Saad Maqsood, Business Manager

Saad Maqsood

Business Manager

Family Group of Companies.

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, MBA
Experience
19 years, 6 Months

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Total years of experience :19 years, 6 Months

Business Manager at Family Group of Companies.
  • United Arab Emirates - Al Ain
  • My current job since July 2012

* Managing sales with project takings of AED100M+/annum.
* Manage staff, delegate responsibilities, review jobs with support
of 24 staff, 3 Sales Managers & Assistants.
* Review performance of Sales Managers in areas of Sales, KPIs,
Stock & Supply management.
* Establish and evaluate client’s requirements and contracts.
* Evaluate sales teams in comparison with their capability,
production & customer service.
* Personally Meet and look after over 2000 Trade customers to
establish their needs.
* Review the performance of staff on daily & weekly basis.
* Train and Coach staff to achieve the targets & Business
Development Goals.
* Generation of Management Information System (MIS) with
ERPs, OAS support & EPC integration.
* Risk Assessments for new projects & negotiate contracts.
* Establish departmental policies, objectives & procedures.
* Create, manage and analyse performance data
* Review continually planned capacity and capability.
* Ensure compliance to all HSE Objectives.
* Producing Manuals to define the Business Operation
* Coordinate with other Dep. Heads e.g. IT, Financial, Facilities,
Technical, Project, Factory, Quality, EHS & HR Manager.
* Regular Assessment of Operations, Legitimacy & Compliance
with instructions of Directors Board, Gov. Norms & ISO.
* Conduct training session as per Planning Process & Various
Strategies made by collaboration of all stake holders.
* Participate in evaluation meetings on & brief management of
Progress & present proposals where necessary.
Achievements:
* Increase of sale by 1.5%, 13% & 21% in 2013, 2014 & 2015
respectively and 12% to 2015 Budget(Comparison to 2012).
* Minimise the stock losses reducing them to AED 17000
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Operations Manager at Topps Tiles Plc. U.K
  • United Kingdom - London
  • February 2010 to June 2012

Responsibilities:
Operations:
• Create, Update & Review Planning, Sales, Purchase & Operational Procedures.
• Establish departmental policies, Set goals & objectives and review performance.
• Producing Manuals to define the Business Operation.
• Regular Observation of stock market and affecting factors.
• Locate, Evaluate, Purchase, Trail and Launch Products.
• Visit 250 stores once a Year and devise Central Marketing Layout & Occasional POS.
• Present & implement Procedures to increase Market Share and Improvement of Assets.
• Briefings to Shareholders by Monthly Circular and Quarterly meetings.
Development:
• Establish Charter & Plan to configure ERP for all Business Aspects & Review Methodology.
• Coordinate between Administrators of Network, Operating Systems, Database & ERP in light of recommendations from Functional & Technical Consultants, Business Analyst & IT
• Complete analysis of Operations & Development of respective modules i.e.

 Planning Resources
 Procurement Module
 Internal Purchase Module
 Warehouse & Assets Management
 HR Module
 IT Control Module
 Supply Chain Module
 Sales & CR Module
 Marketing Module
 Manufacturing Module
 Payroll Module
 Stock Take Module
 Auditors Module
 Accounts Module
 Training Module

• Generation of SKU Numbering Software integrated with New ERP
• Migration of Existing Database to New Oracle Based Database.
• Amendment of Procedures to improve Operations and Close Software Gaps(Customization).
Achievements
• Successful implementation of ERP enabled us to;
o Control Operational Difficulties & Lower Costs
o Standardize Business Operations with Major Quality Certifications.
o Generate Quality Data for Improved Real Time Reporting & Analytics.
o Improve Supply Chain Management & Buying Model.
o Reduce Complexities & Regulate Compliances.
o Accelerate Sales & Manage Customer Relations.
o Make Better Decisions at Critical Stages e.g. Manufacturing, Stock etc.
o Automate Business process e.g. Invoicing, Purchasing, Servicing, Payroll etc.
Various integrated Modules were divided into sub-Modules & allotted with relevant levels of ERP Access.
• Train 1, 150 members of Sales Staff online to achieve equilibrium throughout Company.
• Customized access to all employees, Management & major Shareholders.
• Centralized Merchandizing with unique Top Look all over the Country Stores.
• Automated Suggested stocks, Add on items (KPIs), Computerized Performance Reviews.
• Suggested and Obtained approval of Facilities for Staff.
• Contracted Large Business & Contractors to Promote & Exclusively Supply our Brand.
All resulting in:
• Improved Sales of 103% & 117% compared to last year which was 6% down from previous year.

Store Manager at Topps Tiles Plc. U.K.
  • United Kingdom - London
  • April 2008 to February 2010

Responsibilities:
• Manage a store with project takings of £12.5 million per Annum with a staff of 22 Sales Advisors, 2 Senior Advisor, 1 Assistant Store Managers and a trainee Store Manager.
• Train fellow Store Managers in areas of Construction, Contracts and Audit.
• Make sure that Construction team is at its best in production & customer service.
• Provide Technical Solutions in the process of tenders and Execution of projects.
• Meeting and looking after over 2000 Trade customers and retaining their custom.
• Meet vendors to get the best possible feedback which helps to establish their needs.
• Review the performance of staff on weekly, Periodic and Quarterly basis.
• Train and Coach staff to achieve the targets and guide towards career development.
• Planning and implementing Business Development Strategies & Plans for future business.
• Achievements:
• Increase the sales by 19% to Like for Like and 12% to Budget.
• Achieve KPIs target exceeding by 46%.
• Minimise the stock losses to £1700(0.014%) compared to previously up to £22, 000.
• Take customer service level at 92% as compare to the previous at 68%.
• Achieve 100% Audit for a whole year (4 Quarters in a row).

Business Manager at Pizza Hut Plc
  • United Kingdom - London
  • November 2006 to April 2008

* Managing the restaurant with budget of £3 Million per year and an area of 22sq miles.
* Managing a team of 29 members of staff and 2 deputy manager.
* Maintaining the high standards of Customer Service.
* Train & coach team in accordance with new products/promotions & keep staff motivated.
* Health & safety checks on daily basis.
* Appropriate ordering and making sure products on the shelves are up to date.
* Making sure production of the orders is in time.
* Maintaining the high standards of hygiene.
Achievements:
* Achieve the best customer service prize in the area
* Achieve 96% CER checks by company
* Increase sales by 6% as per last year
* Reduced 3.9% on overheads as allocated in budget

Sales Manager at Pizza Hut Plc. U.K.
  • United Kingdom - London
  • October 2005 to November 2006

Customer Relations & Management

Sales Supervisor at First Choice Motors
  • United Kingdom - London
  • July 2005 to September 2005

Customer Relations & Sales

Sales Advisor at First Choice Motors
  • United Kingdom - London
  • November 2004 to July 2005

Customer Relations & Sales

Education

Master's degree, MBA
  • at University of Wales (Prifysgol Cymru)
  • January 2010

International Management

Diploma, Retail Sales
  • at BTEC
  • January 2008

By Employer “Topps Tiles”

Diploma, Business Management
  • at EDEXCEL
  • August 2006

Level 7 Post Graduate Qualification

Diploma, Business Operations
  • at London Institute of Management Studies
  • April 2005

Operational understanding of Business

Specialties & Skills

Joint Ventures
Human Resources
Customer Relations
Operational Strategies
Sales Management
BUDGETING
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
COACHING
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
CUSTOMER SERVICE
MANAGEMENT
MICROSOFT WINDOWS 2000
MICROSOFT WINDOWS 98

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate
Hindi
Expert
Pushto
Intermediate
Punjabi
Native Speaker
Urdu
Native Speaker