Sales Manager - Oil & Gas

Job description / Role

Job Description
- Responsible for the effective management of several industries accounts portfolio, maximizing the sales (customer share and market share) & presence of the GS portfolio within the different accounts within the specific industry in the country.
- Building strong relationship with different customer stakeholders on all levels
- Develop overall Sales & Marketing strategy for several industries & ensure the development of supporting strategies by the LOB.
- Develop the annual business plan budget and targets for the assigned sectors.
- Ensure feed in to annual country plans where accounts cross into multiple countries.
- Identify new potential opportunities for existing products in the assigned sectors
- Ensure the implementation & development of strong account management in the different accounts.
- Develop and train account team to ensure they're up to date with account management concepts.
- Ensure the ongoing maintenance & development of Industry knowledge by supporting & contributing to virtual industry Special Interest Groups (SIGs).
- Ensure appropriate marketing & pricing strategies are developed by account.
- Coordinate -with presales teams- awareness programs to ensure that the technical knowledge is maintained, and the account managers are aware of any new offerings.
- Work with subordinates to empower KM.
- Maximize and monitor overall industries' sales forecasts against budgets, success of bids, customer satisfaction etc
- Maximize penetration of portfolio in the different accounts in the industry. -
- Look for opportunities to cross-sell and introduce new products & additional LOBs -
- Proactively ensure that strong credible clients' relationships are developed and maintained.
- Ensure and build customer satisfaction - ultimate escalation point for any Account customer complaints issues -
- Work with appropriate Head of Projects and COM to ensure customer excellence through:
- Monitoring Project status;
- Monitoring change requests;
- Monitoring & supporting bids.
- Monitor overall competitive situation, opportunities and threats in the industry.
- Develop with the country manager and account managers appropriate account marketing plans (e.g. events, local presentations, etc.)
- Capture knowledge on account (from project teams and other sources)
- Loss/success reviews;
- Current business partners;
- Client processes & timetables;
- Client buying patterns. o Client strategy, business directions, and markets.
- Provide effective team management - managing performance, providing motivational leadership, communication & feedback. -
- Provide feedback to project teams working in the Account.

Requirements

Personal Skills
- Excellent team leading skills
- Excellent sales and marketing skills
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Excellent presentation skills
- Excellent command of English

Technical Skills
- Preferably B.Sc. of engineering with industry relation
-12- 15 years of experience in a relevant field and industry. Min 2 managing a sales team.
-Preferable previous technical experience in the industry.
-Oil &Gas customer network.
-Strong Oil &Gas market network
-Control and instrumentation technical background.

Education
- B.Sc. in Engineering

About the Company

Giza Systems, a leading systems integrator in the MEA region, designs and deploys industry-specific technology solutions for asset-intensive industries such as the telecoms, utilities, oil and gas, hospitality and real estate among other market sectors. We help our clients streamline their operations and businesses through our portfolio of solutions, managed services, and consultancy practice. Our team of 1000 professionals are spread throughout the region with anchor offices in Cairo, Riyadh, Dubai, Doha, Nairobi, Dar-es-Salaam, Abuja, Kampala and New Jersey, allowing us to service an ever-increasing client base in over 40 countries.