Feras Shehadeh, Customer Service Manager

Feras Shehadeh

Customer Service Manager

Alruqee Technical Services

Location
Saudi Arabia - Khobar
Education
Master's degree, Engineering Management
Experience
14 years, 8 Months

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Total years of experience :14 years, 8 Months

Customer Service Manager at Alruqee Technical Services
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • My current job since August 2014

Led the customer service team to offer the customers an exceptional service experience and
achieve the predefined targets for Sales, Net Profit and Customer Satisfaction.

Achievements and accomplishments:
 Achieved the sales and net profit targets for the years 2015-2018, by introducing new products
and solutions that meet the market demand and customer’s specific need.
 Increased the total service agreements revenue from 1.5 Million to 8.5 Million Saudi Riyals in 4
years.
 Increased the active customer base by 15 % in 4 years.
 Collaborate with the commercial team leader to maximize the overall gross profit and price
competitiveness, negotiate contracts with international and local suppliers, enhance bidding
and order processing procedures.

Key duties:
 Led the customer service day-to-day operations for GCC market (KSA, Bahrain and UAE).
 Develop new business opportunities by identifying and exploring new service portfolios that
meet the market demands.
 Acquire a thorough understanding of the customer’s needs and competitor’s movements.
 Identify, develop and implement business strategies and process improvement to enhance the
level of customer retention and satisfaction.
 Assure timely resolution of escalated customer complaints and offer a compensation plan
whenever needed.
 Present reports to the stakeholders such as year to date (YTD) business review and
commercial performance, quarter, semiannual and annual reports.
 Align closely with marketing team to launch promotional events and campaigns.
 Prepare yearly business plan including sales plan and forecast, business development plan
and the main milestones to drive the business unit to its predefined targets.

Key Account Manager at Alruqee Technical Services
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • December 2011 to August 2014

Responsible for handling the sales and aftersales service activities for key account customers.

Achievements and accomplishments:
 Increased the service agreements revenue for Key account customers from 100 Thousand in
2011 to 1.2 Million in 2014.
 Assigned as “Deputy Project Manager” for the period between June 2012 until August 2014 to
lead a team of 15 service engineers for installation, commissioning and final hand over of 11
mechanical and electrical workshop projects.
Key duties:
 Act as a point of contact and maintain long-term relationships with key account customers to
maintain, grow and develop new business opportunities.
 Resolve key account customers issues and complaints in an effective and fast track.
 Develop a complete understanding of key account customers’ needs and requirement.
 Manage the communications between key account customers and internal teams.
 Negotiate contracts with key account customers and establish timeline of performance.
 Present reports on account progress and share with team members and stakeholders.
 Meeting all customers’ needs and deliverable according to proposed timelines
 Track and analyze key account metrics and maintain service sales forecasts.
 Generate new service sales leads and develop new market opportunities through an in-depth
market research and analysis.

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer at United Iron and Steel Company (Manaseer Group)
  • Jordan - Amman
  • August 2009 to December 2011

Lead a cross functional team to:
 Evaluate, select and purchase new Centrifugal and vertical Pumps for the water cooling
system to meet the demand of the upgraded Meltshop Furnace.
 Work with Nalco company representative on enhancing the quality of water treatment
for the open loop water cooling systems.
 Design, select system components, erect and successfully commission new open loop
water cooling systems for the Rolling Mill quenching line and continuous casting
machine.
 Design, develop and implement a new Siemens automation system to control the
operation of all rotating equipment department machines and equipment with an
automated flow and temperature controls.

Education

Master's degree, Engineering Management
  • at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
  • June 2017

The program emphasizes academic and research excellence along with professional development of student i n particular area of interest. The program offers wide selection of courses and research activities related to Engineering and Management which satisfies the local as well as the global needs of the industry.

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at The Hashemite University
  • August 2009

Specialties & Skills

After sales
Service Management
Customer Service
Customer Relationship Management
Business Development
AUTOCAD
BUDGET PREPARATION
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Time management
Communications Skills
Analytical/Research Skills
Team leadership
Customer service
Customer Relationship Management
Negotiation
sales coach
Aftersales service sales strategies
presentation skills
Product management
Strategy and process mapping

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Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert

Memberships

Jordan Engineers Association
  • Member
  • February 2010

Training and Certifications

Trutops Boost - Bend module I and II (Training)
Training Institute:
Trumpf training center
Date Attended:
April 2017
Trutops Boost - Punch module I and II (Training)
Training Institute:
Trumpf training center
Date Attended:
July 2018
Trutops Boost - 2d design (Training)
Training Institute:
Trumpf training center
Date Attended:
June 2017
Pumps (Selection, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2011
Valid Until:
February 2011
Approved IRCA internal QMS auditor (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2011
Valid Until:
June 2011
Manufacturing and forming iron and steel (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2011
Valid Until:
January 2011

Hobbies

  • Research and development, Analysis, Winning new challenges
    1. Had my master degree report on the service quality development, titled "Measuring service quality using SERVQUAL: a case study". 2. Lead several teams for the design, selection, erection and commissioning of water cooling systems and pump stations. 3. Achieved service and spare parts sales and net profit targets for 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 respectively.
  • Reading
    Planned to read 15 books in 2019, achieved 8 till now
  • Travelling
    Planned to Travel to 5 new countries each year for 2018 till 2020, and achieved the target for 2018 by travelling to Germany, Italy, France, Spain and Egypt.