RAJAI DAOUD, Business Development & Market Research Consultant

RAJAI DAOUD

Business Development & Market Research Consultant

Private

Location
Jordan
Education
Master's degree, Industrial Engineering, Management
Experience
29 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :29 years, 10 Months

Business Development & Market Research Consultant at Private
  • Jordan - Amman
  • My current job since March 2020

Working with Consultation Companies in Business Development & Market Research.
•Advisory Function with different clients in different fields of chemical Industries (Paints and Coatings industry, Resin manufacturing facilities, Bulk pharmaceutical sector (Fine chemical Industry), thermal insulators (PU - sandwich panels)), in different fields of such industries (Technical, Sales, Marketing, Recruiting, Budgeting, Financial…).

Operations Manager at NTIONAL PAINTS FACTORIES COMPANY
  • Jordan - Amman
  • May 2008 to March 2020

• Develop a deep Understanding of the business model & identify opportunities to expand and optimize it.
• Establish & track KPIs & device a system for improving upon these.
• Partner with leadership team to build and evolve the strategic vision, ensure the organization is set up to execute the vision.
• Practical experience in Industrial Processes, Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Supply chain, Project management, Organization design, leadership behaviour, change management, - Experience in launching new factories (from scratch till commercial operation) working as Project Manager for New factories (Paints and Coatings factories).
• Excellent Communication skills, with specialists, within the team members, and main stakeholders -Demonstrates an understanding of how business is conducted in various regions of the world mainly MENA regions; understands global markets & competitors and creates outcomes.
• Leading the sales & customer success teams in a high performance, result oriented environment.
• Good understanding of the business, strategy, markets, competitors, products, systems & organization - Attracts, selects and develops the best people for key roles; builds a self-sustaining team, inspires high levels of performance and brings people along during times of change - Experience in managing a multinational business units.
• Monitoring & Evaluation for the group processes (Design/ Implementation/ Monitoring/ Evaluation/ Decision making/..) - Rule in budgeting, financial control, process optimization & cost reduction.
• Problem solving attitude, focusing on how to solve problems.

Factory Manager at Remalux Paints Factories/ Sayegh Group
  • Jordan
  • September 2002 to April 2008

Develops and executes the annual business plans and is responsible for delivering annual business growth targets.
•HR responsibilities in hiring, training, evaluation, promoting, and putting career paths for employees.
•Production, Maintenance, Warehousing, Purchasing, Sales, and Quality planning and management responsibilities.
•Putting down polices for internal and external markets.
•Analyzing factory systems on periodical bases for making the proper evaluation which helps in monitoring, controlling & direction for the factory staff and systems.
•P/L Responsibility for the company.
•Play the role of Sales Manager (Local-Export) & customer relationship manager (CRM) -Play the role of the technical manager in improving or modification of formulas in my field in cutting down costs, improving profits margins and improving functionality.
•Putting down strategic goals and plans for the company in addition sharing the responsibility with department's managers in putting down tactical goals to achieve the strategic goals.
•Leading without Title as GM.
•Led smooth running of day-to-day operations, communicating effectively between multi-disciplinary team members.
•Established and maintained safe work environment with trained staff and contractors complying to all health and safety procedures.
•Advised management on cost-effective process methods to increase energy efficiency and minimize waste.
•Planned and executed manufacturing process changes to comply with new and updated legislation.

Production Manager at Saudi Sandwich Panel Factory, SPF
  • Saudi Arabia
  • September 1999 to June 2002

Analyzing factory systems on periodical bases for making the proper evaluation which helps in monitoring, controlling & direction for the factory staff and systems.
•Play the role of customer relationship manager (CRM), and Sales manager (Local/ External) -Play the role of the technical manager in improving or modification of formulas in my field in cutting down costs and improving profits margins and improving functionality.
•Putting down strategic goals and plans for the company in addition sharing the responsibility with department's managers in putting down tactical goals to achieve the strategic goals.
•Reviewed production orders to determine types, quantities, variations, specifications and proposed material resources to complete assignments.
•Created workforce planning and development models to inform quarterly scheduling and processes.
•Implemented root cause and corrective actions to remove production constraints and improve product quality.
•Operated all equipment throughout manufacturing process to back-fill.
•Established and maintained clear production procedures, job roles and quality assurance guidelines.
•Enforced culture of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement while providing operational leadership.
•Developed measures to improve production methods, equipment performance and quality.
•Monitored manufacturing variances to achieve quality improvement while resolving product process and equipment problems.
•Conducted market research and reviewed production and sales costs.
•Trained, developed and counselor employees to develop high-performing team.
•HR responsibilities in hiring, training, evaluation, promoting, and putting career paths for employees.
•Production, Maintenance, Warehousing, Purchasing, Sales, and Quality planning and management responsibilities.

Production Manager at Al Nejma Bulk Pharmaceutical Co
  • Jordan
  • May 1996 to August 1999

Production, Maintenance, Warehousing, Purchasing, Sales, and Quality planning and management responsibilities.
•Working in production of bulk fine chemicals products (Oral, Sterile, Intermediate) -Process design for the formulas that is transferred form lab scale to production scale -Operation of Different types of unit Operations Cleaning, Sanitation, Reaction, Crystallization, Filtration, Drying, and filling of powder products.
•Working in the field of environment protection and prevention of pollution by meaning of utilizing solvent recovery system, vacuum systems, condensation, and absorption by meaning of cheap materials such as water.
•HR responsibilities in hiring, training, evaluation, promoting, and putting career paths for production employees.
•Trained, developed and counselor employees to develop high-performing team.
•Developed measures to improve production methods, equipment performance and quality.
•Led production processes, including machine and plant activities and human resource management to achieve positive results.
•Maintained and enforced safe and clean working environment.

Production Engineer at Al Nejma Bulk Pharmaceutical Co
  • Jordan
  • October 1994 to May 1996

I have been involved heavily in the construction of the plant from different point views (Civil, mechanical, electrical, chemical) engineering.
•I've been involved and part of the design team working on selection of plant equipment.
•Involved heavily in inspection installation &commissioning of all equipment & systems in the Plant.
•Representing the owner in finalizing the project submission and checking performance of the Plant according to the design specs -Involved on the preparation of process trials and commercial production -Involved heavily in building clean & set trial rooms according to FDA & cGMPs requirements -Working in production of bulk fine chemicals products (Oral, Sterile, Intermediate).
•Improved manufacturing efficiency by managing KPIs, analyzing and planning work flow, space requirements and equipment layout.
•Performed regular inspections and testing of products and manufacturing, documented results and devised new methods to ensure robust production processes.
•Proactively developed and improved manufacturing and production processes to promote quality and reduce waste and costs.
•Identified and mitigated risks by undertaking specific risk assessments and implementing new policies and procedures to remedy weaknesses.
•Maintained high quality standards, adhering to regulatory and ISO requirements.
•Implemented prompt corrective action and provided engineering solutions to errors arising in designing and manufacturing processes.
•Regularly planned and organized maintenance of machinery and equipment.

Research Assistant at University of Jordan
  • Jordan
  • April 1994 to August 1994

Experiment Design for the project -Recover heavy metals form water by means of cheap materials like Zeolite, Clay, Olive residue.
•Preparation of experiments results in the form of graphs and tables, making the conclusions about the results and discussion of result with my instructor, and making the next period plans.
•Prepared graphs, spreadsheets and info graphics to share information and findings from research assignments.

Education

Master's degree, Industrial Engineering, Management
  • at University Of Jordan
  • January 2007

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Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering
  • at University Of Jordan
  • January 1994

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Specialties & Skills

Plant Operations
Financial Review
Chemical Engineering
Industrial Engineering
BUDGETING
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CONSULTING
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
FINANCIAL
HUMAN RESOURCES
MARKET RESEARCH
MARKETING
PURCHASING

Languages

Arabic
Native Speaker
English
Expert