Rafat Azzam, Agronomical Applications Consultant

Rafat Azzam

Agronomical Applications Consultant

Agricultural Advisory Inc-AGRICA

Lieu
Jordanie
Éducation
Baccalauréat, Agriculture/Plant Production
Expérience
18 years, 7 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :18 years, 7 Mois

Agronomical Applications Consultant à Agricultural Advisory Inc-AGRICA
  • Jordanie - Irbid
  • Je travaille ici depuis novembre 2015

My key Role is the following:
Cofounding AGRICA to be the innovative and pioneer agricultural advisor in its target market through Marketing, products management, following detailed projects progress, market knowledge, market research, and executing feasibility study for all AGRICA business lines.

Sales Branch Manager à Middle East Agriculture Co-MEAC
  • Arabie Saoudite - AlKharj
  • septembre 2012 à novembre 2015

My Role purpose was the following:
Managing, Driving, Motivating sales team to successfully implement all sales activities in order to achieve volume and market share growth, whilst ensuring optimization of sales force.

My key activities were the following:
1- Manage the sales team and drive sales activities to achieve or exceed branch annual sales budget by product mix and ensure it is aligned with the overall company objectives.
2- Direct all operations of the branch to include distribution operations, customer service, HR, administration and sales in a manner that supports reaching the profitability goals.
3- Ensure up to date market knowledge (projects, project owners, customer competition) and shares it with the sales manager, the branch sales teams and marketing.
4- Ensure timely collection of branch receivables in cooperation with credit and collection teams.
5- Effective networking with related local government authorities, consultants & key customers.
6- Increase customer base and Ensure customer satisfaction.
7- Oversee branch financial management.
8- Prepare state of the art reports on branch performance and present to management on a regular basis.
9- Present feedback to supply chain & material planning in stock levels and availability of materials.
10- Achieve maximum effeciency on receivable collection control with full adherence to customer credit terms and conditions and target A/R days.
11- Drill down the information financial capabilities and behavior of existing and new customers.
12- Prepare detailed sales forecasting reports on monthly basis to supply chain manager and product manager to enable them plan their future orders.
13- Ensure standards for quality, customer service and health and safety are met.
14- Mentor the sales team to improve & develop their skills.
15- Provide training, development and motivation for sales team.
16- Continually coaches the sales team to bring discipline into the selling process and to ensure that the team always consists of competent, engaged, effective and productive staff in the branch.
17- Take responsibility of orientation of all new staff and evaluation of performance of all branch employees.
18- Ensure compliance to all relevant quality management system procedures to guarantee delivery of high quality products/services.

Cereals Grower à Own Farm
  • Jordanie - Irbid
  • décembre 2010 à septembre 2012

Managing and growing wheat & barely field from A to Z by tilling, seeding, fertilizing, spraying, harvesting and selling the final product.

Sales Branch Manager à Gulf Agriculture Services Co
  • Oman - Muscat
  • octobre 2009 à décembre 2010

1- Leading the branch, its activities, internal and external clients.
2- Marketing and selling the company products which include the fertilizers, pesticides and seeds.
3- Building the customers list and maintain the existing ones by strong consultative relationships.
4- Conducting agricultural experiments for new products with the leader farms.
5- Reporting all financial transactions and strengthening and managing the company vendors.
6- Leading and coaching the sales staff for high performance.

Wheat Grower à Own Farm
  • Jordanie - Irbid
  • juillet 2008 à octobre 2009

Managing and growing the wheat fields by all its Agro operations from choosing the cultivar which will be planted, Land preparation, seeding, fertilizing, spraying, harvesting, packing and selling the final product.

Agricultural Engineer(Grapes) à Hail Agriculture Development Co-HADCO
  • Arabie Saoudite - Haïl
  • février 2006 à juillet 2008

1- Managing grapes sector which its area equal to 30Ha & it's cultivars are Thompson seedless, Cardinal, Red Globe, & others with all its Agro operations such as pruning, spraying, fertilizing, and harvesting.
2- Supervising in all spraying & fertilizing applications of vineyards which its area equal to 200Ha which have 7 different varieties.
3- Assisting Vineyards manger in budget preparation and tracking vineyards expenses.
4- Dealing with agri-vendors and conducting agri-trails with reporting results to adopt the successful technologies that will match our vineyards situation.
5- Supervising on quality control of grapes packing house with cooperation and assisting packing house manager.
6- Reporting all quality, Stock, TEMPTALE results to horticulture manager.
7- Implementing and adopting GLOBALGAP/EUROGAP check list and standards on all our vineyards.

Agricultural Engineer(Trainer) à Petra Farms
  • Jordanie
  • octobre 2005 à février 2006

1- Managing open field vegetable, and greenhouse crops such as tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, okra, squashes, eggplants and peppers, by fertilizing, spraying and all farm operations from A to Z,
2- Managing 20 labors.
3- Implementing and adopting EUROGAP/GLOBALGAP check lists and standards on all farm operations.
4- Reporting all farm practices, expenses to farm owner.

Éducation

Baccalauréat, Agriculture/Plant Production
  • à Jordan University of Science & Technology
  • juin 2005

Plant Production department in agriculture faculty at Jordan university of science and technology is a department well supported with professional PH.D. Professors graduated from the most important universities in the world , we are graduated and prepared to be professional farm manager and grow with high end technologies of the most cultivated plants such as vegetables, fruit trees, and field crops, even by implementing the best practices of economics and marketing techniques.

Etudes secondaires ou équivalent, high school (Tawjihi) in science
  • à Sama High School
  • septembre 2001

We are graduated from SAMA high school which called Tawjihi in Jordan from science section which prepared you to university with the academic decipline in chemistry, maths, and geology, in addition to the other courses in Islamic culture , Arabic , and English languages.

Specialties & Skills

Agriculture
Sales and Marketing
Production
Quality Systems
Irrigation
agronomy
SAP Experience
sales skills
managerial skills
coaching for high performance skills
computer skills
negotiation skills

Langues

Anglais
Expert
Arabe
Expert

Adhésions

Jordanian Agricultural Engineers Association
  • Member
  • August 2005

Formation et Diplômes

HACCP, GMP & TQM Requirements (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Jordanian Agricultural Engineers Association
Date de la formation:
August 2007
Durée:
15 heures
Coaching for Optimum Performance (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Spearhead Training
Date de la formation:
November 2014
Durée:
16 heures
Business Communication Program (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Al-Tawil Management Consulting & Training
Date de la formation:
October 2014
Durée:
16 heures
Feasibility Study Preparation (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Jordanian Agricultural Engineers Association
Date de la formation:
September 2005
Durée:
15 heures
Strategy Execution (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Group Strategy, Planning & Performance Nanagement, Abu Nayyan Holding Co
Date de la formation:
February 2014
Durée:
8 heures
Integrated Pest Management In Vegetables (IPM) (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Jordanian Agricultural Engineers Association
Date de la formation:
August 2005
Durée:
15 heures
New Marketing Strategies (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Jordanian Agricultural Engineers Association
Date de la formation:
September 2005
Durée:
20 heures
Developing Management Skills (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Spearhead Training
Date de la formation:
September 2014
Durée:
24 heures
Fertigation (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Jordanian Agricultural Engineers Association
Date de la formation:
August 2005
Durée:
12 heures
Plant Production Under Controlled Conditions (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Jordanian Agricultural Engineers Association
Date de la formation:
September 2005
Durée:
15 heures
Advanced Selling Skills (Formation)
Institut de formation:
SAS Management Consultancy
Date de la formation:
March 2015
Durée:
24 heures
Marketing Skills and How to Deal with Customers (Formation)
Institut de formation:
Jordanian Agricultural Engineers Association
Date de la formation:
September 2005
Durée:
8 heures

Loisirs

  • Footbal
    In holidays I like play football with my friends.
  • Travel
    I like traveling to new countries always to enjoy experience new culture, habits, historical places, coasts, and environment.