Zeeshan Ahsani | Business Development
Riyadh
Summary
7+ years driving revenue growth across tech, logistics, healthcare, and retail sectors in KSA, UAE, and Germany. Proven success managing $1M+ client portfolios and establishing strategic partnerships with major government entities (DGA, SFDA) and industry leaders like Huawei Cloud.
Valid transferable iqama and KSA driving license.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Business Development Manager
GameIN
05.2023 - 05.2025
- Helped establish legal presence of GameIN in Saudi Arabia and managed client portfolio exceeding $1 million in revenue across public and private sectors with over a 20% conversion rate.
- Managed all inbound leads and measuring Google Ads performance, while generating over 1000 outbound leads through cold calling, events, and company visits while developing strategic partnerships to enhance market reach and drive revenue growth.
- Created technical and financial proposals in collaboration with cross-functional teams for 100+ clients, consulted 400+ clients on solution creation to achieve strategic digital transformation objectives, client relationships and satisfaction.
- Managed demoing of immersive XR and AI-based technologies at major events in Riyadh (DATE AI, LEAP), managed bidding portals to large government entities such as DGA and SFDA (on Etimad and Forsah), and established Huawei Cloud as a major partner in Saudi Arabia.
- Trained 4 sales team members on consultative approach and technology expertise to ensure correct solution pitching.
Sales Executive
Tachyon
05.2022 - 05.2023
- Identifying 100+ shippers and carriers within the KSA market through market research and cold-calling.
- Identifying potential improvements in the User Experience of the application by testing all modules present.
- Creation of 7 blogs with a variety of keywords in the logistics industry for the marketing team to publish.
- Collaborated with marketing team to create effective promotional materials and campaigns.
- Facilitating operations with verification of various documentation and geolocation of trucks.
- Managing all the bidding portals in Saudi Arabia such as Etimad and Forsah and identifying prospective projects.
Sales Consultant
Shopopop
07.2021 - 01.2022
- Creating strategies to approach new markets and retailers across different cities and analyze market trends.
- Collaborating with marketing department and setting targets for the German market with new employees.
- Approached over 100 independent retailers across Bremen to create awareness of the Shopopop services.
- Showcasing demos to retailers to deliver tailored product recommendations based on customer needs and preferences and its functions such as delivery timings and delivery tracking.
- Onboarded 12 3PL companies as service providers and helped 38 Shoppers create an account.
Sales Executive
fleeka
06.2018 - 10.2019
- Managing a sales territory of 500+ aesthetic medical clinics in Dubai and the UAE.
- Generate leads via cold calling, promotional e-mails, social media, etc.
- Setting meetings with over 100 relevant marketing managers within aesthetic clinics and hospitals to demo the fleeka app.
- Onboarded and negotiated contracts with a total of 51 signed clinics as clients onto the ‘fleeka’ app, and answering any queries.
- Uploading relevant services and promotional offers of all clients onto the ‘fleeka’ app.
Business Development Associate
Bosch Middle East
07.2017 - 09.2017
- Cold calling 100+ hospitals under construction to identify MEP construction companies in UAE.
- Arranged meetings with 3 MEP construction companies to partner with Bosch Security Systems.
- Creating proposals with the Business Development Manager and developing meeting strategies for product offerings.
- Data entry of all medical facilities under construction in Dubai to identify new potential revenue streams.
Education
International Master of Business Administration (IMBA) -
Hochschule Bremen - IGC
Bremen, Germany10-2021
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) - undefined
American University of Sharjah
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates05-2018
Skills
- Microsoft Office, G Suite, and AI-based tools
- Online networking strategies and design tools (eg Canva)
- Remote work proficiency and video conferencing (Zoom & Google Meet)
- Professional presentation delivery to C-Suite executives, turning complex ideas into simple ones, product demonstrations, event coordination
- Contract negotiations, sales strategies and forecasting, client pipeline management
- Financial and Technical Proposal creation
Certification
- [LG-ATL-WBT] Compliance - Code of Business Conduct-B
- [LG-CBC-WBT] Compliance - Antitrust Law V2016-B
- [LG-EXPC-WBT] Compliance - Export Control-B
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Arabic
Professional Working
Urdu
Native or Bilingual
German
Limited Working
Timeline
Business Development Manager
GameIN
05.2023 - 05.2025
Sales Executive
Tachyon
05.2022 - 05.2023
Sales Consultant
Shopopop
07.2021 - 01.2022
Sales Executive
fleeka
06.2018 - 10.2019
Business Development Associate
Bosch Middle East
07.2017 - 09.2017
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) - undefined
American University of Sharjah
International Master of Business Administration (IMBA) -
Hochschule Bremen - IGC