Sales Executive - Cookware - Al Futtaim Electronics

Job description / Role

Sales Executive - Cookware - Al Futtaim Electronics - Dubai, U.A.E.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and dynamic Sales Executive to join our cookware sales team. The primary responsibilities of this role will be to manage the cookware category sales and account management activities and to improve short and long term sales and market share growth. Plan & execute the brand activations for the accounts in coordination with respective buying teams. Engage with buyers for monthly sales planning, demand forecasting, merchandise management and executing promotions & activations in store to achieve sales plan. Carry out monthly account reconciliation with Finance teams to ensure Customer outstanding is within agreed credit terms. Coordinate with Head Office marketing & logistics departments for timely deliveries.

Requirements

To be considered for this exciting role, you should have minimum 4 years experience in a similar role. This experience should be within a reputed cookware & homeware products company handling key account sales. Along with previous experience you must have strong product knowledge & understanding in the categories of cookware & kitchen accessories.

About the Company

Established in the 1930's, the Al-Futtaim Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. Rapid development throughout the 1940's and 50's saw it establish itself regionally as an integrated commercial, industrial and services organisation, positioning itself one of the leading business houses in the lower Gulf region. Today, it operates collectively over 40 companies bearing the Al-Futtaim name, dominates many market segments in the UAE, and has expanded its sphere of operation to include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.

The Group comprises a diverse range of strategically positioned operating subsidiaries and associate companies, structured to give the Al-Futtaim Group the flexibility and versatility to keep ahead of local competition while keeping pace with the ever-evolving global business scenario. The Groups continued investment in world-class systems technology is clear evidence of its commitment to maintain leading edge performance and service delivery.

The success of the Al-Futtaim Group can be attributed to a business approach that combines the ability to change with the traditional values of integrity, service and social responsibility that define its core business philosophy. This, linked with the Groups belief in decentralisation, gives the heads of the operating companies a high degree of functional autonomy and authority, providing the Group with essential flexibility, and individual employees a clearly defined work culture and sense of responsibility.