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Anas AL-Issa

Anas AL-Issa

Riyadh,Saudi Arabia

Summary

Dynamic and strategist professional with a robust skill set in diverse functions experience in sales, project management, operations management and and planning & distribution Management.

Expertise in managing sales for whole sales and project sales for high level clients like SEC-SMART Grid, ARAMCO, NHC, RSG, NEOM, Diriah, Qiddiyah and others.

Result-driven Sales Manager with talent for driving revenue growth and building strong relations with customers and creating new channels and markets.

Demonstrates expertise in interpersonal communication, customer relations, and project management, with impressive accomplishments in delivering complex projects successfully.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work history

Area Sales Manager

Lucy Electric
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2024.09 - Current
  • Manage and grow sales operations across assigned geographic area to achieve revenue, volume, and market-share targets.
  • Create and develop new sales channels like OEMs and Contractors.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers, contractors, and channel partners.
  • Identify new business opportunities, key accounts, and market expansion potential.
  • Negotiate pricing, contracts, and commercial terms within company guidelines.
  • Identify and understand new market trends, changes and requirements aligned with new regulations, plans and 2030 vision of the Kingdome.
  • Prepare regular sales reports, forecasts, and management presentations.

Project Manager - PMO

alfanar
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2023.09 - 2024.08

Local Projects:

  • Manage products developments related to SEC-Distribution sector including SMART GRID products.
  • Manage contracts & projects through SEC and SMART Grid contractors from contract bidding stage through contract till delivery.
  • Acknowledge orders and plan execution of orders within related capabilities.
  • Monitor and enhance business KPIs, including receivables, stock level, collection, and financial costs.
  • Manage stakeholders needs towards successful execution and contracts completion.

Overseas Projects:

Consultant, lead and advise for overseas projects (alfanar subsidiaries), including activities like:

  • Identifying Project Baselines (scope, time, and budget).
  • Building Business Plan scenarios (awarding scenarios) / Commercial and cashflow simulation.
  • Product compliance (Gab analysis & Requirement Matrix).
  • Identifying industrialization requirement & decision.
  • Conduct of Lessons learned workshop (for similar previous projects).
  • Identify and update risks (Risk Register) and build risk response plan.
  • Procurement & Supply chain (Identify critical items, obsolesce planning, early purchase plan, and last time buy strategy).

Sales Project Sales Manager - VIP Sales

alfanar
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2020.06 - 2023.08

Sales Activities:

  • Identify sales opportunities within SEC-Distribution and Smart Grid divisions.
  • Participate in SEC-distribution tenders; offer technical and commercial offers, negotiate to final prices and agreements quantities.
  • Negotiate S-Grid contractors’ contracts terms and conditions to ensure best deals that are aligned with alfanar policies and capabilities.
  • Manage execution of all contracts related to SEC-Distribution tenders & SMART GRID projects from SEC directly or through EPCs.
  • Achieve annual agreed Sales / Booking targets related to VIP sales department.
  • Build relationships with key contacts across different departments within clients to assure smooth execution of high value agreements and contracts as per terms and conditions.

PM Activities:

  • Manage Kickoff meeting with client (SEC-direct and/or contractors of SMART GRID Project).
  • Serve as focal point of contact for client to ensure that their need and expectations are met throughout project lifecycle.
  • Develop and implement comprehensive plan for project/contract, and clearly outline objectives, milestones, timeline, budget/cashflow and resources.
  • Plan & monitor execution and manufacturing of goods, to ensure on-time delivery, best utilization of resources, healthy stock level and maximized sales revenue and profit, and best DSO.
  • Address and plan for risks throughout project lifecycle, and report regularly to business committee new risks impacts and strategies.
  • Accept orders in-take based on capacity & RM lead-time and provide order acknowledgements.
  • Resolve financial issues and manage FG dispatch on time to different destinations as per contract.

Planning Manager (Sales, Demand & Distribution)

alfanar
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2018.01 - 2020.05
  • Develop and execute sales strategies to achieve revenue targets and market share growth.
  • Oversee sales and distribution network, ensuring efficient and effective delivery of products to customers.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key clients, distributors, and partners.
  • Own and Manage SIOP process, in alignment with; supply planning, production planning, inventory planning and demand planning to optimize costs and maximize resource utilization leading to higher business margins.
  • Lead forecasting processes – collaborated with sales teams, Inventory, analyzed past-trends and key demand drivers and provide rolling plan for six months for each production center.
  • Inventory & Distribution Management for products to ensure material availability in different sales stores based on pipeline orders, forecast and safety stock agreed levels.
  • Improve planning efficiency by revising processes, eliminate no-adding value activities and digitalizing some processes.

Senior Project Manager

alfanar
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2016.02 - 2018.12

Project Manager

alfanar
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2008.05 - 2016.01

Branch Manager

i2 Telecom International - NOKIA
Amman, Jordan
2004.05 - 2008.04

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical Engineering - Telecom

Mutah University
Kerak / Jordan
1998.10 - 2004.06

Skills

  • Sales generation
  • Demand and Distribution Planning
  • Data analysis capability
  • Budget planning and control
  • Supply chain understanding
  • Channel partner relations
  • Corporate presentation
  • Account management
  • Excel proficiency
  • Contract negotiation
  • Interpersonal communication
  • Customer relations
  • Project Management
  • SOP adherence
  • Pipeline Management

Languages

Arabic
Native
English
Advanced

Certification

  • PMP credential# 1574689
  • Saudi Engineers Council membership
  • Jordan Engineers Association membership

Professional Development

  • AI for Operation Excellence - KSA
  • PMI-RMP; Risk Managements Professional, KSA
  • PMI-PBA; Professional Business Analysis, KSA
  • PMI-PMP Credential Project Management Institute, KSA-USA
  • Finance for Non-Financials, Al-Fanar Training Center, Riyadh, KSA
  • Advanced Sales Management, Al-Fanar Tr. Center, Riyadh, KSA
  • Design of Electrical Works, Jordan
  • Solaris 8 Operating Environment, Jordan

Timeline

Area Sales Manager

Lucy Electric
2024.09 - Current

Project Manager - PMO

alfanar
2023.09 - 2024.08

Sales Project Sales Manager - VIP Sales

alfanar
2020.06 - 2023.08

Planning Manager (Sales, Demand & Distribution)

alfanar
2018.01 - 2020.05

Senior Project Manager

alfanar
2016.02 - 2018.12

Project Manager

alfanar
2008.05 - 2016.01

Branch Manager

i2 Telecom International - NOKIA
2004.05 - 2008.04

Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical Engineering - Telecom

Mutah University
1998.10 - 2004.06
Anas AL-Issa