Sales and Marketing Manager

Job description / Role

Accomplishes business development activities by researching and developing marketing opportunities and plans; implementing sales plans; managing staff.

- Achieves marketing and sales operational objectives by contributing marketing and sales information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining system improvements; implementing change.
- Meets marketing and sales financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
- Determines annual and gross-profit plans by forecasting and developing annual sales quotas for regions; projecting expected sales volume and profit for existing and new products; analyzing trends and results; establishing pricing strategies; recommending selling prices; monitoring costs, competition, supply, and demand.
- Accomplishes marketing and sales objectives by planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating advertising, merchandising, and trade promotion programs; developing field sales action plans.
- Identifies marketing opportunities by identifying consumer requirements; defining market, competitor's share, and competitor's strengths and weaknesses; forecasting projected business; establishing targeted market share.
- Improves product marketability and profitability by researching, identifying, and capitalizing on market opportunities; improving product packaging; coordinating new product development.
- Sustains rapport with key accounts by making periodic visits; exploring specific needs; anticipating new opportunities.
- Provides information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
- Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
- Accomplishes marketing and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

Requirements

Financial Planning and Strategy, Marketing Concepts, Positioning, People Management, Territory Management, Sales Planning, Competitive Analysis, Understanding the Customer, Product Development, Client Relationships, Creative Services.

About the Company

"Creativity is Intelligence Having Fun" - A. Einstein

Based in Qatar since 2006 with more than 15 years of experience in events and more than 10 years in Qatar’s Market, The Planners professionally answering the diverse needs of a broad range of high-profile clients.

From cultural to corporate events, The Planners has the creativity, insight, skills and tailor-made approach to conceive and organize events that produce the results you want.

Spearheaded by a visionary team of talented event management professionals with over two decades of experience, The Planners dynamic team embeds flexibility in its work style to ensure a high level of responsiveness to the clients need and aspirations. Each team member has in-depth insight into the Middle East, Qatar and different cultures around the globe in addition to a network of international contacts. This true understanding of the industry, market and society coupled with real know-how make The Planners an event management powerhouse.

The Planners offers you events that double as great opportunities to enrich the community or reach your business goals. Each event comes with our very own signature touch and a good dose of creativity. Family events, festivals and edutainment activities are our forte in addition to an extensive array of event management specialties. Between our organization, management and communication services, and ability to provide and promote talents.