HR

GAZETTE

What is inside What are other people

up to 6

The HR Voice 1

Moving people, moving

business 4

Teamwork leads to

dream work 5

Abudawood Highlights 3

CLD Gold Buzz 2

Farewell!

Zeeshan Pervaiz – Unit Manager, SARGODHA

Amna Farooq – Section Manager MM, ISLAMABAD

Muhammad Haris Khan – Section Manager MM,

KARACHI

Jawad Hasan – BI Analyst, HO

Omar Masood – Section Supervisor (Wella), LAHORE

Muhammad Umair Shahid – Supplier Supervisor, GUJRAT

Khawar Iqbal – Section Supervisor – OKARA

Imran Ahmed – CSL Supervisor, HAFIZABAD

The HR voice

Welcome on board!

Umer Saeed Siddiqui – Regional Manager, LAHORE

Ruba Tanveer – Assistant Manager Legal Operations, HO

Hamid ul Islam – Unit Manager, HYDERABAD

Muhammad Navid Khalid – CSL Supervisor, DI KHAN

Omair Hussain – Section Supervisor, ABBOTTABAD

Muzafar Ali – Supplier Supervisor, KARACHI

Hasnain Malik – GC Accountant, LAHORE

Sana Hyder – Section Supervisor – Wella, KARACHI

Muhid Zakaria Junejo – Regional Hub Accountant,KARACHI

Usman Anwer Chughtai – Accounting Supervisor, QUETTA

Vacancies

Channel Manager - HO

BI Analyst – KARACHI

Congratulations!

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Ali Haider, Section

Manager Lahore, tied the

knot. We wish him and his

spouse health and

happiness in their married

life!

Shahzad Akhtar, Accounting

Officer from Pirmahal has

completed his BA from the

Allama Iqbal Open

University.

Abudawood Highlights

Project Rover

At Abudawood, we take great pride in delivering customer commitments and ensuring

to meet objectives to the best of our abilities. When it comes to driving business with

excellence, without compromising on fundamentals, Abudawood stands at the top. The

foremost fundamental of sales remains distribution and availability and this indeed is

the forte of Abudawood Pakistan as well. Taking a step further to ensure efficacy in

our distribution model, Abudawood went the extra mile and revamped its go-to

market strategy, naming it Project Rover.

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Rover is not just the biggest initiative for this fiscal but will serve as an important

game changer for years to come by defining the way we think and drive business.

This project was two pronged: it enhanced the pre sell model and introduced a route

sell model. Through route-sell, it aimed to enhance the focus on the lower tier outlets

via dedicated resources while the average call per pre-sell SR was reduced to just 25

to drive further quality.

Abudawood Highlights

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Contributed by : Sales Development

It is worth mentioning that this project was envisioned in August of this fiscal and was

executed in October 2016. The credit for executing this seamlessly within two months

goes to the MFT who worked tirelessly to bring this project to light. In true

Abudawood spirit, all stakeholders involved worked with dedication and team work

to implement Project Rover and we are geared for newer challenges that come our

way to make sure we continue to excel in all our business pursuits.

GOLD BUZZ

• Team Building:

Lahore & Islamabad

October 2016

• Presentation Skills:

Karachi & Lahore

October 2016

• Planning & Priority

Setting:

Karachi, Lahore,

Islamabad & Multan

October 2016

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

The first of its kind 3 day signature program session was held in Karachi from

20-22 September 2016. Eighteen participants took part in a personal and

professional life changing journey which included educational games,

interactive video sessions and activities which kept the participants engaged

throughout the session. The program was facilitated by Bahaa Hussein – Head

of Corporate Learning & Development Abudawood Group and Atika Imtiaz –

Corporate Learning & Development Business Partner.

HIGHLIGHTS OF SEPTEMBER

CLD has given away "Movie Tickets for Two" awards to the winner of the weekly

"Big Rocks" challenge. This challenge was part of the post 7 Habits workshop

challenges held for 4 consecutive weeks after the session.

BIG ROCKS CHALLENGE WINNERS

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Moving people, moving business

1

Umer Saleem

Lahore MM & HFS

Muhammad Umair

Karachi HFS & WS

2

Inam Ullah

Lalamusa HFS & WS

3

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Mohammad Umair on a HAT TRICK!!!

Qs. How do you feel?

Ans. Extremely happy. I’m hoping that next month I actually achieve the hat trick!

Qs. Did you always want to go in Sales?

Ans. As a child I wanted to grow up to be a cricketer and play for the National Team. I even

played for the Zarai Taraqiati Bank but could not make the team. I never considered this the

end of the world and figured it wasn’t in my destiny so I carried on and got a job at Total

PARCO as an Operations Manager. I served there for 12 years and always achieved growth

with excellent ratings. My learning attitude came from that organization. While working there

I used to observe the SRs and noticed they had interesting benefits and wondered in my heart

how I would fare in sales. I approached the concerned department but wasn’t accepted. But

years later when I got an opportunity at Abudawood I took it happily and haven’t looked

backed since. For that, Allah has also been kind to me for rewarding all my hard work.

Qs. As a student did you have certain strengths?

Ans. I was not fully aware of my strengths till my first few weeks at Abudawood when I was

still adjusting. My father said : “Beta, you can never lose at anything”. When I asked my father

why not, he responded, “You can wiggle your way out of any situation because of how you use

your words ”. That instilled un-paralled self confidence in me and I have been using it since!

Qs. Where do you see yourself in the next 2 years?

Ans. Aiming for the best and hope to grow with Abudwood in designation.

Advice : Spend your nights reflecting on the day spent. If you have given it your 110% then

you can sleep easy. If you feel dissatisfied by your day try harder tomorrow.

Insight into the Karachi Sub-D Team?

“If “hard work” is your weapon, “Victory”

will be your slave.”

The success of Karachi team lies in :

Positive attitude, commitment & hard work

Collaborative efforts & discipline

Courage to fight till the last moment

High level of enthusiasm & passion for

work

Strong follow-ups with accountability

Creative, problem solving attitude

Leave no stone unturned

Go Team!!!

Sept ’16 IYA: 114%

Teamwork leads to dream work

Gujrat

IslamabadSub D

Karachi Sub D1

2

3

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Unit Manager :

Waqar Ahmed

Shaikh

Section Supervisors:

Imran Yusufzai

Farzand Ali Sawand

Noor Ahmed Shaikh

S. Ghazanfar Abbas

Abaid Ur Rehman

Sub D Supervisors :

Muhammad Imran

Rizwan Ali

Mehtab Hussain

Waqas Ahmed

Farham Hameed

Ghulam Mustafa

Naeem Rahu

Abdul Jabbar

M. Faheem

M. Shoaib

What are other people up to

What are other people up to

“ A man learns all his life and dies the day he has learnt everything

- Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Source : http://www.dawn.com

Syeda Anfas Ali Shah Zaidi

President of The Welfare Society

In the midst of all the dreary news that we receive through social media and news channels,

hearing about The Footpath School was a breath of fresh air. The school is one of three schools

run by the Ocean Welfare Society, an NGO set up specifically to counsel and teach street

children with the aim of keeping them off the streets and away from drugs and crime.

This initiative was set up by Syeda Anfas Ali Shah Zaidi, President of The Welfare

Organization, inspired by the tragedy at the Army Public School in Peshawar. The Footpath

School is set up daily under the bridge near Abdullah Shah Ghazi’s Mazar in the Clifton area

and provides a classroom setting for children who struggle to hold the pencil up until third

grade where they are taught to read and write. The children are also provided snacks and

juices however, the need is much greater in the form of donations to run the school since along

with snacks the children are given free school bags and stationery supplies to work with.

Since many of the children are homeless the long term plan includes providing hostels for

them and their families.

In the midst of all the dreary news that we receive through social media and news channels,

hearing about The Footpath School was a breath of fresh air. The school is one of three schools

run by the Ocean Welfare Society, an NGO set up to specifically counsel and teach street

children with the aim of keeping them off the streets and away from drugs and crime.

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