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Sales & Marketing Support Coordinator - Middle East & Africa (MEA)
Verathon is a wholly owned subsidiary of Roper Industries, an acquisitive S&P 500 and NYSE listed diversified growth company. Verathon is headquartered in the greater Seattle area, and has 7 international subsidiaries in Canada, Europe and Asia. The company designs, manufactures, distributes and markets reliable, state-of-the-art medical devices and services to the health care community that offer meaningful improvement in patient care. Our largest brands, Bladderscan and Glidescope, have achieved worldwide recognition as the number one leader in their respective markets.
Verathon is a financially sound company with consistent growth and performance even during down market cycles. We have a strong pipeline of new products for multiple areas of discipline within the heath care industry. We offer an entrepreneurial environment that is team-centered, customer-driven, quality-focused, and growth-oriented. Verathon was acquired by Roper Industries in December 2009 as a platform for future acquisitions leveraging the talented management team and extraordinary channel development in developed country markets.
We are experiencing significant growth in our MEA region. We are therefore looking for an energetic, commercially astute and business focused Sales Marketing Support Coordinator who wants to develop themselves through this exceptional opportunity. The role is an integral part of our successful and growing team in MEA.
Working in close collaboration with the Sales & Marketing Director MEA and our valuable Distributor network throughout the region, the role will facilitate and support the execution of all sales and marketing strategies implemented across the region in order to exceed business revenue targets and deliver value to our local customers. The role is part of creating a sustainable platform for the future in alignment with existing global sales and marketing frameworks.
In particular, the incumbent will need to handle all sales processing related activities, to underpin the business strategy through value-added customer-oriented interactions and support all operational aspects of sales and marketing activities to build the business.
The role will be based in our Dubai office and will require extensive travel across the MEA region
Requirements
- Successfully completed university studies or comparable education (specializing in Business Administration, Finance/Economics, Marketing, Logistics) highly desirable
- 5+ years of related experience in a commercial function (preferably in administration or support) in a multi-national, preferably in an FMCG, consumer electronics, medical devices, pharmaceutical or capital equipment organisation
- Demonstrates a track record in achieving high quality, commercially focused business results
- Experience working for a U.S. based manufacturing company highly preferred.
- Sales processing
- Distributor relationships
- Knowledge of industry benchmarks and the development of setting standards by which others measure their success
- Strong quantitative and analytical abilities
- Strong attention to detail, accurate, organized and structured, but also flexible
- Stress resistant and able to work on priorities.
- Ability to define, plan and work according to priorities and deadlines
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trust and interact with people from different cultural backgrounds
- Solid verbal and written communication skills (fluency in English required), other languages (Arabic) desirable, ability to communicate with people at all levels, good presenter
- Persistent with a seasoned touch. Ability to pace change due to organization ability experience with change management a large plus.
- Comfortable with having to adjust to changes in work environment, work under pressure with a sense of urgency, and meet tight deadlines. Adept at prioritizing work and coordinating tasks simultaneously.
- Solid negotiation and influencing skills, able to present an opinion and support it
About the Company
Verathon designs, manufactures and distributes reliable, state-of-the-art medical devices and services that offer a meaningful improvement in patient care to the health care community.
Gerald McMorrow, electrical engineer and Vietnam veteran, founded the company in 1984 and has led the company throughout its transformation from a small start up to a profitable international corporation.
The company's flagship brand, BladderScan bladder volume measurement instruments, is used in Urology, Acute Care, Primary Care, and Extended Care and is considered a standard of care.