
Imad E.
International Business Development Consultant
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Brussels, Belgium
Freelance
Skills
About me
Intro
Engineer by profession. 20 years experience in the Energy,Construction ,Mining sectors on the ground in the international market from Europe,Asia,Middle East & Africa .Having lived 15 Years and worked in Asia (Malaysia), the Middle East (UAE),Africa and Europe, familiar with Multicultural environment. •Strong background in international trade, business development, export sales, procurement, project management and strategic partnerships and adaptable to different industries.
Work experience
Country Manager/Procurement manager
Navigat Energy
Jan 2013 - Present
13 years 10 months
Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Developed experience in different positions for the Company : business development management , head of procurement department for the purchase of building material and commodities . Country manager for the Saudi market ( power generation, construction, mining industry )
International Business Development Consultant
Business Consultant in the field of Energy and Construction
Apr 2025 - Jul 2025
4 months
Brussels, Belgium
Regional Sales Manager/Partnership Manager (BENELUX)
EMAX
Jan 2022 - Mar 2025
3 years 3 months
Brussels, Belgium
● Delivered strategic sales and end-to-end renewable energy solutions for both residential and industrial projects ● Developed partnerships for renewable energy projects serving both private and public sectors. ●Installed complete renewable energy systems, including photovoltaic panels ,battery storqge,EV charging stations, and heat pumps. ●Installed approximately 200 residential solar PV systems annually(6-15kWp),each typically including 10 kWh Lithium battery storage on different type of roof all around Belgium ● Established partnerships for approximately 50-100 solar PV projects annually (of minimum 36 kWp each) in Brussels region. ● Prepared and submitted tender proposals for photovoltaic installation projects in the construction and renovation industry ●Attended various exhibitions in Europe about Solar Energy( Belgium,Germany,France, Holland, etc) to explore new products, establish key contacts with new suppliers and networking. ●Secured key suppliers for key projects.
Managing Director
GLM GLOBAL ENTERPRISE
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
1 year
Brussels, Belgium
International trade specializing in the import-export of various products for the construction, mining and energy sectors. ● Secured various purchase agreements projects . ● Business trips to United Arab Emirates , Senegal, Ivory coast for partnership projects .
Key Account Manager
CTA Group
Sep 2019 - Oct 2020
1 year 2 months
2550 Kontich, Belgium
Supply Chain,international Trade & Development Central purchase for the African mining sector • Manage key accounts customers mainly in the mining industry in West Africa by concluding various deals. • Proactively on a daily basis process customer enquiries for the purchase of various industrials products to meet the clients daily business operations purchase requirements for items such as spare parts of international brands ,electrical & mechanical items, safety products, some commodities and more by sourcing ,haunting for the right suppliers from Belgium and internationally and negotiating for the most competitive price ,payment terms and sending the best offer including the most suitable INCOTERMS with the most competitive logistic charges to the customers preferred destination . • Proactively on a daily basis in communication in different languages by email ,phone with company subsidiaries ,suppliers and buyers ( stakeholders ,head of purchase departments and all key purchase officers ) to analyse both all details of the ongoing enquiries and offers to find always the best solution to conclude the best deal by meeting the deadlines . • Participate to some tenders and give a suitable proposal for the commodities required. • Proactively proposing to customers some special deals and some other business opportunity from the circle of suppliers. • Secured new suppliers by negotiating long term supply with advantageous payment conditions
Business Development Manager
IGL Coatings
Apr 2018 - Dec 2018
9 months
Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
IGL coating products(Nano coating) manufacturer in Malaysia Secure main distributor especially in the automotive industry in South East Asia for the IGL coatings products(Coatings, cleaning, maintenance) meant for various surfaces including paint ,glass, metals, plastics and fabric .
Export Sales Manager
Guangzhou Dacs trading
Jan 2010 - Dec 2013
4 years
Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
-Negotiated Purchase agency agreement with various customers from Europe, Middle East and Africa -Sourced products such as Ready made clothes , Furniture ,LED products ,some industrial machineries from China factories and developed overseas sales in Europe, Middle East & Africa (business worth 500,000 USD) -Accompanied customers to various Provinces in China to visit factories for price negotiation and quality control -Established contacts with Air & Sea freighters and prepared the logistic with the best price to customer final destination -Established and maintained regular communication by phone,email and trips with overseas customers to keep healthy business relationship and to secure additional business -Attended exhibitions (50,000++ visitors) in Guangzhou, Shenzen, Shanghai, Yiwu, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Bangkok, Erbil, Dubai, Jeddah, Ryad, Brussels, Paris, Frankfurt)
Export Sales Manager
CORE CAPITAL HOLDING (M) SDN. BHD
Jan 2008 - Jan 2010
2 years 1 month
Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Japanese Trading Company (Palm oil, heavy equipment machinery) Reporting to CEO. Sourced palm cooking oil for company counterpart Orient International Holdings (Shanghai) while negotiating annual contracts with FELDA and Sime Darby Developed markets in North of Irak through supply of heavy equipment machinery from Japan Conducted supply of palm cooking oil from Malaysia to West Africa
Independent Trade Broker
Mikyal Inc.,
Jan 2007 - Dec 2007
1 year
Commodity brokerage firm of hydrocarbons and metals (precious and non-precious), 3 staff Independent Trade Broker Sourced buyers / sellers for crude oil, high speed diesel, jet fuel, aluminum, copper, gold
Education
Glasgow Caledonian University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Electronic Engineering
University of Strathclyde
Msc in Communications,Control and Digital Signal Processing