Ahmed Ossama Shafik

Ahmed Ossama Shafik

Senior Business Director - Commercial @ Nahdi Medical Co.

About

Senior Commercial Director with +15 years of leadership experience in Saudi Arabia’s healthcare and retail ecosystem. I currently lead the Medicine & Insurance business at Nahdi Medical Company — representing +40% of the company’s revenue — with full responsibility over strategy, P&L, commercial deals, pricing, insurance partnerships, supplier negotiations, Wasfaty integration, and omnichannel growth. I specialize in transforming commercial operations and building scalable retail healthcare businesses. Across my career, I led end-to-end commercial strategies covering pharmacies, distributors, payers, insurance companies, digital health, supply chain, and retail operations. Key strengths: Commercial strategy & revenue growth P&L ownership and profitability improvement Pricing & insurance negotiations Market expansion & partnerships (GLP-1, Wasfaty, private insurers) Large-scale project leadership and cross-functional delivery Omnichannel and digital health (telemedicine, e-pharmacy) Leading high-performance teams and organizational transformation What I’m known for: Driving growth ahead of the market, building strong stakeholder alignment, and delivering strategic projects under very tight timelines (e.g., delivering the Wasfaty national rollout readiness for Nahdi in 30 days). Career interest: Commercial leadership roles including GM, COO, Commercial Director, Strategy Director, Business Unit Head, and Healthcare Retail Leadership roles in KSA & GCC.

Country

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City

Saudi Arabia

Industry

Pharmaceuticals

Skill

Retail strategy, Business Analysis, Market Research, Marketing Management, Integrated Marketing, International Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Consumer Behaviour, Diabetes, Dyslipidemia, Hypertension, Project Management, Pharmaceutical Sales, Hospital Sales, Pharmaceutical Industry, Sales Effectiveness, Market Access, Cardiology, Product Launch, Pharmaceutics

Experience

Nahdi Medical Co.

Senior Business Director - Commercial

Nahdi Medical Co.

LinkedIn
2024-4 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

Jeddah

Nahdi Medical Company | 2020 – Present Lead a business unit representing 40%+ of total company revenue Own full P&L accountability, commercial strategy, pricing, portfolio, and category growth Manage partnerships with multinational pharma manufacturers (Novo Nordisk, Lilly, GSK, MSD, etc.) Lead negotiation of multi-million SAR annual joint business plans (JBPs) achieving ~20–25% YoY growth Delivered Wasfaty readiness for Nahdi in 30 days, coordinating IT, supply chain, operations, and 3rd parties Developed GLP-1 market leadership strategy, capturing fast-moving demand and ensuring supply stability Led partnerships with insurance companies to expand coverage and drive insured revenue channels Built and developed high-performance cross-functional teams across commercial, medical, and category streams

Nahdi Medical Co.

Commercial & Payers Director

Nahdi Medical Co.

LinkedIn
2021-2 - Present · 5 yrs 8 mos

Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

• Develop, plan, and implement commercial plans and strategies. • Sales target, Growth achievement top line and bottom line • Manage top Payers / Vendors Key accounts strategic relationships • Perform market research and analyze threats and opportunities • Implement new customer acquisition strategies • Collaborate with, coordinate and train diverse teams such as marketing, and customer service • Establish and manage long-term relationship with stakeholders • Understand the requirements of existing customers • Track, measure and analyze commercial metrics using KPIs • Manage and track expenditures, financial goals, and budgets

Sanofi

Head Of Retail Sales

Sanofi

LinkedIn
2019-5 - 2021-2 · 1 yr 10 mos

Saudi Arabia

Lead the development and implementation of the annual sales plans of Saudi Retail Key Accounts including In Market Sales, Net Revenue and Gross Margin Responsible on delivering all channels related KPIs. Setting up the Route to Market Plan per channel Manage annual Key accounts contracts, agreements, stock management, and sales targets. Develop together with the Distributors' team; trade terms that leads to maximum volume, profit, customer satisfaction and product availability, at appropriate cost. Ensure that sales plans deliver superior 4P execution. Execute and develop the activity Master grid. Partner with the marketing to develop business plans and lead on ground implementation Insure efficiency of trade spending in relation to channel net revenue. Work with the Demand planners to improve sales forecast accuracy. Lead and motivate key account team to achieve excellent customer relationships and business results. Coach and develop key talent within sales force.

Reckitt

Head of Sales

Reckitt

LinkedIn
2018-4 - 2019-5 · 1 yr 2 mos

Maghreb Countries

Lead the development and implementation of the annual sales plans of Maghreb Countries (Morocco,Tunisia and Algeria), including In Market Sales, Net Revenue and Gross Margin Responsible on delivering all channels related KPIs. including (Modern Trade, Whole sales, Retail and Pharma) Setting up the Route to Market Plan for each country and channel Manage annual distributors' contracts, agreements, stock management, and sales targets. Develop together with the Distributors' team; trade terms that leads to maximum volume, profit, customer satisfaction and product availability, at appropriate cost. Ensure that sales plans deliver superior 4P execution. Execute and develop the activity Master grid. Partner with the marketing to develop business plans and lead on ground implementation Insure efficiency of trade spending in relation to channel net revenue. Work with the Demand planners to improve sales forecast accuracy. Lead and motivate the sales force to achieve excellent customer relationships and business results. Coach and develop key talent within sales force.

Reckitt

Regional Trade Marketing Manager

Reckitt

LinkedIn
2015-12 - 2018-3 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Egypt

Brand Management on Commercial level, Responsible for all commercial deals and Brand strategy towards Pharmacy, Distribution network Collaborates with the Business Unit directors for the ideation, planning & budgeting, production and implementation of all in store activities, including point of sales materials and promotions Manages the point of sales material (including budget, logistics, distribution, assortment…) by finding the most efficient solutions Collaborates with marketing intelligence resource to read and report results of activities and to provide recommendations and forecasts Supports local teams in the execution of the activities and in achieving their sales and budget objectives, while ensuring the desired product benefits and brand values/equity are properly communicated

Merck

Trade Marketing Manager & Commercial diversified Brand Manager

Merck

LinkedIn
2015-1 - 2015-11 · 11 mos

Egypt

Merck

Market Research & BI Manager

Merck

LinkedIn
2013-10 - 2015-2 · 1 yr 5 mos

Egypt

Merck

Business analysis & Reporting Executive

Merck

LinkedIn
2011-10 - 2013-9 · 2 yrs
Merck

Medical Representative

Merck

LinkedIn
2010-3 - 2012-6 · 2 yrs 4 mos
GSK

Medical Representative

GSK

LinkedIn
2009-3 - 2010-3 · 1 yr 1 mo

Education

The University of Georgia

The University of Georgia

LinkedIn

Marketing Research

2013 - 2015 · 2 yrs
Paris ESLSCA Business School

Paris ESLSCA Business School

LinkedIn

Marketing

2011 - 2012 · 1 yr
Cairo University

Cairo University

LinkedIn

Pharmaceutical Sciences

2003 - 2008 · 5 yrs

Ahmed Ossama Shafik's Contact Information

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