Business Development Manager

Cobalt

UAE

Ref: KP112-351

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Our client, a large financial advertising company based in Dubai, is urgently looking for a Business Development Manager role. This position will act as the main 'Brand Ambassador' for the company products and services, ensuring that all potential commercial partners are fully aware of all features and benefits of the company's financial magazines, events, digital products and contract publishing capabilities.

You will be expected to utilise all tools necessary to ensure that revenue achieved by the company meets and exceeds budgeted expectations and consistently develop your sales techniques to maximise the positive results of client engagement. You will represent the company in a professional manner and ensure that all client expectations are managed, delivered and well received be that through advertising campaigns or editorial content.

Other responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
* Meet and exceed agreed sales targets
* Know your client universe and identify the marketing decision makers within every organisation
* Know what your advertisers do. What is their business, what products they offer and where?
* Always actively research industry to source new leads and generate new business to support the company's growth strategy
* Ensure that all relevant and potential advertisers are engaged when appropriate and offer advertising proposals to new and existing partners
* Manage existing advertising accounts and maximise annual spend from each account
* Negotiate with potential advertisers to achieve a consistently high conversion rate to sales
* Accurately record all client details and correspondence through the company CRM system
* Accurately record all proposals and expected decision timelines within company sales database
* Ensure all advertising material is received before deadline
* Ensure all advertising contracts have been signed by authorised signatory
* Responsible for your own lead generation and appointment setting
* Understand the industry you serve by reading all the company's Financial products
* Be aware of competitive media and the editorial content and advertisers featured within and report on this to the sales team and management.

Requirements

To be considered, you should be a degree holder with minimum 2 years of experience in advertising preferably in Islamic Business Financial in the UAE. Fluency in English is a must and knowledge in verbal Arabic language is plus. You should have strong knowledge and background in media advertising in UAE/GCC. You should be willing to travel when and if required.

By applying for this position or sending your personal details to us, you hereby consent for Cobalt Consulting (UK) Ltd to process, store, transfer and use your personal data only for the purpose of securing other opportunities or other activities relating to recruitment.

About the Company

Cobalt is part of a leading international recruitment provider with offices in Europe, Singapore and New Zealand. Cobalt offers high quality HR consultancy, executive search, contingency recruitment and Emiratization services in Dubai and the wider MENA Region. It works extensively within the fields of Construction & Engineering, Banking & Finance and HR & Business Support.

Contributing to the regions development, we play a key role in identifying and attracting the very best talent to ensure the regions potential is realized. We also understand the importance of Emiratization in ensuring the long-term success of the UAE economy and have therefore pro-actively developed a strong network of UAE Nationals within our specialist areas.

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