Marketing Manager (Native Arabic Speaker) - Al Futtaim Finance

Job description / Role

You will be supporting the Head of Marketing on all marketing relevant activities required for company products and services B2B or B2C to achieve company goals and objectives.

Your responsibilities are:
- Develop an annual marketing plan in conjunction with the sales department for each vertical within AFF. This should detail the year’s activity to meet agreed company objectives.
- Developing effective online and offline marketing plan for B2C/B2B product promotional campaigns.
- Analyse customer purchase behaviour and provide strategic method to reach the selected customer segment in effective and efficient method.
- Categorizing the customer segments product wise and identifying the best marketing communication approach.
- Plan and analyse new product development initiatives in the market through online and offline marketing channels.
- Marketing activities report to management for review and provide recommendations for improvements.

Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing required, MBA in Marketing preferred
- Excellent knowledge of Arabic and English (reading, writing and translating skills)
- More than four years in senior marketing managerial role within consumer finance or automotive
- Advanced skills in Microsoft office Application (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc)
- Experience in developing and managing relationships at senior levels
- Understanding and knowledge of consumer behavior in the UAE market

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.