Zulfiqar Ahmed, Senior Medical Representative

Zulfiqar Ahmed

Senior Medical Representative

Kordels Advanced Nutrition

Location
United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
Education
Diploma, Marketing Communication Dev, Supervision, Entreprenureship, Global Understanding, Sales Principal
Experience
21 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :21 years, 2 Months

Senior Medical Representative at Kordels Advanced Nutrition
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2013

• Responsible to develop and increase company business at key accounts; Medshop, Julphar and Medseven and potential hospitals
• Responsible to keep good relations with hospital Marketing Department, administration, chief pharmacist for product listing and availability
• Finding opportunities to participate in different medical educational or family health programs to present company
• Arranging product presentations and CME programs
• Keeping any eye on competitor activities and making monthly report on competitor activities and submitting product and Marketing Manager
• Keeping strong follow up on promotional campaigns and measuring outcome of activities
• Solving problems of customers and providing support if they required
• Evaluating the business coming from key accounts on monthly and quarterly basis and making plans to correct the deviation

Medical Representative at Sona Pharmaceutical
  • United Arab Emirates - Sharjah
  • November 2011 to December 2012
Scientific Promotion Officer at Merck
  • Pakistan - Peshawar
  • May 2004 to June 2010

• Promoting Nutrition & Infection group products to doctors
• Implementing successfully plan of action and strategies of the Company
• Identify and solicit potential customers
• Competitive strategies formulation to address competition
• Arranging and delivering presentation on products and diseases to doctors
• Staying informed of the health services in particular area
• Regularly attending company meetings, presentations and briefings

Territory Manager at Abbott Laboratories
  • Pakistan - Peshawar
  • August 2001 to March 2004

• Promoted Klacid, Enoxacin, Pipemedic Acid, Vitamins and Minerals, anti inflamatory to doctors
• Also worked in paediatric nutrition and promoted Pediasure, Similac, Isomil, Sensimil, Pedialyte and vitamins for kids
• Identify and solicit potential customers
• Product informational sessions and presentations to doctors and pharmacist
• Giving product presentation to doctors about feature and benefits of the product
• Regularly attending revitalization meetings quarterly to keep product product knowledge up to date
• Implementing successfully all company promotional campaigns

Education

Diploma, Marketing Communication Dev, Supervision, Entreprenureship, Global Understanding, Sales Principal
  • at Fox Valley Technical College WI-USA
  • May 2011

I also worked as volunteer at Babes Help Center, Saint Joseph Food Pantry, and Salvation Army at Appleton WI USA. My area of responsibilities were accounts, administration and working on Microsoft office word and excel sheets and replying to official emails.

Master's degree, Public and Int.Law,Strategic Studies,Int. Politics of Middle East,
  • at Peshawar University
  • January 2010
Master's degree, Marketing,Accounts,HR,Management, Business Research, Marketing Research
  • at Allama Iqbal Open University
  • June 2009

I did MBA Marketing and studied Principles of Marketing, Marketing Management, International Marketing, Accounting, Cost and Management Accounting, Financial Accounting, Human Resource Management, Economics, Business Communication, Project Management etc during my two years regular MBA studies.

Specialties & Skills

Marketing Mix
Product Planning
Marketing Communications
Sales Campaigns
Planning and leadership skills
Quick learner
Good interpersonal and cross cultural skills
Market Planning
Market Research
Marketing Communications
Public Relations
Product Development

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Expert
Pushto
Expert

Training and Certifications

Techniques of Persuasive Selling (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2004
Valid Until:
February 2004
Sales Training Course (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2001
Valid Until:
September 2001
Product and Selling Skills Training (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2004
Valid Until:
September 2004

Hobbies

  • Reading, Current Affairs, Long Drive, Hiking, Music