Bahram Semsar Zadeh
Manchester
Summary
Skilled Commercial Manager equipped with leadership and organisation abilities. Experienced in analyzing data and evaluating growth potentials for company. Flexible, reliable and excellent in multi-tasking. Confident in directing staff, overseeing operations and implementing decisions to minimise obstacles and achieve success.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Commercial director
Novin Danesh Co (Industrial Automation & Control )
Tehran
03.2012 - 07.2023
- Acted as point of contact for high-level queries and represented team at senior leadership meetings.
- Designed long-term business strategy to guide decision-making at the board of directors.
- Oversaw planning and execution of targeted sales and procurement strategies.
- Established budgets for target sales activities and controlled expenditure to meet targets.
- Conducted regular market assessments to stay current on trends and maintain readiness for changes.
- Represented organization to public at trade exhibitions and conventions, driving awareness of our products for control systems of large scale industries.
Chief financial officer
Neda Industrial Group
Tehran
03.2004 - 03.2012
- Made strategic resource recommendations to improve business sales and profit potentials.
- Prepared client quotes and invoicing to create stable cash flow.
- Prepared accounts payable and accounts receivable transactions for processing on 18 months basis, ensuring great attention to details to reduce errors.
- Worked closely with the Managing Director to manage projects finance for their duration, achieving completion of over 30 projects within their budget forecast.
- Formulated detailed strategy to guide senior management team through complex financial business decisions.
Financial Director
Instrument & Control Service (ICS) Ltd.
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
02.2000 - 12.2003
- Reduced annual business expenditure through careful expense monitoring.
- Oversaw documentation and reporting of expenses, sales and other transactions.
- Maintained cash flow by monitoring bank balances and cash requirements.
- Harnessed data visualization to drive insights through management reporting.
- Managed daily finance services for smooth business operations.
- Analyzed financial performance to implement key improvement strategies.
Procurement manager
Elcon. UK Ltd
Manchester
04.1993 - 01.2000
- Built relationships for increased engagement and partnerships across supplier base.
- Worked cross-functionally with internal teams to deliver quality products to meet needs of customers.
- Administered expenditure, preventing budget overages with successful control strategies.
- Negotiated with vendors and service providers to control corporate expenditures.
- Planned logistics across international boundaries to reliably meet delivery requirements.
- Controlled cost of goods and managed terms and business planning with supplier base for improved profitability.
- Sourced and verified quotations from suppliers before initiating purchase processes.
Education
Master of Science - Development Economics
Manchester University
Manchester 10.1983 - 04.1985
Bachelor of Arts - Applied Economics
North London Polytechnic
London 10.1979 - 07.1982
A-Levels - Economics - Sociology - Law
Chichester College
Chichester - West Sussex 09.1977 - 06.1979
Skills
- Bid tendering
- Complex negotiations
- Financial management
- Contract negotiating
- Market research analysis
- Strategic thinking
- Problem-solving
- Customer-focused
Affiliations
- Hiking, Fell walking and Skiing.
Languages
Spanish
Upper intermediate (B2)
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Commercial director
Novin Danesh Co (Industrial Automation & Control )
03.2012 - 07.2023
Chief financial officer
Neda Industrial Group
03.2004 - 03.2012
Financial Director
Instrument & Control Service (ICS) Ltd.
02.2000 - 12.2003
Procurement manager
Elcon. UK Ltd
04.1993 - 01.2000
Master of Science - Development Economics
Manchester University
10.1983 - 04.1985
Bachelor of Arts - Applied Economics
North London Polytechnic
10.1979 - 07.1982
A-Levels - Economics - Sociology - Law
Chichester College
09.1977 - 06.1979
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