Waqar Ahmad, Incharge Marketing & Business Development

Waqar Ahmad

Incharge Marketing & Business Development

Olayan Descon Industrial Company Limited

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
Experience
23 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :23 years, 0 Months

Incharge Marketing & Business Development at Olayan Descon Industrial Company Limited
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • My current job since October 2009

Responsibilities:
- Marketing & Business Development of EPC Projects, Construction Works and Storage Tanks, Spheres in Oil & Gas Sector
- Gathering information on potential projects
- Short-listing the opportunities based on company strengths, available resources, and competition information
- Pre-qualification with Owner Companies for EPC Projects
- Pre-qualifications with EPC Contractor for Construction and Storage Tanks Business
- Coordination between Proposal Team and the client for technical clarifications
- Supporting the Proposal Team to prepare a competitive and technically compliant proposal
- Gathering Business Intelligence and preparing a strategy to win the project

Achievements:
- Secured First Spheres job for Olayan Descon.
- Started EPC business at Olayan Descon.
- Secures first EPC project worth USD 50+ Million for the company
- Pre-qualified successfully for various EPC Projects with Saudi Aramco, Sadara Chemical Company (JV of Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemicals), SEC.
- Successful bidding to various EPC projects in the Kingdom
- Special emphasis in Less Process intensive EPC projects e.g Storage Tank Farms
- Updated information on the Projects Markets of KSA
- Pre-qualified company on various projects for the Construction Business and Storage Tanks Business as a subcontractor of EPC Contractor
- Secures Construction Works Contract worth USD 25 Million on a Saudi Aramco Project
- Secures various Storage Tanks Business jobs worth millions of USD from Saudi Aramco, SABIC as well as SEC Projects
- Have good working relationships with various EPC companies like Tecnicas Reunidas, Saipem, JGC, Hyundai, KBR, Technip, Worley Parsons, FLUOR, SNC Lavalin, Bectel, Fives Solios

Key Account Manager at CATTERPILLAR - Allied Engineering & Services Limited
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • October 2008 to October 2009

Responsibilities:
- Business Development related to Project Sales to Corporate clients
- Market information on upcoming projects
- Forcasting the Sales Revenue
- Decision on Inventory items based on the information on upcoming projects
- Specifications incorporation in clients’ ITB through close contact with Consultant and end user
- Proposal preparation and submission to client
- Business Intelligence Gathering to increase chances of winning
- Technical Clarifications as well as Commercial Negotiations
- Contract terms negotiations and Signing the contract

Achievements:
- Won record business in the year 2009 for Catterpillar Gensets in Pakistan
- Negotiated and Signed contract worth PKR 200 Million for the supply and installation of 235 Gensets
- Negotiated and Signed contract worth PKR 70 Million for the supply and installation of 06 Nos Catterpillar Generators of 810 KVA each
- Negotiated and signed contract worth PKR 100 Million for the supply and installation of 110 Nos. Genset
- Attain Catterpillar, USA certification for a “Certified Sales Representative”

Deputy Manager Sales at KSB Pumps Company Limited
  • Pakistan - Rawalpindi
  • July 2004 to September 2008

Responsibilities:
- Develop Sales leads
- Qualify Sales leads and turn them into inquiry
- Close working with Consultants on new projects to incorporate KSB Pumps specifications in BOQ then dealing with contractor to materialize the sale
- Selection and sizing of pumps to meet the service and application requirements of project
- Participation into public tenders (B2G Sales)
- Visit Customer to held Technical and Commercial Meetings
- Technical and Commercial Proposal Preparation
- Key Account Management with potential customers that includes, Process Plants, Cement Plants, Refineries and Oil & Gas Facilities.

Achievements:
- Generated significant revenues for KSB Pumps
- Developed many new customers
- Launched new KSB Pumps models in Pakistan market

Project Engineer at Bahawalpur Engineering Limited
  • Pakistan - Islamabad
  • June 2001 to July 2004

Responsibilities:
- Development of Engineering design, Calculations and specifications
- Cost Estimates, Manufacturability Analysis
- Engineering Drawings preparation
- Preparation of BOQ

Achievements:
- Worked in the Engineering department
- Develop knowledge about various standards
- Hands on experience in engineering softwares
- Learned team management skills

Education

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at Gulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences & Technology
  • May 2001
Diploma, Pre - Engineering
  • at Govt. Gordon College
  • August 1997
High school or equivalent, Science
  • at Govt. High School
  • August 1995

Specialties & Skills

Gathering
Installation
Preparation
Science
Technical Sales
Strategic Alliances development
Key Account Management
Business Development in Gulf

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

“Performance Management Process Training” Hassanabdal, Punjab, Pakistan (Training)
Training Institute:
KSB Pumps
Date Attended:
January 2008
Duration:
8 hours
“Technical Sales Training”, (Training)
Training Institute:
Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Date Attended:
May 2005
Duration:
16 hours
Managing Tenders, Specifications & Contracts (Training)
Training Institute:
GLOMACS, Dubai
Date Attended:
April 2010
Duration:
40 hours
“Advanced Sales Development” Training, (Training)
Training Institute:
Antalya, TURKEY
Date Attended:
July 2004
Duration:
40 hours
Ethylene Plant Revamp Conference, Bahrain (Training)
Training Institute:
Org. by LINDE GROUP, Germany
Date Attended:
August 2010
Duration:
16 hours
OHSAS 18001:2007 Lead Auditor Training Course (Training)
Training Institute:
NIGEL BAUER & Associates
Date Attended:
November 2013
Duration:
40 hours
Supplier Excellence Program for Nuclear Power Plants (Silver Level) (Training)
Training Institute:
AREVA / EDF
Date Attended:
September 2013
Duration:
16 hours
“Think Big” Team Building Exercise, Rohtas Fort, Pakistan (Training)
Training Institute:
KSB Pumps
Date Attended:
January 2008
Duration:
16 hours