salah aqqad, Regional Sales Manager

salah aqqad

Regional Sales Manager

MABANI STEEL LLC

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Bachelor's degree, Electronic And Electrical Engineering
Experience
9 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :9 years, 2 Months

Regional Sales Manager at MABANI STEEL LLC
  • Bahrain
  • April 2019 to April 2019

Restructured company operations in KSA and Bahrain; initiated key hires and staff training program
* Registered major accounts incl. @ Spark, Saudi Aramco, Maaden, Sabic
* Participated in major contracts including oil field supply @Spark 16000 MT of PEB Steel, plus major oil and
gas internationals like McDermottt, Baker Hughes, Halliburton; all high tonnage of PEB and HR
* Participating in Bahrain for major project Bahrain Exhibition Centre 14, 700 MT HR
* Participating in Al-Jouf, Al-Baha airport, and multiple airbases around the country for airplanes shelters
* Enter Neom projects starting by bidding on workers villages along Red sea area
* Hold weekly, monthly meetings with the team in each region to follow up status of each project.
* Achieving targets on monthly basis, measuring KPIs and customer satisfaction
* Developed and approved budget rolling forecasts and achieved 8% cost reductions and 12% YOY growth

VP at AIRLIQUIDE AL KHAFRA
  • April 2016 to March 2019

Commercial / KSA, Bahrain
* Overall P&L for KSA/Bahrain across all business units and segments. Managed 25+ sales associates across
multiple regions for legacy and new product market expansion. MENA strategic planning. Lean budgeting.
* Developed and expanded the gas business in all KSA regions and successfully led to the signing of long-
term contracts with major accounts such as Saudi Aramco, SABIC, and other oil and gas companies
* Set-up new Product line divisions in the Western and Southern region of KSA to expand the business and
increase bottom line income growth
* Delivered 89% RFC accuracy and over-delivered top and bottom line commitment for 2018 and 2019 YTD
o 4% external sales growth in 2018 vs. a target of 0.2%
o Improved EBIT % by 5 basis points through savings initiatives, cross-functional with logistics and
operations, restructuring and price adjustments
* Secured all government certifications for specialty trading as added value products through successful
negotiations and networking; resulting in significant profit margin increase and market-share capture
* Secured required approvals and qualifications for complete product lines from Aramco, SABIC, etc.

Managing Director at EXCEED INDUSTRIES
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • March 2010 to March 2016

Led the daily activities of the fiber division, built effective operations and 10-year strategic vision
* Process Improvements: increased operation efficiency by establishing a solid tracking system to monitor
material utilization and maintenance cycles.
* Cost Control: reduced costs by 10% by utilizing loss analysis and elimination tools vs. a target of 6%.
* Capacity Planning: introduced and developed process reliability glide paths to increase capacity utilization
for all manufacturing plants to meet the demand growth projections.
* International Sourcing: value-add products for trading by introducing international sources in Fiber sector.
* Business Development: upgraded division business units (Exeed Geotextile, Exeed Glass wool, Emirates
Bags Factory, Emirates Filament Factory); reduced manufacturing down-time; grew employee productivity
* Agile Manufacturing: Built operational strategies, capabilities, capacities and resources management
systems to establish flexible, reliable and agile manufacturing units to adapt to changing business needs
and to meet competitive challenges from global market participants

Education

Bachelor's degree, Electronic And Electrical Engineering
  • at University Of Bolton
  • June 1981

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Specialties & Skills

Manufacturing Companies
Oilfield Services
Consultancy
Manufacturing Operations
Business Development
LEADERSHIP
NETWORKING
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS PLANS
MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
STRATEGIC
BUDGETING
marketing
team leadership
team management
procurement
supply chain management
operation
negotiation
problem solving

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

industrial safety (Training)
Training Institute:
king fahad university
Date Attended:
June 2008
Duration:
76 hours

Hobbies

  • renewable energy projects
    took major part in preparation of feasibility studies of renewable energy projects and projects managment plus working on fundraising techniques