Zaid Alkhdour
Summary
Experienced professional with a strong technical sales background and expertise in project management. Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the sales cycle, order processing, and project finance. Adept at driving successful projects and achieving business objectives. Career goals include leveraging skills to lead high-impact projects and contribute to organisational growth.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Account manager
NTT DATA
Riyadh
07.2024 - Current
- Managing enterprise and multinational Global Accounts.
- Leading my clients' projects from engagement to opportunity development to contract closure.
- Working with different vendors to align product offerings with the client's business needs.
- Focused on aligning sales strategies with procurement cycles and understanding the requirements needed for the upcoming projects.
Vendor Manager
Exclusive Networks
07.2022 - 06.2024
- Managing the business of multiple vendors from onboarding, compliance, pricing negotiations, and SLA performance.
- Maintaining vendors business strategies and aligning them with the company policies and regulations.
- Focusing on the procurement and operation cycle to manage the projects, whether it's upcoming or received purchase orders.
- Collecting payments based on the due date of clients to guarantee the financial team's trust
- Managing the ongoing projects of the vendors with clients to meet the satisfaction of both sides.
Associate Solutions Architect: GTM Intelligent Cybersecurity
Dimension Data
08.2020 - 06.2022
- Designed and led enterprise security solutions based on customer RFPs and compliance needs.
- Aligning with the GTM Intelligent different departments for projects connected with Network, Infrastructure, and Passive work.
- Partnered with finance and procurement teams to build cost-effective and supportable solutions.
Support Services Pre-Sales Specialist
Dimension Data
10.2019 - 07.2020
- Provided from a technical perspective and commercial insight for support contract renewals and upgrades.
- Helped to support internal offerings to improve customer satisfaction and operational KPIs.
- Engaged with clients and vendors to define SLA and service expectations.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Engineering
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY
10.2015 - 07.2019
Master of Business Administration -
London Metropolitan University
02.2024 - 02.2025
Skills
- Technical sales background
- Project management
- Sales cycle understanding
- Order processing
- Project finance experiences
Certification
- Cisco Certified Network Associate Routing and Switching (CCNA), 02/2021
- Palo Alto Networks System Engineer Professional - Strata
Timeline
Account manager
NTT DATA
07.2024 - Current
Master of Business Administration -
London Metropolitan University
02.2024 - 02.2025
Vendor Manager
Exclusive Networks
07.2022 - 06.2024
Associate Solutions Architect: GTM Intelligent Cybersecurity
Dimension Data
08.2020 - 06.2022
Support Services Pre-Sales Specialist
Dimension Data
10.2019 - 07.2020
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Engineering
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY
10.2015 - 07.2019
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