Business Development Manager - Hertz - UAE National

Job description / Role

Business Development Manager - Hertz - UAE National - Dubai

As Business Development Manager your primary responsibilities will include, but not be restricted to:
- Maximise all lease and car rental opportunities to bring profitable corporate business for Hertz
- Plan, allocate, supervise and monitor own and teams sales strategies, targets, budgets and sales staff performance so that profitability, growth and revenue targets are met or exceeded
- Win new customers from building own prospect base
- Develop customer relationships to enhance profit levels and penetration of services
- Plan and implement sales/customer retention and relationship development
- Contribute to formulation of policy and strategy within the sales and marketing function
- Maintain administration and relevant reporting and planning systems
- Work closely with accounts and collections team to ensure debts are minimised
- Maintain and develop corporate image and reputation, whilst protecting and developing the company's brands via suitable PR activities and own presentation

Requirements

Reporting into the Sales and Marketing Manager, you will be a strong leader and able to provide demonstrable experience of the following:
- Clear evidence of sales achievements
- Have advanced Business to Business consultative sales skills
- Previous exposure to high profile or blue chip organisations
- Evidence of sales through multi level decision makers
- Experience of tenders and or winning complex new business deals
- Leadership qualities with the ability to drive through complex solutions
- Planning, organising and ability to balance multiple demands
- Team player with evidence of building cross business support
- Target oriented and driven to exceed demanding challenges
- Market awareness and understanding of the challenges of customers and competitors
- A background in vehicle rental and leasing would be highly desirable

You will have the following:
- Strong English communication skills; reading, writing and speaking
- Educated to degree or equivalent level
- Strong Sales and Business Development background, ideally coming from a blue-chip organisation

About the Company

Established in the 1930's, the Al-Futtaim Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. Rapid development throughout the 1940's and 50's saw it establish itself regionally as an integrated commercial, industrial and services organisation, positioning itself one of the leading business houses in the lower Gulf region. Today, it operates collectively over 40 companies bearing the Al-Futtaim name, dominates many market segments in the UAE, and has expanded its sphere of operation to include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.

The Group comprises a diverse range of strategically positioned operating subsidiaries and associate companies, structured to give the Al-Futtaim Group the flexibility and versatility to keep ahead of local competition while keeping pace with the ever-evolving global business scenario. The Groups continued investment in world-class systems technology is clear evidence of its commitment to maintain leading edge performance and service delivery.

The success of the Al-Futtaim Group can be attributed to a business approach that combines the ability to change with the traditional values of integrity, service and social responsibility that define its core business philosophy. This, linked with the Groups belief in decentralisation, gives the heads of the operating companies a high degree of functional autonomy and authority, providing the Group with essential flexibility, and individual employees a clearly defined work culture and sense of responsibility.