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Saher Geissah

Saher Geissah

New Cairo, Cairo, Egypt

Work Experience

  • General ManagerFull Time

    CRAM.CENTER

    Jan 2017 - Present -8 yrs, 5 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:Direct and coordinate activities of businesses or departments concerned with the pricing, sales, and/or distribution of products. 2) Manage staff, preparing work schedules and assigning specific duties. 3) Review financial statements, sales and activity reports, and other performance data to measure productivity and goal achievement and to determine areas needing cost reduction and program improvement. 4) Establish and implement departmental policies, goals, objectives, and procedures, conferring with board members, organization officials, and staff members as necessary. 5) Determine staffing requirements, and interview, hire and train new employees, or oversee those personnel processes. 6) Monitor businesses to ensure that they efficiently and effectively provide needed services while staying within budgetary limits. 7) Oversee activities directly related to providing services. 8) Direct and coordinate organization's financial and budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, and increase efficiency. 9) Determine services to be sold, and set prices and credit terms, based on forecasts of customer demand.

  • Chief Operating OfficerFull Time

    SuperCoucou inc

    Jun 2016 - Jan 2017 -7 months

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:* Design and implement business strategies, plans and procedures * Set comprehensive goals for performance and growth * Establish policies that promote company culture and vision * Oversee daily operations of the company and the work of executives (IT, Marketing, Sales, Finance etc.) * Lead employees to encourage maximum performance and dedication * Evaluate performance by analyzing and interpreting data and metrics * Write and submit reports to the CEO in all matters of importance * Assist CEO in fundraising ventures * Participate in expansion activities (investments, acquisitions, corporate alliances etc.) * Manage relationships with partners/vendors

  • Business Development ManagerFull Time

    Synergy IT Group

    Dec 2014 - Feb 2016 -1 yr, 2 months

    United Arab Emirates , Abu Dhabi

    • Job Details:* Develop and maintain sales and marketing plan. * Develop and maintain opportunity pipeline that drives sales activities, ensuring that revenue goals are exceeded. * Disciplined and accurate reporting of opportunity pipeline and sales activities into Microsoft Dynamics CRM. * Maintain and drive high level of sales activities. * Use Value based sales methodologies to: * Create initial interest * Identify, define and document critical business needs * Create vision of potential solutions to critical business needs * Effectively justify return on investment * Qualify, control and close opportunities * Develop deep product knowledge * Set proper expectations in sales cycles that result in customers who can be used as positive references for future prospects

  • Portfolio Planning & insights manager for North Africa and LevantFull Time

    Nokia

    May 2008 - May 2013 -5 yrs

    Egypt , Cairo

    • Job Details:* Portfolio Planning: * Across BUs to provide monthly/short/long business portfolio planning. Planning and creating the most suitable portfolio mix to best meet locally set company targets. A portfolio could be a combination of service/device/gear/operator plan/local apps. * Leading and initiating game planning directives and insights to area/local sales offices. * Act also as the main technology \ consumer insights hub to support the area. Main member in the sales planning and forecasting processes. * Main contact for providing pricing and feature feedback across region and global. * Quarterly / Yearly rolling business planning: Main Pivot in creating \ tracking all marketing business planning KPIs against region objectives: * Budget setting and planning of topline campaign activities, including ATL \ BTL \ Digital \ Retail budget split allocation per AREA \ BU manager. * Tracking \ reporting current Targets and achievements versus rolling targets. * Highlight key Area challenges and report where support may be needed to global. * Local insights and planning: Main hub to initiate & support all locally relevant research: * Leading and initiating game planning directives to area/local sales offices. * Providing key recommendations on current market issues and trends to for sales short \ long term planning. * Providing locally relevant consumer insight research to better understand the local market demands and trends. * Providing first information and introduction to latest competition and upcoming technology trends and adapt to local market when relevant. Edit position Portfolio and Planning Manager North Africa Portfolio and Planning Manager North Africa Company Name Nokia Dates Employed May 2009 – Jan 2012 Employment Duration 2 yrs 9 mos * Planning and creating the most suitable portfolio mix to best meet locally set company targets. A portfolio could be a combination of service/device/gear/operator plan/local apps. * Providing key recommendations on current market issues and trends to for sales short / long term planning. * Providing locally relevant consumer insight research to better understand the local market demands and trends. * Providing first information and introduction to latest future competition and trends and adapt to local market when relevant. Edit position Go to Market Marketing Manager Go to Market Marketing Manager Company Name Nokia Dates Employed May 2008 – May 2009 Employment Duration 1 yr 1 mo Location Cairo, Egypt * Project managing key defined programs relevant to the North Africa region, starting from the initial program kickoff till the program has matured in the market (6-month after launch in the relevant countries.) * Responsible in driving the locally created plan execution by aligning all the local relevant Nokia LSU departments to fully and successfully launch the program on a pre-targeted date in all relevant country markets.

    • Education

    • BSc in Computer Science

      University of Northern British Columbia , B.C. , Canada

      Jan 1998 - Jan 2002 - 4 yr

    • High School - IGCSE

      Al Nahda National Schools

      Jan 1995 

    Skills

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    Languages

    • English

      Fluent

    • Arabic

      Advanced

    Training & Certifications

    • Liscence to Lead

      Leadership Course·2010

    • Type Indicator Workshop

      Myers-Briggs·2006

    • Up your service! 2005

      Ron Kaufman Active learning ·2004
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