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Sara Zaky

Sara Zaky

Dubai,United Arab Emirates

Summary

Working in the field of Chemicals and Petrochemical products over the past 14 years between Market Intelligence and trading. Since 2014 I have been assigned the position of Chief Representative officer ME and Africa where I have been running the operation through Egypt office with main focus on sales and developing new business opportunities in the region. Moving to Dubai in March 2022, I have joined Qonexa Industries as Sales Director for Polymer Sales trading

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work history

Sales Director

Qonexa Industries LLC
04.2022 - Current
  • Responsible for Sourcing raw materials from UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Turkey
  • Design company's sales plan (Local and overseas)
  • Manage whole sales cycle across African market (Main markets includes Egypt, Libya, Algeria and Morocco)
  • Supervise recycled materials sales from Qonexa Industries FZE facility across ME, UK and Europe

Chief Representative officer

ChemOrbis Elektronik Pazaryeri A.Ş.
Cairo, Egypt
04.2013 - 03.2022
  • Running ME and Africa's operation through Egypt Office including
  • Managing three main teams (Sales, Market Intelligence, and Translation)
  • Setting and Executing sales budget
  • Planning and executing sales campaigns
  • Regional expanding
  • Events and conferences planning and management in ME and Africa
  • HR duties
  • Office finance managements

Business Development Manager ME and Africa

ChemOrbis Elektronik Pazaryeri A.Ş.
Cairo, Egypt
11.2013 - 04.2014

• Managing and leading ChemOrbis Egypt Sales Team to achieve sales targets,
• Motivating team to hit target
• Training employees
• Pursuing new areas and opportunities to grow ChemOrbis member base and sales in Africa, GCC countries and Iran

Business Development Manager

OCI Corporation
Cairo, Egypt
02.2013 - 10.2013
  • Identifying business opportunities in Plastics, and Chemical industry (mainly for paint sector)
  • Develop business in new markets (UAE, Libya, Tunisia, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa)
  • Assigning agents (Tunisia, Kenya and South Africa)
  • Perform direct sales with key accounts in Egypt, Libya, Nigeria and UAE
  • Make order follow up with key accounts including (Proforma invoice, Money transfer/LC opening status and Amendments required, Shipping advise, Documents checkup, Port demurrage and detention if any..etc)
  • Monitor the development of mew markets and companies new products.

Business Development Manager:

Trichem For trading
Cairo, Egypt
11.2010 - 03.2013


  • Provide help in defining targets and objectives being set each quarter.
    • Determine new opportunities by analyzing business needs
    • Develop and implement strategies for new products
    • Develop new supply sources
    • Responsible for Polymers’ sales in Egypt, and north African market starting taking order, price negotiation, sending perfoma invoice, money transfer/LC opening status and amendments required, shipping advise, documents checkup, port demurrage and detention if any..etc)
    • Responsible for various goods export from Egypt (SPVC to Turkey, Raffia bags to Kenya, Noodles to Zimbabwi, and Rock Phosphate to Malaysia)
    • Communicating with freight forwarders, and SCG for cargo inspection

Senior Polymer Market Analyst

ChemOrbis Elektronik Pazaryeri A.Ş.
Cairo, Eg
05.2007 - 09.2010
  • Providing required information related to Egypt polymers market as defined by ChemOrbis management on a timely basis
  • Currently these requirements could be listed as follows:
  • Daily price reports on Polymer products
  • Prepare weekly market analysis for the four products, which will cover supply/demand balance, expectations of market players, the outlook for the future market
  • Prepare daily factors to watch which will or is expected to have a direct or indirect impact on the Egyptian market
  • Increasing ChemOrbis membership base in Egypt with responsibility of raising awareness and promoting e-commerce within ChemOrbis member base in the Egyptian market.

Education

MBA - Marketing

Arab Academy for Science
2008

B.A - Management and Business Administration

2005

Skills

  • Sales strategies
  • Networking and relationship building
  • Territory management
  • Lead development
  • Customer service
  • Salesforce
  • Customer relations
  • Account management
  • Market and competitive analysis
  • Presentations and proposals
  • Relationship management
  • Complex negotiations
  • Business development
  • New account development
  • Brand-building strategies

Languages

Arabic
Native
English
Fluent
French
Elementary

Timeline

Sales Director - Qonexa Industries LLC
04.2022 - Current
Business Development Manager ME and Africa - ChemOrbis Elektronik Pazaryeri A.Ş.
11.2013 - 04.2014
Chief Representative officer - ChemOrbis Elektronik Pazaryeri A.Ş.
04.2013 - 03.2022
Business Development Manager - OCI Corporation
02.2013 - 10.2013
Business Development Manager: - Trichem For trading
11.2010 - 03.2013
Senior Polymer Market Analyst - ChemOrbis Elektronik Pazaryeri A.Ş.
05.2007 - 09.2010
Arab Academy for Science - MBA, Marketing
- B.A, Management and Business Administration
Sara Zaky