S/O ABDUL GHAFOOR

ZAHID ALI
LinkedIn Profile: http://pk.linkedin.com/pub/zahid-ali/7/407/1b5
Address: 365-C, Street – 10, Satellite Town, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Ph. Mob: +92-333-6392653 Ph. Off: +92-62-9255472
Email: expertzahid@gmail.com

Personality in Brief
Cross Discipline Knowledge, Cross Industry Exposure, Cross Functional Experience
A Devoted professional offering more than sixteen years practical experience within Agricultural
Projects, Production, & Marketing; Phrmaceutical Distribution, Wholesale, & Retail; and
University Academics & Administration. An extrovert personality having strengths in:

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  An applied Knowledge of Agricultural Marketing & Supply Chain, Agribusiness
Planning, and Farm Management with an Entrepreneurial approach.
 More than two decades Experience as Consultant for High Value Crop Production.
 A Natural Trainer with Persuasive Communication, Presentation, & Negotiation.

Objective
A Growth Oriented Dynamic Role, Where I Can Use My Chock-Full Potential

Memberships
 Member Advisory Council, International Institute of Marketing Professional (IIMP)
 SVP Publications, International Journal of Marketing Principles and Practices (IJMPP)
 Member Advisory Council, Al-Khidmat Foundation Pakistan District Bahawalpur, Pakistan
 Registered Tutor for Marketing by Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Pakistan
 Registered Trainer by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. (HEC)

Trainings

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 Internship at Engro Chemicals
Pakistan Ltd.
 Professional Selling Skills (DuPont)
 Accounting Fundamentals (DuPont)
 A Workshop on Intuite QuickBooks
 A workshop on SPSS
 A course on Windows and MS Word
 Internship at Punjab Agri Marketing
Company (PAMCO)
 National Cadet Core
 Quaid-e-Azam Scout
 3 Day Safe Driving Training Workshop
 Post Harvest & Marketing issues of
Multi-purpose Medicinal Plants.

Academics
 MPhil Leading to PhD University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Continued
(Marketing & Agri Business) (Coursework Completed 67 credit hRs with CGPA 3.54)
 MBA (Marketing) Islamia University Bahawalpur (CGPA 3.15)
 B.Sc. (Hons) Agri. (Soil Science) University of Agriculture Faisalabad (CGPA 2.97)
 H.S.S.C. (F.Sc. -Premedical) Govt. S. E. College Bahawalpur- BISE (58%)
 S.S.C. (Science) BISE - Bahawalpur (81%)
Research Work & Term Papers
Research Interests in Agricultural Marketing, Agribusiness, Business Strategy, Agricultural
Value Chains, Fresh Fruits & Vegetable Marketing.
 “Study of four wheat varieties under saline sodic field conditions”: (Mini Thesis)
 “Effect of stress on the students of Islamia University Bahawalpur” (MBA Research Project)
 “Resale price maintenance: A Literature Review” (First Position in Article Writing – MBA)
 “An exploratory study of fertilizer market district Lodhran Pakistan (ECPL)” Internship.
 “ Study of Fresh Flowers Retail Market in Lahore Faisalabad and Islamabad”
 Completed more than 20 different term papers during masters, studies.

Agribusiness Projects Consulted

 Development of 20 Acre High-Level Poly-Tunnels for off-Season Vegetables Production;
Designing, Purchasing, Molding, Assembling & Installing.
 Development of Fabricated Animal Shed for 500 goats; Design, Purchase, and erect.
 Development of a small-scale Bio-Composter for a 50 acre vegetable farm.
 Conception and development of a “Vegetable Seedling Nursery” .
 Designed and made a semi-autometic sugarcane bud chipper machine.
 Development of a state-of-the-art Grapes seedling nursery.
 Consulted more than 100 small scale off-Season vegetable farms in design and layout .
 Consulted more than 100 Farms for Soil Fertility Management & Plant Nutrition.

Professional Experience
1998 – Present: Consultant in Agricultural Marketing & Agribusiness

 Farm Planning & Management

Farm Strategic Planning, Layout & Structure Designing, Farm Inventory
Management, Farm Accounting and Financial Management. Worked in close
collaboration for more than 100 farms on different projects. Worked both for
Large and Small Scale Farms.

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 Crop Production
Crop Planning, Soil Fertility & Plant Nutrient Management, Plant Protection,
Interculture & Weed Management, Harvest & Post-Harvest Operations.
Specialized experiences in tunnel farming for producing off-season high value
horticultural crops.

 Managing Farm Supplies & Marketing Efforts

Purchasing Managent including Seeds, Fertilizers, Pesticides, Chemicals, Farm
Supplies and Equipment. Managing Input Inventories, Managing Produce Sales
and Marketing Efforts. Developing Farm Relationships with all key Stakeholders.

Sep, 2012 – Present: International Institute of Marketing Professionals (IIMP)

Senior Vice President Publication Management

Member of IIMP Senior Exective Committee (SEC). The SEC consists of all team
leaders to represent each management committee. The SEC’s mandate includes
leading development of strategic plans to advance the organization’s mission,
objectives and growth as a leading organization worldwide in setting standards
for certifying marketing practitioners around the world.

As Team Leader Publication Management, Responsible for Managing all of the

Publishing Activities of the Group. Final Reviewing, Proof Reading and Printing.
Coordinating with Editorial Managers and Editor in chiefs.

Aug, 2010 – Sep, 2012: International Journal of Marketing Principles and

Practices (IJMPP)

Editorial Director
Coordinate within overall editorial Board, Managed a Team of two editorial
managers and more than twenty reviewers. Liason CEO and Board Memebers.
Plan & Supervise the work.

Editorial Manager
Coordinate article submissions, review, and publishing. Promoting Journal
internationally. Communicating with authors, scholars, pool of reviewers and
editorial team members.

April, 2003 – Present: Department Of Commerce, The Islamia University

of Bahawalpur

Lecturer in Marketing
Important Assignments: Acting Incharge of Department, Incharge Internship,
Students’ Visits & Study Tours, Admissions & Examination, Quality
Enhancement Cell, represented the department at Higher Education Commission

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& Inter-Faculty University Board. Incharge Students’ Affairs, Incharge
Accreditation Committee.

Courses Taught: Agricultural Marketing, Principles of Marketing, Marketing

Management, International Marketing, Agribusiness Management, Purchasing &
Supply Chain Management, Organizational Behavior, Human Resource
Management, Principles of Management, Entrepreneurship, Macroeconomics,
Principles of Accounting, Economics for Engineering, Business Research
Methods, Business Communication & Report Writing, Functional English.

Apr, 2002 – Apr, 2003: Shaheen Pesticides Private Limited

Regional Sales Manager Bahawalpur

Worked as Team Leader, Responsible for Team Recruitment, Selection, Training
& Placement. Sales Management, Sales Planning, & Product Launching.
Participated in Business Level Planning.
Jun, 1999 – Apr, 2002: Cash & Carry – A distributor , Wholeseller & Govt.
Supplier), and Alshifa Pharmacy (Retail Pharmacy - with 24 hours Service)

Manager Operations
Worked in management of Customer Service, Accounts, and Purchases &
Procurements. Managed annual sales of hundred million, more than hundred
suppliers, more than a thousand customers daily, more than three thousand
inventory items, & more than forty employees.

May, 1998 – May, 1999: DuPont Pakistan Operations Private Limited

Customer Services & Sales Officer (Trainee)

Achieved sales target, launched Several Products including Benlate, Staple and
Steward. Responsible for dealer management; achieving sales targets; Field
supervisors’ monitoring & training; farmer consultation for technical services.
Market development through Training Workshops, Seminars & Field Days.

Computer & IT Skills

 Can work in Windows, MS-Office Package.
 A good level working know-how of Internet, & Social Media.
 A working Know how of Intuite QuickBooks & SPSS.
 Have fundamental concepts of programing and data base systems.

Languages and Literature

 Have conversational expertise of local languages including Punjabi as mother
toungue, Seraiki, and Pothohari.

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 Good working ability of English & Urdu in reading, writing, speaking &
Listening.
 Reading ability of Arabic with little comprehension. But Interested to learn
Arabic, Spanish, and Chinese.

Interests and Hobbies

 Gardening, Reading Short stories and Articles; Socializing, Traveling, and hiking.
 International and National Concerns, The Nature & Science.

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