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Daniel Maan

Career Objective: Currently, General Manager to Al Kout Petrochemical Products, General Manager Al Kout Logistics & Transport Co., Senior Supply Chain Manager at Al Kout Industrial project Co., with 15 years of experience in providing operational and commercial excellence. Experienced in handling P&Ls with annual turnover of more than 50 Mil USD. Looking for a challenging position in a General Management/ CEO level where previous experience and skills can assist in achieving strategic goals and objectives, to accede shareholders expectations focusing on growing existing businesses, improve efficiency and explore new growth opportunities.

Personal Information: Date of Birth: Sep/24/1982

Nationality: American

Marital Status: Married

Phone (M): +965-****-****

Email: ado8c5@r.postjobfree.com

Education: Maastricht School of Management (MSM), Netherlands 2010-2013 Masters in Business Administration (MBA)

Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio 2003-2007 Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Work Experience:

Al Kout Industrial Projects Company

Al Kout Petrochemical Products Company - Al Kout Logistics & Transport Company Position: General Manager/ Senior Supply Chain Manager Feb 19 to Present

• Develop strategic plans and annual budgets of the companies APP, ALTC, with Complete P&L responsibility of APP & ALTC with approximately 40 Mil USD turnover.

• Create, administer, and implement the business development strategies and tactics for the company. Identify, evaluate, solicit, and follow-up with targets through multiple sales, communications, and marketing methods.

• Manage all the company’s Supply Chain activities, from Procurement of spare parts and material to storage of finished goods and warehousing of raw material and spare parts to meeting customers’ demand and deliveries.

• Managed the sales and operational planning for the entire organization to maximize efficiency and production levels while meeting sales demand in the local and the export market (land deliveries, and sea freight shipping).

• Supervised the activities of over 100 employees, engaged in receiving, storing, testing, and shipping products to ensure operational efficiency.

Gulf Cryo Holding Company

Position: General Manager, Kuwait Dec 16 to Feb 19

• Develop strategic plans and annual budgets of the subsidiaries with complete P&L responsibility of all 4 subsidiaries with approximately 50 Mil USD turnover.

• Achieved Revenue and EBIDTA targets of all subsidiaries with growth of 2% in top line and 4% in bottom line.

• Direct and coordinate organization's financial and budget activities to fund operations, maximize returns on working capital, and increase efficiency.

• Managed a company with over 250 Employees and accountable for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the subsidiaries.

• Evaluate financials, sales and activity reports, and other performance indicators to measure productivity and goals achievement to drive cost reduction and profitability improvement.

• Determine goods and services to be sold, and set prices and credit terms, based on forecasts of customers’ demand, and review all commercial contracts.

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Position: Sales & Marketing Director (Kuwait, Saudi, Bahrain) Jan 15 to Dec 16

• Set revenue targets for all bulk and onsite business lines across assigned region.

• Conduct monthly sales analysis review and sales projections based on market analysis that includes the status of all projects in the region.

• Develop the market in Saudi and Bahrain as new territories, increasing market share and profitability.

• Develop and maintain successful business relationships with existing and potential customers.

• Constructing medium- and long-term strategies for each region based on market shares and potentials. Position: Distribution Director (GCC) Jan 15 to Apr 16

• Responsible for all the distribution activities in the GCC region, 600 tons/ day of liquefied gases.

• Performance monitoring based on key performance indicators to over 200 distribution employees.

• Carry out the budgeting process of all distribution activities in the GCC.

• Conduct distribution cost planning based on reverse logistics methodology for different locations in the GCC maintaining profit margins across all customers.

• Optimize Assets utilization to improve the effect on the bottom line. Position: National Sales & Marketing Manager Apr 12 to Jan 15

• Manage the sales force based on objectives using portfolio’s trends and analysis, conducting weekly review meetings.

• Responsible of generating the monthly targeted revenue from various divisions within the organization, bulk, packaged gasses, as well as the trading division.

• Manage the exclusive agencies such as (Miller, Uniweld, Hi-Force, simplex, and 3M)

• Responsible for all showrooms related sales and operation.

• Maintaining an excellent relationship with major companies in the Kuwaiti oil and gas sector such as KNPC, KOC, and EQUATE.

• Conducting a monthly sales analysis review and sales projections based on market analysis that includes the status of all projects in Kuwait.

Position: Distribution Manager Apr 08 to Apr 12

• Carrying out budgeting process of the distribution department.

• Conduct distribution cost planning based on reverse logistics methodology for different locations in the GCC maintaining profit margins across all customers.

• Corrective & Preventive Maintenance Planning of Bulk & Package fleet over 100 vehicles. (Semi Trailers, Tube trailers, ISO tanks, Tractor Heads, and cylinders Trucks)

• Manage the ISO 9001, 14000, 18000, certification Process of the Distribution Department.

• Performance monitoring activities based on periodic key performance indicators. Position: Safety Engineer July 07 to Apr 08

• Conduct safety Audits, trainings, confined space, defensive driving, risk assessment, HAZOP study, safety orientation, evacuation plan, Hazard Work permits, accidents incidents and near misses Reporting, Recordable injury Rate, Hazards of cryogenics.

L’OREAL- USA

Position: Quality Engineer Aug 06 to May 07

• Increased the deal assembly (Production Line) operations' quote efficiency by 10 %.

• Redesigned the flow path of quote orders and information. As well as quoting forms and procedures.

• Organized the work process plan using Gantt chart.

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Committees/ Teams’ Memberships

• Al Kout Executive Management Team Member 2019-2020

• Gulf Cryo Executive Committee Member 2016-2019

• Gulf Cryo Distribution Peer Team Member 2015-2016

• Gulf Cryo Sales Peer Team Member 2015-2016

Projects/ Achievements (Gulf Cryo):

• Built CO2 purification plant in Kuwait, signed 20 years agreement with Equate 2013

• Oracle/ERP system implementation project 2012

• Established policies, procedures and IMS certifications 2010

• Established the distribution department with procedures that mirror best practices 2009

• Managed the 20% acquisition transaction deal with Investcorp 2009

Training Courses:

• Innovation & Creativity Harvard Manage Mentor Aug 2020

• Change Management Harvard Manage Mentor Aug 2020

• Crisis Management Harvard Manage Mentor July 2020

• Stress Management Harvard Manage Mentor July 2020

• Developing Management Skills Select Consultancy Dec 2016

• Distribution Workshop Gulf Cryo Apr 2016

• Communication & Influencing Skills Kuwait Industries Union Sep 2014

• Communication & Presentation Skills Kuwait Industries Union Sep 2014

• Global Management Challenge Adnar Group Feb 2013

• Land Fleet Operation Marcus Evans May 2011

• Marketing 3.0 Philip Kotler Apr 2011

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