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Yusuf Kamal, Founder And Managing Director

Yusuf Kamal

Founder And Managing Director·Gears General Trading

Bahrain

Bachelor's degree, Business Information Systems

Work experience

Total years of experience: 23 years, 0 months

Founder And Managing Director

August 2016 - Present

Gears General Trading

Manama, Bahrain

August 2016 - Present

 Executing building construction and maintenance projects

 Acquired distribution rights and carried out multi-channel marketing for a mechanical Lubricants Brand made in UAE for Bahrain and Saudi markets

 Restoration, modification and trade of cars and yachts

 Building & maintaining business relations with key stakeholders, suppliers, media and end-users

 Warehouse management

Company industry:
Trading & Commodity Trading
Job role:
Management

Board Representative

December 2014 - Present

Gulf Acid Industries

Manama, Bahrain

December 2014 - Present

 Briefing board members on the market and business status

 Stationed as a link between the board and staff

 Maintaining and building relationships with key accounts

Company industry:
Petrochemicals & Refined Petroleum Products Manufacture
Job role:
Management

Sales Operations Manager

January 2011 - Present

Gulf Readymix

Manama, Bahrain

January 2011 - Present

Duties & Responsibilities:

 Spearheading daily sales operations from; customer acquisition, sales pitch, customer service & payments collection

 Insuring HSE procedure material dispatch and customer satisfaction as per ISO standards

 Responsible for developing, executing and tracking Marketing plan & budget towards achieving business objectives

 Oversee raw material supply, production and equipment functionality

 Managing staff relations in terms of recruitment, performance evaluation and handling individual matters

 Reporting to General Manager



Achievements:

 Contributed in the development of multiple major real-estate and infrastructure projects in the Kingdom of Bahrain

 Participated in installing and running a new cement blocks factory

 Established a sales department; recruited sales team, acquired new customers and leveraged sales by around 30% on the first year, 50% by the second year and growing further year after year

 Adjusted staff wages 20% to 50% and applied target bonus schemes which resulted in an increase in productivity

 Launched a new corporate identity and introduced print and digital advertising for the first time in the company

 Lead the team to acquiring the ISO9001:2015 certification, renewals and application process

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Management

Senior Sales & Marketing Executive

January 2009 - December 2010

Global Aviation Services

Manama, Bahrain

January 2009 - December 2010

Duties & Responsibilities:

 Conducting marketing plan and budget in lieu with corporate objectives aiming to deliver against brand equity

 Client Relationship Management (Commercial Aviation, Royalty/Private, Military & MRO’s) aiming to meet certain KPI’s

 Factoring prices & preparing paperwork to stimulate maintenance contract management agreements and tender bids

 Representing the company by attending to press inquiries and trade events

 Drafting the company’s literature English/Arabic and distribution to international media

 Recruiting and instructing an advertising agency to create marketing material

 Performing market intelligence and maintaining client data on a basic personal developed CRM system

 Recruiting an ICT support vendor for immediate trouble shooting and upgrades as well as website development

 Reporting to Vice President Marketing, Sales & Services

Achievements:

 Joined on the first year of operations and acquired first hand customers

 Made first public appearance for the company in an international exhibition which was the 2009 Dubai Air show

 Closed the highest value deal within the team which was a set of landing gear for a Boeing 767

 Played a vital role in acquiring brands franchising rights for the company

Company industry:
Distribution, Supply Chain & Logistics
Job role:
Marketing and PR

Marketing & PR Executive

May 2006 - December 2008

Credimax

Manama, Bahrain

May 2006 - December 2008

Duties & Responsibilities:

 Developing & Executing annual marketing plan & budget; strategically aiming towards customer acquisition, card utilization and launching new products

 Establish joint venture campaigns with retailers; aiming to drive business to point of sale by using the credit card

 Working along advertising agencies & print press to produce content for promotional material

 Distributing written and verbal press releases Arabic/English for external and internal publications

 Seeking and participating in corporate social responsibility opportunities

 Managing multiple promotional events and press conferences

 Reporting to Head of Business Development Unit

Achievements:

 Launched the largest prizes campaign in Bahrain in 2008

 Held a major role launching sharia complaint card, corporate card, black platinum card (VVIP) & new cards design

 Worked on producing TV and radio commercials and made first appearance on social media

 Optimized the website and turned it into an interactive instrument serving each department’s objective

 Collectively achieving the highest net profits since the company’s inception during my tenure

Company industry:
Financial Services
Job role:
Marketing and PR

Sales Intern

June 2003 - April 2006

Gulf Readymix

Manama, Bahrain

June 2003 - April 2006

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Sales

Education

AMA International University

August 2007

August 2007

Bachelor's degree, Business Information Systems

Bahrain

Naseem International School

June 2003

June 2003

High school or equivalent, International High School Diploma

Bahrain

- Award of best business project at Business Management - 5x Science Fair participation award - 3x Marathon team participation award as team leader -5x School football team participation award -1x Bahrain Schools football tournament champions -Multiple participation award in school orchestra -3x Beach clean up participation awards.

Skills

Marketing Management
Expert
Marketing Management
Expert
Business Management
Expert
Business Management
Expert
Corporate Communications
Expert
Corporate Communications
Expert
Sales Management
Expert
Sales Management
Expert
Business Development
Expert
Business Development
Expert
MS Office
Expert
MS Office
Expert
Office administration
Expert
Office administration
Expert
Anti Money Laundering
Intermediate
Anti Money Laundering
Intermediate
Copywriting
Expert
Copywriting
Expert
Social Media
Expert
Social Media
Expert
boats/cars restoration & modification
Intermediate
boats/cars restoration & modification
Intermediate
Budgeting
Expert
Budgeting
Expert
Team Building
Expert
Team Building
Expert
Sales & Marketing
Expert
Sales & Marketing
Expert
Warehouse management
Intermediate
Warehouse management
Intermediate
Investment
Intermediate
Investment
Intermediate
Operating forklift
Expert
Operating forklift
Expert
Research & Intelligence
Expert
Research & Intelligence
Expert
Procurement
Expert
Procurement
Expert
Retail Banking Operations
Intermediate
Retail Banking Operations
Intermediate
Customer service
Expert
Customer service
Expert
Building Construction Management
Intermediate
Building Construction Management
Intermediate
Facility management
Intermediate
Facility management
Intermediate
Government relations
Expert
Government relations
Expert
Strategic planning
Expert
Strategic planning
Expert
Team Work
Expert
Team Work
Expert
Business start-up
Expert
Business start-up
Expert
Project/Event/Crises Management
Expert
Project/Event/Crises Management
Expert
following protocols
Expert
following protocols
Expert
book keeping
Intermediate
book keeping
Intermediate
Power boat handling
Expert
Power boat handling
Expert
Supply chain management
Intermediate
Supply chain management
Intermediate
photography
Beginner
photography
Beginner
Marketing Management
Expert
Marketing Management
Expert
Relationship Marketing
Expert
Relationship Marketing
Expert
Advertising Campaign Management
Expert
Advertising Campaign Management
Expert
Banking Services
Expert
Banking Services
Expert
Business Development
Expert
Business Development
Expert

Languages

Arabic

Expert

English

Expert

Hindi

Beginner

Memberships

Royal Yachting Association (UK)

Powerboat Handling Level 2

November 2022

Hobbies and interests

Working out
Traveling
Reading
Motor Sports
Water Sports