 à novembre 2006

Responsible for supervising engineers in their repair process in the main boards of mobile telephones for both GSM and broadband parts.

Maintenance Team leader à Ring Distribution
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • août 2004 à novembre 2005

Ring is mobile Distribution company for Mobiles and their partners is Samsung, Nokia, Motorola and Blackberry.
I was working there as Maintenance Team leader and I was responsible for the main repair team that was working in all levels of repair as per the mobile Vendors classification

Senior Maintenance Engineer à Dani Pack
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • janvier 2004 à août 2004

Service Engineer, responsible for the maintenance of the Ink Jet printers and the production line Machines.

Éducation

Baccalauréat, BA of Engineering , Communications and electronics
  • à Helwan University
  • mai 2003

University degree: B.Sc., in Electrical Communication and Electronics department, Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University, May 2003.

Specialties & Skills

Team Leadership
Presentation Skills
Public Speaking
Digital Marketing
Third Parties Mangment
Hard working
Team Mangment
Projects Mangment
presentation Skills and PowerPoint
online advertising
marketing
operation
operations management
digital strategy
marketing strategy
web project management
logistics
negotiation
supply chain management
planning
problem solving

Langues

Français
Débutant
Anglais
Expert

Formation et Diplômes

Samsung Global Manger (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
June 2014
Valide jusqu'à:
June 2014
Smart Business Workshop (business Workshop) (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Samsung MENA Regional Office
Date de la formation:
April 2013
Conferance & Seminar (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Mobile World Congress includes NFC Seminar
Date de la formation:
February 2013
Project Mangement (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Orascom training
Date de la formation:
June 2009
Mobile Repair (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Service City- Nokia traning center
Date de la formation:
April 2005
After Sales Mangment Training (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Sony Ericsson support Center Dubai
Date de la formation:
June 2007
skills Mangement (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Mirqah
Date de la formation:
May 2013
Mangement (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Mirqah
Date de la formation:
March 2013