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Mohannad Sarhan

Mohannad Sarhan

Sales and Marketing Professional
Riyadh-Saudi Arabia

Summary

Innovative Sales, Channel and Marketing Pro. with a demonstrated track record working, enabling various sectors to obtain advanced and high-tech solutions and services which help them in securing their environment, sustainable of digital transformation.

As an accomplished and profit-driven professional with a solid background in driving sales and increasing profit margins through account management and partnership development, I bring unmatched expertise in identifying new business opportunities, conducting market analysis, and acquiring potentially beneficial accounts. I have vast experience in selling software products/technology, licenses, on-premise, and on-cloud by partnering with international vendors.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education

Work History

BDM

Security Matterz
Riyadh
01.2021 - Current
  • Reached out to potential customers via telephone, email, and in-person inquiries.
  • Identified and pursued valuable business opportunities to generate new company revenue and improve bottom line profit.
  • Established relationships with key decision-makers within customer's organization to promote growth and retention.
  • Negotiated and closed long-term agreements with new clients in assigned territory.
  • Engaged in product training, demonstrations, consumer awareness, branding, and acquisition initiatives to raise awareness and revenues.
  • Demonstrated products to show potential customers benefits and advantages and encourage purchases.
  • Enhanced profitability by developing pipelines utilizing marketing and sales strategies.

Sr. Account Manager

Microsoft
Riyadh
01.2018 - 12.2020

• Build and maintain strong, long-lasting customer relationships.

• Develop a trusted advisor relationship with key accounts, customer stakeholders and executive sponsors.

• Delivering the complete Microsoft Education value proposition to customers.

• Finding solutions that can be migrated from on-premises to Office 365 services.

• Driving awareness of Education industry vertical solutions to all Education Managed Accounts through direct engagement, seminars, workshops and generating customer testimonials to help showcase.

• Working on Increasing share of Microsoft technology usage especially Office 365 and associated products in all Education Managed Accounts to help win fans and grow customer satisfaction.

• Promoting the migration to the cloud through adoption of the free services and selling the value of the paid services (Office 365 E5, EMS & Dynamics 365) in all Education Managed Accounts. And positioning the value of the Education Cloud Bundles.

• Sharing Windows 10 value proposition with every education account (customer and supporting partners) and showcase differentiators across the operating system.

• Ensuring all Education Managed Accounts adopt AAD Premium. Transition Education Managed Accounts to the Cloud leveraging a cloud first sales strategy, leading with safety and security capabilities provided in EMS – Azure AD Premium, Intune.

• Developing partner engagements for driving the sale, deployment, and adoption of Microsoft solutions.

Marketing Manager

GO Telecom
Riyadh
01.2016 - 12.2017

Planning and executing communications programmers to increase brand awareness.

Production of a wide range of high-quality marketing collateral.

Generation of fresh content for company websites, social media, blogs & email marketing.

• Manage internal and external resources to ensure that all projects are delivered on time and to agreed budget.

• Maintain excellent relationships with internal and external stakeholders, customers, partners and suppliers.


Channel Sales Manager

GO Telecom
Riyadh
01.2011 - 12.2015

• Focuses on accounts identified as Enterprise.

• Objective is to achieve sales targets within the assigned key accounts by fostering a win-win relationship.

• Continually monitor the requirements/marked demand of key account and make timely recommendations to effect improvement.

• Using my existing network of industry contacts to generate new business.

• Delivering sales presentations to high-level executives.

• Maintaining and expanding relationships with existing customers.

• Achieving assigned sales quotas and goals through partners



BDM

RKe Technology
Riyadh
01.2010 - 12.2010

Identified and capitalized on business growth opportunities by exploring new target markets. Collaborated with General Manager to analyze risk and financial implications, enabling well-informed decision making. Developed new business channels through seamless communication with national and international vendors. Streamlined multiple activities, such as preparing and delivering presentations, facilitating communications with partners, analyzing competitor activity, and creating plans to increase market share.

Prospected potential customers and suggested profitable business deals to convert them into paying customers. Instituted and integrated social media strategy, increasing website traffic by 40%. Implemented robust sales strategies to raise annual revenue from SR 9M to SR 14M. Drove successful online marketing campaign for the company services/solutions. Oversaw a wide range of activities, including media planning, corporate website development, and event management. Coordinated with technical team and partners to identify and escalate issues and ensure prompt resolution. Expanded business network by partnering with major enterprises, including HP, Microsoft, Cisco, Secure-Way, IT-Works, Life-size, Solar-wind, ININ, Huawei, Detacon, and Knowlogica.

Senior Sales & Marketing Executive

Aljeraisy Group 
Riyadh
01.2009 - 12.2009

• Created effective messaging using language, graphics and marketing collateral.

• Developed partnerships with local businesses to secure third party promotions.

• Establish effective working relationships with clients, and that in-order to generate new business opportunities.

• Assign, supervise, and review the activities of public relations staff.

• Monitor and evaluate the performance of sales team and guide them towards the proper direction of achieving targets, and that in-order to raise the percentage of incentive or rebate.

• Develop and maintain the company's corporate identity, which includes the use of logo, profile, web site and signage.

• Manage communications budgets (in-corporation with Partners).

• Direct activities of external agencies.

• Exhibitions/Events Organizer

• Plan/execute of quarterly tactical marketing plans with partners such as (Microsoft, HP, Cisco, Sun/Oracle Symantec, Kaspersky and etc.).

• Develop Partners relationship for a higher level of partnership.

• Working on the customer Satisfaction program.

• Evaluate advertising and promotion programs for compatibility with public relations efforts.

Senior Marketing Executive 

Oger Sys.
Riyadh
01.2007 - 12.2008

• Implement marketing plans and Communication strategy

• Assist in development of the detailed advertising campaign plans

• Develop/supervise the development of plans for special events and seasons

• Monitoring on the level of the brand

• Assisting in the delivery of approved strategies and managing budgets

• Developing advertising opportunities, which can involve placing adverts in national, regional and specialist publications or on the radio (depending on the campaign)

• Maintaining and - building contacts with the media

• Follow-up the customer satisfactions

• Managing the production of marketing materials, including leaflets, posters and flyers - this can involve writing and proofreading copy and liaising with designers and printers

• Arranging for the effective distribution of marketing materials

• Organizing and attending events and exhibitions

• Securing sponsorship to assist with the publicity and funding of marketing projects

• Carrying out market research and customer surveys to assess demand, brand positioning and awareness

• Evaluating marketing campaigns

• Monitoring competitor activity

• Updating the intranet and internet web sites

• Supervising on telemarketers.

Senior Marketing Executive

Zajil Int'l Telecom
Riyadh
01.1998 - 12.2005

• Directed a successful SEO and link-building campaign to increase the website’s credibility and drive traffic.

• Targeted both offline and online consumers by designing a multi-pronged and comprehensive marketing strategy.

• Created effective messaging using language, graphics and marketing collateral.

• Developed partnerships with local businesses to secure third party promotions.

• Increased website traffic by an average of 60% each month using cutting-edge inbound marketing techniques.


Education

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Damascus Univ, Computer Science
09.1994 - 09.1996

Computer Science

Skills

Vendor management

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Timeline

BDM - Security Matterz
01.2021 - Current
Sr. Account Manager - Microsoft
01.2018 - 12.2020
Marketing Manager - GO Telecom
01.2016 - 12.2017
Channel Sales Manager - GO Telecom
01.2011 - 12.2015
BDM - RKe Technology
01.2010 - 12.2010
Senior Sales & Marketing Executive - Aljeraisy Group 
01.2009 - 12.2009
Senior Marketing Executive  - Oger Sys.
01.2007 - 12.2008
Senior Marketing Executive - Zajil Int'l Telecom
01.1998 - 12.2005
Damascus Univ, Computer Science - ,
09.1994 - 09.1996
Mohannad SarhanSales and Marketing Professional