Rafat Azzam, Marketing Manager

Rafat Azzam

Marketing Manager

Rafat Alazzam for Agricultural Consultancies Inc

Location
Jordan
Education
Bachelor's degree, Plant Production
Experience
18 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 3 Months

Marketing Manager at Rafat Alazzam for Agricultural Consultancies Inc
  • Jordan - Irbid
  • My current job since July 2016

Reponsible about all marketing actions of the enterprise & managing enterprise’s beeyard.

Sales Manager at AGRICA JOUS, INC
  • United States - New Jersey
  • November 2017 to June 2020

Manage all marketing and sales operations.

Cravo Ambassador (Authorized Partner) at Cravo Equipment Ltd
  • Canada - Ontario
  • March 2016 to June 2020

My key role is introducing & reach out the key clients to CRAVO RRPS-Retractable Roof Production System, supporting CRAVO business in target market through providing business support services such as installation contracts, after sale services, agronomy support and providing the complete solution through designing and supply of irrigation and fog systems. I am the first jordanian & jordanian agronomist complete training and technical visiting to RRPS-Retractable Roof Production System conducted by CRAVO equipment ltd.

Branch Sales Manager at Middle East Agriculture Company(MEAC)
  • Saudi Arabia - Alkharj
  • September 2012 to October 2015

My role purpose was the following: Managing, driving, motivating sales team 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 its aligned with overall company objectives.
2- Direct all operations of the branch to include distribution operations, customer service, HR, adminstration and sales in a manner that supports reaching the profitability goals.
3- Ensure up to date market knowledge ( projects, projects owners, customer competition), and shares it with 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 the related government authorities, consultants, key customers.
6- Increase Customer base and ensure customer satisfaction. And other activities in sales, marketing, management of customers and their credit and collection.

Grower of Wheat at Own Business
  • Jordan - Irbid
  • December 2010 to September 2012

Wheat Production Management from land preparation, Seeding, Fertilizing, Spraying to Harvesting and Selling,

Branch Sales Manager at Gulf Agricultural Services Co
  • Oman
  • October 2009 to November 2010

My key duties and activities were the following:

1- Leading the branch, it's activities, external and internal key clients.

2- Marketing and selling the company products mix.

3- Mantaining the customers list and new ones through the strong consultative relationships.

4- Conducting and following up the Agro experiments for the new products with the key farms.

5- Reporting all financial transactions to GM and strengthening, managing the key company vendors
and suppliers.

6- Leading, coaching and motivating the sales team for high performance.

And other activities in concern customer, credit and collection management.

Grower of Wheat & Barely at Own Business
  • Jordan - Irbid
  • July 2008 to October 2009

Manage the wheat field and all its farm operations which include tilling, seeding, fertilizing, spraying and harvesting to selling the final produce.

Agriculture Engineer at Hail Agriculture Development Company(HADCO)
  • Saudi Arabia - Hail
  • January 2006 to June 2008

My key Role was Managed grapes vineyard.

My duties were the following:

1- Managing the grapes sector which its area equal to 20 ha and its cultivars are Cardinal, Thompson, and Red globe with all its Agri operations such as Fertilizing, Spraying, Pruning and harvesting.

2- Supervising in all spraying, fertilizing applications for all grapes vineyards which its area equal to 200ha and include 7 different varieties.

3- Assisting grapes manager in budget preparation, and reporting vineyards expenses to cost department.

4- Dealing with Agro vendors and conducting Agro trails with reporting the results to adopt new Agro technologies.

5- Supervising on quality control of table grapes in packing house cooperated and assisting with packing house manager.

6- Reporting the Temp Tale results to horticulture manager.

7- Implementing and adopting GLOBAL GAP guidelines, Polices, and strategies in vineyards.

Trained Agriculture Engineer at Petra Farms
  • Jordan
  • October 2005 to January 2006

My key duties are the following:

1- Managing open field vegetable and greenhouse crops such as tomatoes, beans, squashes, eggplants, and okra by prepare the fertilizers applications and spray programs and leading all farm operations.

2- Managing 20 Agro labors by assigning daily duties.

3- Adopting and implementing the GLOBAL GAP strategies, policies and standards in farm operations.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Plant Production
  • at Jordan University of Science and Technology(JUST)
  • June 2005

It is university of science and technology, the faculty of agriculture where the specialist will graduate to be professional farm manager and agronomist, the key courses in general sciences, and plant sciences for example plant biology, crop field science, seeds science, plant pathology, olericulture, apiculture, floriculture, and more.

High school or equivalent, Science Tawjihi
  • at Sama Secondary School
  • August 2001

It is science section at Tawjihi the best high school in Middle East countries where you will have the best courses in biology, geology and maths. It is developed the discipline to study hard to succeed and go foreword to university degrees study.

Specialties & Skills

Consultancy
SME management
Sales and Marketing
Fertilizers
Production
Microsoft applications( Word, Excell.....etc)
Hand Held Technology
Temp Tale Software
System Application Products(SAP)
Sales Skills
Managerial Skills
Coaching for high performance
Time Management Skills
Negotiation Skills
Fertigation
Crops Spraying
Retractable Roof Production System
Protected Agriculture

Social Profiles

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Jordanian Agricultural Engineers Association
  • Member
  • August 2005
Jordanian beekeepers Association
  • Member
  • January 2020

Training and Certifications

Strategy Execution (Training)
Training Institute:
Abunayyan Group Planning & Performance Management
Date Attended:
February 2014
Duration:
8 hours
Advanced Selling Skills (Training)
Training Institute:
SAS Management & Consultancy
Date Attended:
March 2015
Duration:
24 hours
Coaching For Optimum Performance (Training)
Training Institute:
Spearhead Training
Date Attended:
November 2014
Duration:
16 hours
Developing Management Skills (Training)
Training Institute:
Spearhead Training
Date Attended:
September 2014
Duration:
24 hours
Plant Production Under Controlled Conditions (Training)
Training Institute:
Jordanian Agricultural Engineers Association
Date Attended:
September 2005
Duration:
15 hours
Fertigation (Training)
Training Institute:
Jordanian Agricultural Engineers Association
Date Attended:
August 2005
Duration:
12 hours
Apiculture (Training)
Training Institute:
Jordanians beekeepers Association
Date Attended:
January 2020
Duration:
36 hours
Sales Skills (Training)
Training Institute:
Zepter International
Date Attended:
August 2009
Duration:
8 hours
Feasibilty Study Preparation (Training)
Training Institute:
Jordanian Agricultural Engineers Association
Date Attended:
September 2005
Duration:
15 hours
How To Start Your Own Project (Training)
Training Institute:
Jordanian Agricultural Engineers Association
Date Attended:
September 2005
Duration:
15 hours
HACCP & GMP & TQM Requirements (Training)
Training Institute:
Jordanian Agricultural Engineers Association
Date Attended:
August 2007
Duration:
15 hours
Integrated Pest Management on Vegetables-IPM (Training)
Training Institute:
Jordanian Agricultural Engineers Assiciation
Date Attended:
August 2005
Duration:
15 hours
Marketing Skills And How To Deal With Customers (Training)
Training Institute:
Jordanian Agricultural Engineers Association
Date Attended:
September 2005
Duration:
8 hours
New Marketing Stategies (Training)
Training Institute:
Jordanian Agricultural Engineers Association
Date Attended:
September 2005
Duration:
20 hours
Business Communication Program (Training)
Training Institute:
Al Tawail Management Consulting & Training
Date Attended:
October 2014
Duration:
16 hours
Retractable Roof Production System (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2016
Retractable Roof Production System (Training)
Training Institute:
Cravo Equipment LLC
Date Attended:
April 2016
Duration:
60 hours

Hobbies

  • Visiting Agro exhibitions
  • Travel
  • I am a fan of Brusia Dortmond football team
  • Playing football