Head of Advertising & Marketing
Clarendon Parker Bahrain
Manama, Bahrain
Ref: HP704-46
Clarendon Parker Bahrain

The Role


The Role


Job Purpose:
To provide leadership to the Advertising and Marketing Department, ensuring that staff are motivated and possess the skills required to achieve ambitious revenue targets for the company.

Internal Relationships: Establish and maintain effective relationships with Management and other department heads, and team members, realizing that success is collaborative and to achieve success in his/her department, he/she needs the cooperation of other staff members.

External Relationships: Establish and maintain a professional network to enhance the image of the company. Deal with clients, prospective clients, vendors, printing company and other stakeholders.

Major Challenges:
Ensure that team members are consistently motivated to achieve revenue targets.
Work quickly on outstanding collectibles and put a plan in place to minimize long-standing debts.
Bring team members¡¦ skills to a level where they can function effectively with minimum supervision.

Duties & Responsibilities

Develop and implement an annual business development plan, periodically monitor progress of plan; and ensure revenue targets are consistently exceeded.
Provide motivation and direction to the sales team to ensure achievement of revenue targets.
Develop a strategy to collect outstanding debts and ensure this is minimized going forward.
Prepare a media plan with advertising agencies.
Identify team members¡¦ skill gaps and address this issue with Management for appropriate solutions, e.g. training courses, etc. Conduct periodic performance appraisals of staff.
Advise immediate supervisor of challenges in achieving sales targets and propose solutions to these challenges.
Set an example of presentability and professional demeanor in the office.
Establish strong business relationships with existing and prospective clients.
Prepare various reports on sales, collectibles, trends, etc. for Management and the Board.
Review and implement new business strategies.
Keep updated with competitor(s) activities and advise Management and the Board.
Devise marketing schemes to attract more clients.
Work with Management to periodically update the incentive scheme for sales executives and other concerned staff.

Requirements


Requirements


Experience & Qualifications
Essential
Graduate of a business-related degree
Minimum four (4) years experience in a sales role
Fluently bilingual in English and Arabic
Knowledge of the Bahrain market
Strong personal and professional networks

Desirable
Working towards an MBA
Preferably in the newspaper industry
Skills & Attributes

Ability to lead and motivate a sales team
Excellent communication skills, oral and written
Public speaking skills
Consistently exceeds sales targets
Creative problem solver
Persuasive
Very presentable and professional
Adaptable to changing needs and circumstances

About the Company


About the Company


Established in 2003, Clarendon Parker Bahrain is an International Recruitment Specialist Consultancy based in Bahrain’s Seef Business District. We specialise in mid to senior level professional, managerial, technical recruitment and staffing solutions in Bahrain and beyond. Our multinational team of consultants are experienced professionals within the fields they represent. Each consultant brings strong industry links and knowledge to better understand your business requirements. We know the market and we know our candidates!

Our team of dedicated consultants specialise in the following industries:

Accounting, Finance & Banking
Logistics & Customer Service
Secretarial & Administration
Human Resources & Recruitment
Engineering & Construction
IT/Telecom
Marketing & PR
Oil and Gas

The current range of services includes permanent and temporary recruitment, recruitment advertising campaigns, employee satisfaction surveys, state-of-the-art web-based recruitment technology and HR consulting services relating to recruitment processes and activities.

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