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Muhammad Khurram

Muhammad Khurram

Summary

High-achieving sales professional, with extensive B2B Sales & business development and channel management and key account management experience, involved in establishing & executing strategies to retain as well as expand the customer base to fulfill the Quarterly & yearly sales & profitability targets. Thrive on working under high-pressure atmosphere and recognized as the key performer for the company.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
5
5
Certification

Work History

Territory Sales Manager

Ansell Middle East
04.2022 - Current
  • Communicated regularly with territory, regional and strategic managers for daily support and strategic planning for accounts.
  • Offered new and existing customers profitable products to maintain strong territory-wide revenue.
  • Forecasted sales of $5.4 million and set successful policies to achieve sales objectives and related metrics within timeframe.
  • Established and maintained key accounts, expanding territory by $550K in 1 year.
  • Attracted new clientele and developed customer relationships by hosting product-focused events.
  • Focus top 15 accounts every quarter while devoting significant energy to prospecting new leads with 39% conversion rate.
  • Leveraged market knowledge to capitalize on emerging opportunities and maintain consistent growth rate at 10% or higher.

Senior Sales Specialist

Al Masaood Oil and Gas
01.2021 - 04.2022
  • Spearheaded sales teams to penetrate new target markets with different range of PPE products to achieve sales targets and organizational goals.
  • Managing ADNOC as key account and EPC contractors as PPE focal point.
  • Regularly monitored market and competitor behaviors, remaining ahead of PPE trends to offer best-possible service.
  • Managed pitching and presentations for diverse client base, closing high-value deals through expert persuasion and negotiation skills.
  • Sure-handed in creating value & position of company's products & services to ensure sales and profit growth.
  • Make and execute vertical and horizontal growth plan for each quarter.
  • Work with team to develop proposals that speaks to client's needs, concerns, and objectives.
  • Handle objections by clarifying, emphasizing agreements and working through differences to positive conclusion.
  • Keen planner with skills in conceptualizing & effectuating process initiatives to enhance overall efficiency of organization.
  • Resourcefully managed to a chieve FY21 sales target with 137% exceeding KPI growth target.

Sales Manager

Timberland PRO - A Brand of VF
01.2017 - 12.2020

• Evaluated and identified key partners for respective markets.

• Conducted regular visits to these regions; trained sales team and succeeded in winning multiple opportunities.

• Nurtured existing distributors in countries already present.

• Trained and supported their sales team to independently identify and propose apt products.

• Regular joint visits with distributors to large Oil and Gas end-users.

• Successfully maintain company proposed margins for every sale.

• Instrumental in having products specified with QHSE team and influencing key decision makers.

• Reassessed non-performing markets of UAE and Saudi Arabia and added new distributors.

• Oversaw and managed distributors across wide geographical region (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Egypt and Morocco).

• Biannual presentation to senior management in New Hampshire, USA highlighting regions forecast for next six months and successfully defending with facts and figures. • Trained and support their sales team to independently identify and propose products.

• Regular joint visits with distributors to large oil and gas end users.

• Build rapport with major clients for registration of brand in Oil and Gas sector.

• Instrumental in having products specified with QHSE team and influencing key decision makers

• Arranged regional educational workshops in tandem with distributors for HSE and other influencers.

• All opportunities and leads regularly updated on SalesForce.com - Customer Success Platform used to track distributor's opportunities and sales pipeline.

• Increased sales by an average of 17%, consistently exceeding KPI growth targets.

Sales Manager

Bulwark FR - A Brand of VF
03.2015 - 01.2017
  • Developing achievable business plans for Flame Resistance
  • Clothing (Bulwark) for a country & account level in the Middle East
  • In FY15 increased sales over FY14 by 27% by achieving $3.6 million in the assigned territory
  • And continue to grow it 9% FY16
  • Building strong partnerships between VF USA office, distributors, national oil & gas organizations, drilling/service companies, EPC contractors & electrical utilities companies
  • Companies list includes but not limited to below;
  • ADNOC Group of Companies, ADDC, DEWA
  • OMAN Oil Company, ORPIC, OXY Oman, Oman Gas Company
  • BP, Exxon, Total, Shell, Schlumberger, Halliburton and other EPC
  • Pre-registration and qualification of products for sales tenders, bids and proposals
  • Expand the distribution network by finding most active distributor in the specific territory
  • Monitoring the market & identifying gaps in current flame- resistant garment, general work wear & professional services uniform markets
  • Also keep an eye on competitor's activity and price points
  • Highlight opportunities and making monthly, quarterly and annual sales report in SALESFORCE.COM
  • Continuous analysis of current distribution partners to ensure that they are delivering best possible results within the territory
  • Training the distributors for new fabrics and technical specification
  • Give technical presentations to the end users on BULWARK FR products
  • Making accurate, rapid cost calculations, and providing customers with quotations and negotiating the terms of an agreement & closing sales
  • Setting up and monitoring regional exhibitions.

Sales Executive

FLOWTRONIX, PPE
04.2013 - 03.2015
  • Marketing & Sales of company's own manufactured and world's known brands of PPE (Personal Protection Equipment)
  • Increased FY13 and FY14 sales by average of 34%, consistently exceeding KPI growth targets of $1.6 Million
  • Managing distributors and industrial end users specially EPC contractors in allocated region by closely monitoring sales activities to ensure quarterly & yearly target achievement
  • Hands on Marketing Management style with expertise in: Client needs, Efficiency, Cutting edge solutions, Training, Protocols,
  • Registrations & Presentations following Policies & Procedures in providing effective Sales support
  • Exploring new clients and sale avenues
  • Interact with clients at senior level, engage, influence and manage various priorities within client business
  • Work closely with Marketing, Customer service, Logistics and
  • Finance department to serve customer in better way
  • Knowledge on Safety Management Practices, Technical
  • Knowledge on applicable Safety Standards/Norms (EN/ANSI) based on Industrial Personal Protective Equipment
  • Trained End Users on use of Personal Protective Equipment.

Brand Manager

BRITANNIA BISCUITS
08.2010 - 02.2013
  • Driving brand like Britannia, Nutro and Chiko by efficientplanning, developing and executing the nationwide promotion
  • BTL/ATL activities like media planning, consumer and tradepromotions, corporate events, exhibitions, road shows, PRactivities, retail merchandizing and brand activation
  • Drawing consumer's insights from direct consumer contact liketrade visit and store checks etc
  • Keeping strong liaison with other member of the brand team,
  • Sales personals, merchandisers, advertising agencies, outdoorsagencies, vendors and business units at different region etc
  • Coordinate with Research and Development department
  • Maintaining the Sales records
  • Planning of annual marketing budgets and its allocation todifferent regions or heads
  • Motivated team members to continuous improvement inpromoting and selling target products
  • Strategically planned and executed ATL and BTL campaigns todrive brand awareness.

Education

MBA - Sales And Marketing

NUML
Pakistan
06.2011

Certificate - Negotiation Dynamics

INSEAD
Abu Dhabi
11.2019

Skills

  • Price negotiation
  • Key account management
  • Qualifying leads
  • Cross-selling and Up-selling
  • Excellent Communication Skills
  • Business pipeline development
  • Revenue generation
  • Strategic Selling
  • Contract Negotiation
  • SalesForce

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)
Urdu
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Certification

  • Negotiation Dynamics , INSEAD - Nov 2019
  • Strategic Selling , Miller Heiman Group - July 2018
  • Sales: Closing Strategies , LinkedIn - June 2021
  • Sales Pipeline Management , LinkedIn - Sep 2021
  • Six Sigma - Green Belt , LinkedIn - Jan 2022

Timeline

Territory Sales Manager

Ansell Middle East
04.2022 - Current

Senior Sales Specialist

Al Masaood Oil and Gas
01.2021 - 04.2022

Sales Manager

Timberland PRO - A Brand of VF
01.2017 - 12.2020

Sales Manager

Bulwark FR - A Brand of VF
03.2015 - 01.2017

Sales Executive

FLOWTRONIX, PPE
04.2013 - 03.2015

Brand Manager

BRITANNIA BISCUITS
08.2010 - 02.2013

MBA - Sales And Marketing

NUML

Certificate - Negotiation Dynamics

INSEAD
Muhammad Khurram