Seif Awad, Product Specialist

Seif Awad

Product Specialist

Cisco Systems

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, MBA
Experience
18 years, 1 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 1 Months

Product Specialist at Cisco Systems
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since May 2013

Develop Cisco partner landscape to sell cloud networking solution
Involved with the Architecture heads for strategically selling digital network architecture
Set up the first distribution platform to resell Cisco cloud networking solution to partners
Set engagement model for partner and distributor
Customer engagement across public sector, enterprise and commercial segment to deliver value proposition of our cloud portfolio
Enable AM's to understand how to articulate Cisco value proposition of cloud networking
Align with architecture heads to accelerate and shift markets
Construct training modules to be delivered to focus partners and Disti
Deliver awareness sessions to the wider partner landscape

Achievements

•FY 2015 Cisco Sales Champion
•Feb 2014 Appreciation for outstanding performance
•FY 2014 Cisco Sales Champion

Sales Account Manager at SAP
  • Egypt
  • September 2011 to May 2013

Developed relationships with new and existing end-user customers and SAP partners
Attended weekly commit calls with the sales manager to review prior week’s numbers and forecast business for the coming weeks, months and quarters.
Developed territory and account plans.

Achievements

FY 2011 Achieved 300% Q4 ( SAP

Sales / Account Executive at Cisco Systems
  • Egypt
  • January 2010 to September 2011

Developed relationships with new and existing end-users and Cisco partners.
Developed territory and account plans.
Responsible for achieving quarterly and annual sales goals ( 2+ Million USD ).
Attended weekly commit calls to review prior week’s numbers and forecast business for the coming weeks, months and quarters.

Achievements

•FY 2011 Achieved 300% Q4 ( SAP )

Business Development Officer at Nile Capital
  • Egypt
  • January 2009 to January 2010

Helped drive the evolution of company's business plan and funds strategy.
Lead role in fund development and structuring.
Assisted in structuring and negotiating deal terms.
Analysis and break down of potential deal flow.

Consultant at PricewaterHouseCoopers
  • Egypt
  • December 2007 to December 2008

Applied PwC’s tools and knowledge base for benchmarking to strategically identify the existing gaps.
Identified business improvement opportunities and presented solutions to customers
Created authority matrices aligned with the company’s structure and policies.
Prepared proposals and created engagement budgets.

Relationship manager at Bayt.com
  • United Arab Emirates
  • November 2006 to July 2007

Acquired companies that have no significant revenue history with Bayt.com by selling Bayt.com’s recruitment products & services.
Determined customers' recruitment needs and prepared proposals to sell services that address these needs.
Provided online demonstrations to clients on Bayt.com in order to handle objections and convince customers to buy.

Broker at Prime Securities
  • Egypt
  • January 2005 to November 2005

Managed client accounts by trading on their behalf in the stock market

Education

Master's degree, MBA
  • at New York Institute of Technology
  • July 2007
High school or equivalent, Business Administration
  • at Arab Academy of Science & Technology Maritime
  • January 2005

Specialties & Skills

Customer Facing
Distributors
Channel Partners
Business Development
IT Sales
ARTICULATE
BENCHMARKING
BUDGETING
CONSULTING
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
INSIDE SALES
NETSCAPE ENTERPRISE SERVER

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
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