Saleem Ali, LIGHTING CONSULTANT

Saleem Ali

LIGHTING CONSULTANT

TechnoQ

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Bachelor's degree, Electronics & Telecommunication
Experience
14 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :14 years, 11 Months

LIGHTING CONSULTANT at TechnoQ
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since December 2019

• Delivery of the business plan for the company
• Maintain & build relationship with Contractors, Consultants, Architects and end clients at the senior level to create business opportunities.
• Key account management, end to end Sales, building Customer Relationship, specifying
products through lighting designers/consultants
• Achieve sales & profitability targets.
• Identify/ Create new commercial opportunities leveraging deep understanding of the market key players.
• Support on creation of new leads, conversion of the leads in accounts
• Liaise with other functional and departmental heads so as to understand all necessary aspects and needs of deliverables, and to ensure they are fully informed of departmental objectives, purpose and achievements.

• New Product Brand introduction to the existing market New market identification and development, Brand development, Product positioning strategy

• Regular site visits, extensively work with project consultant/managers and the site engineers
• Negotiates prices, deliveries, specification with customers.
• Keep Manager, CEO and shareholders closely informed of project progress, issues and support required dimensions.

Sales Engineer at Jaidah Electricals
  • Qatar - Doha
  • July 2018 to October 2019

Achieve sales & profitability targets.
* Identify/ Create new commercial opportunities leveraging deep understanding of the
market key players.
* Develop the Company Image and awareness in the market as a lighting solution provider.
* Support on creation of new leads, conversion of the leads in accounts
* Liaise with other functional and departmental heads so as to understand all necessary
aspects and needs of deliverables, and to ensure they are fully informed of departmental
objectives, purpose and achievements.
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* Responsible for departmental CRM & SAP activities
* New Product Brand introduction to the existing market New market identification and
development, Brand development, Product positioning strategy
* Managing all aspects of procurement process including ongoing supplier payments
* Key account management, end to end Sales, building Customer Relationship, specifying
products through lighting designers/consultants
* Technically supporting the site, getting approvals and ensuring proper installation on
projects.
* Regular site visits, extensively work with project consultant/managers and the site
engineers
* Negotiates prices, deliveries, specification with customers.
* Coordinates with warehouse and customer on the progress of orders and deliveries
* Payment Follow ups.
Light fixtures brand handled: Osram, LEDVANCE, Thorn, Zumtobel, ACDC (UK), Flos (

Projects Sales Engineer at MOHSIN HAIDER DARWISH LLC
  • Oman - Muscat
  • May 2015 to July 2018

Initiated Sales of Luminaires (Projects) and Overall Business Development for a new
Lighting Division set-up for Oman in 2015 from the ground up with a team comprising of
only 2 members
* Developed the Company Image and awareness in the market as a lighting solution
provider. Generate sales in the lighting projects department and responsible for all aspects
of organizational development and goals
* Complete marketing research for each market to develop suitable business development
plans & Identification of strategic partners for possible joint ventures.
* Managing all aspects of procurement process including ongoing supplier payments
* Key account management, end to end Sales, building Customer Relationship, specifying
products through lighting designers/consultants
* Technically supporting the site, getting approvals and ensuring proper installation on
projects.
* Regular site visits, extensively work with project consultant/managers and the site
engineers
* Responsible for achieving agreed sales targets.
* Coordinates with warehouse and customer on the progress of orders and deliveries

Project Engineer Electrical at RDK INTERNATIONAL
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2012 to May 2015
LIGHTING ENGINEER at RDK INTERNATIONAL
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2012 to May 2015

Technically supporting the site, getting approvals and ensuring proper installation on
projects.
* Regular site visits, extensively work with project consultant/managers and the site
engineers
* Negotiates prices, deliveries, specification with customers.
* Coordinates with warehouse and customer on the progress of orders and deliveries
* Payment Follow ups.

RF ENGINEER at NOKIA
  • India
  • May 2011 to September 2011

Installation and Commissioning of

Technical Support Representative at IDEAL SYSTEMS
  • United Arab Emirates
  • June 2008 to April 2011

Provided support to the sales team, ensuring all sales and service objectives were met.
* Responsible for customer service in the digital equipment division, duties included
answering customer queries, problem solving and providing detailed information on new
products.
* Worked with new customers in the development of new accounts and the implementation of
new systems.
* Assisted in the development of new policies and procedures.
* Assisted in the training of new customer service representatives and associates.
* Performed market research surveys on customer needs and requirements.
* Prepared weekly sales reports for the sales team and sales management.
* Generated repeat business through successful client follow-up.
* developing fresh strategies for accelerating the sales of the company

Education

Bachelor's degree, Electronics & Telecommunication
  • at PES Institute of Technology BangaloreVisvesvaraya Technological University
  • September 2019

courses: LED Training from TRIDONIC * TELECOM TRAINING at SIMTECH PVT LTD, Bangalore * CISCO CERTIFIED NETWORK ASSOCIATE (CCNA) from TOPGUN TECHNOLOGIES, Bangalore

Specialties & Skills

International Business Experience
Customer Interaction Management
Pre sales Technical Support
Sales Representatives
CONSULTING
LIGHTING
PROGRESS
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
AUTOCAD
BRAND MANAGEMENT
CONVERSION

Languages

Arabic
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English
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Hindi
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Urdu
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