Business Development Manager Dubai , United Arab Emirates
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Purpose:
- Business Development to enable direct Sales of Pearson Products/Services and Solutions to the corporate sector as well as developing relationship with agencies and industry bodies that might influences our sales into the corporate market in UAE and gulf countries
Key Accountabilities:
Own the Middle east target for the Corporate sector sales achieving target with the support of product experts (Short courses, Assessment, English, etc..)
Gain high level understanding of Governments priorities and initiatives for employability in the (UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain and Egypt…etc) and the impact on corporates
Assess the corporate sector needs in term of English and training specially in the in both Government and private sector
Support the solution team in building the Corporate holistic solution by sharing market insights
Support the Head of Corporate in Building and maintaining a 3 years strategic and operational plan for corporates in ME covering market, competition, segments, products and go to market.
Report and track Corporate sales by account and by product through a consultative approach
Ensure full usage of CRM tool, data coverage and mapping of key contacts, companies and products for all accounts
Qualifications
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential: BSc or BA from a reputable University
Desirable: MBA from a reputable university
Previous Experience
Essential: 5-7 years Institutional Sales experience
IT Literacy
Essential: Excellent knowledge of Outlook, Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
Desirable: Salesforce or any CRM tools
Entrepreneurial spirit, creative and very proactive.
Highly motivated and independent worker.
Target and performance driven.
Very good Command of English Language
Strong relations across Government bodies, and corporate sector
Strong persuasive and influencing skills.
Strong communication and presentation skills.
Understanding of corporate sector decision making and purchasing
Ability to work in matrix organization involving several international stakeholders.
Excellent track record of institutional selling to Corporates, ideally in training and learning
Primary Location: AE-AE-Dubai
Organization: Growth
Employee Status: Regular Employee
Job Type: Standard
Shift: Day Job
Job Posting: Jan 30, 2021
Job Unposting: Ongoing
Schedule: Full-time Regular
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