Michael Maher

Business Development Executive

Egypt11 yrs 11 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 12 years of experience in sales management.
  • Expertise in driving business growth in emerging markets.
  • Strong focus on customer relationship management.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Sales Manager in the Food Ingredients industry with expertise in business development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Sales ManagementBusiness DevelopmentConsultingMarketing StrategyAccount ManagementPharmaceutical Sales

Other Skills

HR ConsultingManagement ConsultingSales StrategyMarket AnalysisSales PlanningCustomer Relationship ManagementSales EffectivenessKey Account ManagementMarketingFMCGSalesPharmaceuticsLeadershipMarket PlanningResearch

About

With over 12 years of experience as Sales Manager in the Food ingredients sector, I focus on driving business growth across the Middle East and Egypt. My work involves developing sales strategies, managing key accounts, and expanding customer portfolios. I collaborate with teams to analyze sales figures, identify market opportunities, and optimize profitability. My professional mission is to foster strong customer relationships and facilitate market expansion while aligning strategies with organizational goals. I bring expertise in resource mobilization, business development, and negotiation across various emerging markets.

Experience

11 yrs 11 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 11 mos
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

Basf

3 roles

Emerging Europe Shadow Board member

Jan 2023Jun 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos

ConsultingHR ConsultingManagement ConsultingMarketing Strategy

Sales Manager (Middle East & Egypt)

Jul 2021Dec 2025 · 4 yrs 5 mos

Sales ManagementBusiness Development

Sales Manager - Food Performance Ingredients

Feb 2017Jul 2021 · 4 yrs 5 mos

  • Establishing, maintaining and expanding BASF customer base
  • Increasing business opportunities through various routes to market
  • Developing sales strategies and setting targets
  • Compiling and analysing sales figures
  • Establishing contracts with Key Accounts.
  • Collecting customer feedback and market research
  • Keeping up to date with products and competitors
  • Market and sells the company's products to optimize profit and market share.
  • Acquires new customers and identify and/or develop new applications
  • Manages customer portfolio (e.g. Tier 1/2/3, distributor management etc.)
  • Maintains and develops customer relationship
  • Prepare bottom - up budget, taking corrective action where necessary
  • Operational guideline and support of the relevant CSO's
  • Prepares comprehensive local market analysis with focus on market demand, market shares etc.
  • Creates , implements and updates sales concepts for the relevant industry fields, taking SBU strategies and the Local/sub regional characteristics into account.
  • Supports the local/regional implementation of cross-regional projects, sponsored by BU.
  • contributes (e.g introduction new product), within BASF considering inclusion of diversity
  • Coordinates product and customer interest to achieve long-term customer loyalty
  • Managing regional distributes which includes setting clear KPIs/budgets.
Sales ManagementBusiness Development

Symrise ag

Account Manager (Egypt & Ethiopia)

Jan 2015Jan 2017 · 2 yrs · Ethiopia, Egypt

  • Follow sound sales processes and steps including creating and implementing a strategic plan and driving and overachieving aggressive revenue targets.
  • Provide input on strategically issues such as budget planning, forecast & customer action plans.
  • Develop sales plan and execute for current Channel and End Customers including working with Channel Partners to identify and develop new business opportunities.
  • Develop strategic plans for major key accounts to increase the profitability.
  • Provide customers and potential customers within the allocated sales area with information about company products and services.
  • Maintain an awareness of sales and other developments among competitors and pass any relevant information to the appropriate company staff.
  • Create and maintain monthly product forecast as well as develop, manage and report on a sales report pipeline within the territory.
Sales ManagementAccount Management

Novartis

Medical Sales Representative

Nov 2013Dec 2014 · 1 yr 1 mo · Cairo

  • To achieve agreed sales, MS, productivity and performance targets within a given territory.
  • To meet or exceed sales average (Sales Growth/market share gain) within agreed time-scale.
  • To achieve agreed contact, coverage and frequency targets (quantity & Quality) through face to face and meetings and deliver agreed customer centric activities within operating budget.
  • To promote defined Novartis products according to campaign briefs and policies.
  • To ensure outstanding personal and team knowledge, and understanding of Novartis priority products, technical information, product strategy, positioning, key messages and programmers.
  • Effective administration of territory business including, maintenance of high quality record systems, check market segmentation, use of the handheld, and timely processing of territory business expenses (AV and personal).
  • Effective communication with territory colleagues and relevant members of other teams, coordinate cycles visits with co-detailing colleagues, in order to understand, maximise and drive territory achievements.
Sales ManagementPharmaceutical Sales

Procter & gamble

Marketing Trainee

Aug 2012Sep 2012 · 1 mo

  • Participant in P&G's marketing case competition 2012. The aim was to increase the market share of one of P&G's products (Pert Plus) through market penetration. The case study was segmented to pricing, budgeting, marketing channels, SKU selection, supply chain channels & marketing activities including trade marketing and brand management. we worked in a team on a campaign in which we had to develop the brand perception aligned with the long term strategic plan to enhance brand equity.

Abbott

Medical Representative Intern

Jun 2012Aug 2012 · 2 mos

  • a key link between medical and pharmaceutical companies and healthcare professionals increase the awareness and use of their company's pharmaceutical and medical products.

Universität ulm

Research Associate Intern

Dec 2010Jan 2011 · 1 mo · Ulm Area, Germany

  • “Novel Experimental Procedures in Cellular and Molecular Biological Studies” workshop at the University of Ulm, Germany

Education

The German University in Cairo

Bachelor of Science (BSc) — Pharmacy and Biotechnology

Jan 2008Jan 2013

British Council

ILETS exam

Jan 2016Jan 2016

The American University in Cairo

Post graduate

Jan 2014Jan 2015

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Postgraduate Certificate — Business Strategy

Jan 2014Jan 2015

St.Fatima

International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE)

Jan 2005Jan 2008

St.George College

Jan 1995Jan 2005

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