Business Development Associate

Adecco
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ref: KP164-61
Adecco

The Role


The Role


Our client is one of the world's leading providers of innovative visual information technologies (comprehensive, customized solutions that include consulting, software, technical services, and hardware integration) with offices around the world. Main clients ate leading government laboratories, energy companies, universities, manufacturing and design firms, U.S. armed forces, and other users of visual information technologies.

This position is responsible for identifying, developing, evaluating, and helping close sales opportunities in the Middle East. Their primary goal is to increase our sales opportunities in the region and to build strong and lasting relationships within new accounts. This will involve lots of cold calling and face to face visits and very close coordination with their manager.
General Responsibilities:

• Cold calling and identifying new opportunities
• Qualify and develop leads assigned
• Build relationships with key accounts and network within those accounts
• Regular planned visits to clients and potential clients throughout the region
• Update CRM system on a daily basis
• Give presentations and product demonstrations to clients/prospects
• Provide support to Sales Managers in business development in the Middle East region
• Arrange for a week of joint meetings with sales manager every month
• Provide weekly update on sales funnel and forecast
• Contact all assigned accounts on a monthly basis
• Daily calls with sales manager to assign tasks and review previous day’s work
• Monthly call with Sales Manager and Vice President of Sales to review activities in the region.
• Help develop solutions and proposals for clients
• Assist Marketing department with marketing material targeted at Middle East region
• Meet with vendors in region to develop relationships
• Network throughout Middle East region and attend relevant events and trade shows
• Ability to provide translation services (spoken and written) between Arabic and English

General Administration:

• Document in writing in CRM system all conversations and visits with clients/potential clients, vendors, others
• Maintain accurate details of sales funnel and forecast for accounts assigned
• Complete and submit travel requests in a timely manner
• Complete weekly timesheets to the nearest 0.25 hour while assigning all time to various projects and accounts
• Track, document, and submit all expenses in a timely and accurate manner
• Identify and create corporate processes as needed

Safety:

Safety is everyone’s responsibility. Employees are expected to focus on safety and bring any safety concerns to the attention of management immediately.

Work as part of a TEAM!

• Understand and practice the fundamental attributes of Positive Attitude, Proactiveness, Performance, and Process.
• Observe and maintain company's Core Values
Honest & Integrity in everything we do
Our People are #1 – treat each other well, expect a lot and good things will follow
Contribution and responsibility to the communities in which we live.
Excellence in the 4 P’s (Positive Attitude, Proactiveness, Process, Performance)
• Profit & growth as a means to make all of the other values and objectives possible

Requirements


Requirements


- AV industry experience would be an advantage.
- Arabic speaking candidates preferred.

The ideal candidate will be able to maintain a positive work environment and help ensure the company's long-term success through Teamwork, Communication, and Flexibility

About the Company


About the Company


The Adecco Group is the world's leading provider of HR solutions. With more than 33,000 FTE employees and a network of 5,600 branches, in over 60 countries and territories around the world, we offer a wide variety of services, connecting close to 750,000 associates with well over 100,000 clients every day.

The services we offer fall into the broad categories of temporary staffing, permanent placement, career transition, talent development and workforce management solutions, as well as outsourcing and consulting.

The Adecco Group is based in Zurich-Glattbrugg, Switzerland and we are a Fortune Global 500 company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.
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