About Sagara wijekoon

  • Academic Level Master’s Degree
  • Gender Male
  • Industry Oil & Gas
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Education

  • 2019 - 2022
    POST GRADUATE INSTITUITE OF MANAGEMENT (PIM) SRI JAYAWARDANEPURA UNIVERSITY, SRI LANKA

    MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

    I have completed my maters in business administration from PIM sri jayawadenapura university, Sri lanka.

  • 2007 - 2010
    MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSTIY, INDIA

    BACHELORS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION BBA

    COMPLETED MY BBA QUALIFICATION THROUGH THE MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSTIY, INDIA.

Experience

  • 2019 - Present
    AL SANEA CHEMICALS COMPANY, KUWAIT

    Senior Sales Executive

    • Handling of major long term contracts oil sector companies from the bidding process till the contractor’s material delivery process is completed.
    • Arranging the test analysis reports for samples and coordinate the deliveries.
    • Search for potential contracts and prepare documentations, market research and participate in tenders. And all other work pertaining to the bidding process.
    • Participate in marketing team meetings and instrument in prepare marketing plans, budgets, reports for the division.
    • Support assistance to implement and provide professional ideas for E-marketing campaigns and advertisements etc.
    • Approach and sell a variety of chemicals to be used in different markets and industries to the local market as well as GCC and international markets.
    • Keep management informed by submitting activity and result reports, such as daily call reports, weekly work plans, and monthly and annual territory analysis.
    • Monitor competition by gathering current marketplace information on pricing, products, new products, delivery schedules, merchandizing techniques.
    • Service existing accounts, obtains orders, and establishes new accounts by planning and organizing daily work schedule to call on existing or potential sales outlets and other trade factors.
    • Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
    • Resolve customer complaints by investigating problems; developing solutions; preparing reports, and making recommendations to management.
    • Develop and grow the commercial relationships of assigned leading industrial customers while prospecting for new accounts to increase market penetration.
    • Manage sales pipeline to drive new business opportunities to commercial success.
    • Forecast sales to enable operations planning, introduce product innovations and maintain active memberships.

  • 2014 - 2019
    K4 GENERAL TRADING CO. W.L.L

    Senior Sales/Marketing Executive

    • Handling and improving of sales and service of 7 key accounts for the company.
    • Conduct advanced market and competitive analyses, highlighting opportunities and trends
    • Liaise with call center/online departments regarding targets, identifying slow-moving products.
    • Listening to customer requirements and presenting appropriately to make a sale.
    • Maintaining and developing relationships with existing customers in person and via telephone calls and emails.
    • Cold calling to arrange meetings with potential customers to prospect for new business.
    • Responding to incoming email and phone enquiries.
    • Point of contact between a company and its existing and potential markets.
    • Negotiating on price, delivery and specifications with buyers and managers.
    • Advising on forthcoming products developments, often as a part of a formal bidding process.
    • Liaising with suppliers to check the progress of existing orders.
    • Reviewing my own sales performance, aiming to meet or exceed targets.
    • Making accurate, rapid cost calculations and providing customers with quotations.
    • Feeding future buying trends back to employers.
    • Attending team meeting and sharing best practice with colleagues.

  • 2005 - 2014
    Al Mulla Rental and Leasing of Vehicles and Equipment Co. Ltd

    Counter Sales Executive

    • Managing reservations/booking of rental/lease vehicles, arranging and handling of more than 200 vehicles fleet with 40 drivers.
    • Provide customers with necessary rental information, rates, terms and conditions of rental while using effective sales techniques to encourage customers to utilize service options.
    • Complete, review and submit various reports to manager.
    • Maintain and update rental agreement files, contract and notify customers of overdue rental vehicles and inquire as to the expected date of return, process rental extensions.
    • Enter and maintain information in location logs.
    • Perform associated custodial duties.
    • Complete car exchange requests in computer system.
    • Expanding customer base, meeting potential customers, introducing new packages, programs to potential customers.

  • 2000 - 2005
    Cargills (Ceylon) Pvt. Ltd

    Branch Manager

    • Conduct daily briefing and communicating to staff the management decisions, policies and also for prompt communication of any asses to operations managers/Executive directors/managing directors.
    • Responsible for all administrative functions of the supermarket.
    • Responsible and accountable for the movable and immovable assets of the supermarket and ensuring that they are properly maintained.
    • Responsible for carrying out periodic performance appraisals and performance development reviews with employees & executives respectively and recommending salary increments and promotions.
    • Responsible for third party contract employee such as security, Bank.

Expertise

COMMUNICATION
OUTDOOR MARKETING AND SALES
MARKET RESEARCH

Languages

ENGLISH
Proficient
SINHALA
Proficient

Honors & awards

  • 2022

    ACHEIVED KPI

    ACHEIVED KPI CONSECUTIVELY FOR 3 MONTHS

  • 2022- 2023

    TENDER WINNING

    I HAVE BROUGHT MANY HIGH TENDERS FROM KOC TO THE COMPANY AND HAVE WORKED FROM BIDDING TILL DELIVERY.

Skills

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