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Amna Zahid

Amna Zahid

Jeddah,Saudi Arabia

Summary

Dynamic professional with a strong foundation in leadership, excellent communication, and creativity. Proven expertise in project management, multitasking, and time management ensures successful project delivery within budget constraints. Adept at problem-solving and maintaining composure under pressure, consistently achieving high ROI. Career goal: to leverage skills in a challenging role that drives organizational success.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
4005
4005
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Commercial Head and Service Development Manager

Wared Logistics
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
10.2024 - Current

Commercial Head:

  • Establishing commercial department, laying foundation for customer-centric and revenue driven business unit
  • Building a high performing team across Sales, Customer Relationship Management and Key Account Management Functions.
  • Developing and executing a comprehensive commercial strategy aligned with organizational goals and market dynamics
  • Designing operational frameworks, performance metrics and reporting structures to drive accountability and results
  • Fostered cross functional collaboration to ensure consistent messaging, streamlined process and unified customer experiences.
  • Driving business growth by identifying new market opportunities and optimizing exiting revenue streams

Service Development Manager:

  • Analysis and enhancement of product offerings to align with evolving market needs and customer expectations.
  • Created Driver Excellence program to improve frontline service delivery and boost customer satisfaction
  • Rebranding initiative, ensuring alignment of services and product transformation with new brand identity
  • Participated in cost reduction initiative across all functions, overtime, and outsourcing
  • Correction of fleet size, management and renewal
  • Correction of warehousing footprint and leading the transition of Frozen Warehouse.

Board Member

Jeddah Chamber of Commerce
Jeddah
03.2023 - 03.2025
  • Governance and Strategic planning: Key decision making process related to the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce's direction goals and strategy
  • Policy development and compliance
  • Financial oversight: monitoring budgets reviewing financial statements and ensuring sound financial management practices
  • Hiring and supervising executives
  • Risk management: identify and manage risks and challenges faced by the chamber of commerce
  • Develop strategies to mitigate risks and ensure the sustainability and continuity of operations
  • Board development: contribute to the ongoing development and effectiveness of the board itself
  • This includes in the participating in board meetings, committees, and professional development activities

Demand Planning Manager

Trella
Jeddah
03.2020 - 01.2022
  • One of the founders of Trella in Saudi as a start up and of the demand planning department
  • Initiate transition from sales to customer retention through welcoming the shippers, managing the relationship (welcome documents, shipper portal onboardings, documentations management and contracting)
  • Development and management of communications: weekly forecasting and customer care, escalations management, Late PODs, invoicing and general requests, monthly shipper meetings and marketing campaigns
  • Demand push: the core of the role by tracking the pricing opportunities received, fishing for new demand, (domestic and cross borders) and volume push on already existing demand
  • Reporting: External (Weekly and monthly reports) and internal (weekly performance analysis + Shipper review and evaluations)
  • Insurance and accident management (Creating the incident process documentation to manage all stakeholders and documentation

Marketing Manager

Bupa
Jeddah
03.2020 - 01.2022
  • Creation and execution of marketing campaigns to drive acquisition and retention of customers across both direct and broker channels
  • Direct management of marketing program budgets
  • Cross-functional work with agencies, the sales team and operations team to optimize the results of the programs
  • Support sales team in creating marketing assets and materials to engage both customers and brokers

Strategic Partnership

Vacance Et Loisirs
Geneva
01.2014 - 06.2014
  • Develop business plans & costing to sell concept to travel agencies
  • Execute requirements by Ministry of Hajj and Omarah and Swiss government of affairs
  • Develop and execute marketing programs and general business solutions resulting in increased sales
  • Collaborate with different airline companies and hotels to create cost effective packages

Senior Marketing Assistant

Saudi Commercial Attache Office
Geneva
01.2013 - 07.2013
  • Created documentation outlining research findings for use by the Saudi commercial attaché and other marketing staff to make decisions about future plans
  • Develop marketing strategies
  • Identify appropriate marketing channels and target customers for campaigns

Assistant Level 1/ 2 / 3

Procter and Gamble
Jeddah/Dubai
06.2007 - 12.2010
  • Analysis of loyalty and retention Acquisition programs to increase customer stickiness
  • Corporate acquisition toolkit and learn more about your insurance presentation ownership
  • Preparation and presentation of quarterly and annual sales/ marketing updates
  • Reporting of post event activities
  • Documentation and filing management
  • Data integrity and accuracy verification
  • Accounting payables, account information, transaction data management
  • Work directly with branch management and documentation department to enhance branch rate of complete documentation accuracy and compliance

Junior Teller / Customer Services

Samba Financial Group
Jeddah
07.2004 - 04.2007
  • Documentation and filing management
  • Data integrity and accuracy verification
  • Accounting payables, account information, transaction data management
  • Work directly with branch management and documentation department to enhance branch rate of complete documentation accuracy and compliance

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration - Business Administration

International University in Geneva
Geneva
04.2004

High School - Saudi High School

Jeddah Private School
Jeddah
06.2000

Skills

  • Leadership Skills
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Creativity and problem solving
  • Project management skills
  • Multitasking
  • Time management
  • Budgeting
  • ROI
  • Calm under pressure

Custom

  • Bassel Gazzaz, +966505355090, Bupa - Sales Director
  • Rami Damanhouri, +966505518020, Procter and Gamble - Marketing Director
  • Mohamed Elgarem, +201005555273, Trella - Founder & CEO

Timeline

Commercial Head and Service Development Manager

Wared Logistics
10.2024 - Current

Board Member

Jeddah Chamber of Commerce
03.2023 - 03.2025

Demand Planning Manager

Trella
03.2020 - 01.2022

Marketing Manager

Bupa
03.2020 - 01.2022

Strategic Partnership

Vacance Et Loisirs
01.2014 - 06.2014

Senior Marketing Assistant

Saudi Commercial Attache Office
01.2013 - 07.2013

Assistant Level 1/ 2 / 3

Procter and Gamble
06.2007 - 12.2010

Junior Teller / Customer Services

Samba Financial Group
07.2004 - 04.2007

Bachelor of Business Administration - Business Administration

International University in Geneva

High School - Saudi High School

Jeddah Private School
Amna Zahid