Islam Salem
13 Bush Road, Surrey Quays, London - UK, SE8 5AP
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Professional Summary
A qualified MA International Business candidate with a diversified professional experience over 11 years within sales and marketing in the pharmaceutical field. A highly motivated, organised, and detailed oriented person with over five years of experience in handling, analysing, and presenting the company’s sales data. Passionate with the sustainability concept and implement environmental management strategies inside companies’, where prepared the master's dissertation on greening workforce methods effectiveness in the UK healthcare sector. Armed with adequate knowledge regarding theories and models of HR activities inside corporates.
I have demonstrated the ability to thrive within a busy, fast-paced working environment, managing multiple decision makers and stakeholders simultaneously, whilst building strong business relationships. I can use my own initiative to develop my current performance and I take pride in this.
I managed to successfully complete my Masters in International Business and seeking a career in the UK market to utilise my experience and knowledge that I have gained to benefit a new employer.
Skills
Strong communication & face to face customer service skills
Presentation skills
Negotiation skills & problem-solving skills
Team player & people awareness skills
Conference Management
Territory Analysis & CRM Software skills
Supervision & Motivation
Emotional intelligence & cultural competencies
Conflict Management
Cross functional collaboration.
Communication verbally and written
Interviewing and recruitment
Education
Jan 2021 - University of Greenwich - United Kingdom
M. A.: International Business.
Thesis topic: Green Human Resources Management practices investigation: A case study from the UK healthcare sector.
Feb 2013 - University of Greenwich -- United Kingdom
B.A.: Pharmaceutical Science
Thesis topic: The effect of administration of iron on the Thyroid Gland
Experience
Oct. 2019 – Present Studying (Masters – International Business)
12/2018 – 10/2019 Sales and Marketing Executive
Phoenix Pharmaceuticals – Cairo Egypt
Launched 4 stock keeping units of cosmeceutical products in the Egyptian Market
Successfully accessed products in potential supermarkets and retailers
Recruiting and management for sales force team
Researched and developed marketing and sales strategies
Drove sales by designing and implementing targeted marketing strategies
Contributed to the development of marketing strategies within the team
Conducted market research on products.
Tracking sales data to ensure the company meet the sales quota
Created and presented sales performance repots.
Maintaining and building customer relations
10/2015 – 12/2018 – Executive Medical Representative
Novartis Pharmaceuticals – Cairo Egypt
Promoting the Pain Portfolio within my assigned area
Implementing strategies within my territory
Successful 3 years of track record of meeting and exceeding targets and KPI’s
Ensured the implementation of the marketing plans through regular meetings with targeted customers.
Successfully organised meetings with Paramedical staff in all national accounts in a collaboration with the marketing, medical team, and Ministry of Health in Egypt
Collaboration with the team to achieve the first team in performance across the business unit.
Managed to link all team members performance with the desired performance by common sheets visualization.
Development of new target customers to gain more interest “Third Party Project”
01/2014 – 03/2015 – Quality Control Supervisor (Military Services)
AL – Zahraa Hospital – Cairo Egypt
Succeeded to finalise a development project for the hospital in which helps the manager of the hospital to take a fund from planning and management authority in the military forces to develop a new pharmacy and extra clinics.
Managed to raise the hospital earnings by supervising and enhancing overall service (Hygiene level) in the hospital.
Provided the suitable assistance to HCP’s in operations.
07/2009 – 10/2015 – Pharmacist
EL-Bassiony Pharmacies – Cairo Egypt
Achieved 50% growth in pharmacy sales in 2015
Managed to train and supervise pharmacy students and new employees that joined us
Managed to offer the required support to domestic society in the 2011 Egyptian Revolution.
Managed to keep profitable relations with the pharmacy customers as well as increased the pharmacy client database.
Managed my time appropriately to allow me to do my work in the military service, whilst working a part time job in 2014.
Training Courses
Arab Academy for Science
Strategic Marketing Diploma
Novartis Training Centre
Communication and negotiation skills for the health care module
Key account management program for the hospital unit
Will to win and performance frontier
Present to Impress
Emotional Intelligence, Time Management
Selling Skills, NCSM.
Languages
Arabic – Mother Tongue
English – Fluent
French – Fair
References
Available Upon Request