Business Development Manager

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Ref: LP127-1597

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

The Company:

Our client is one of the leading logistics and Supply Chain Company. They operate in over 50 countries and employ over 10,000 employees. They are now hiring for a Business Development Manager for their office in Jeddah, KSA.

We are looking to hire a Business Development Manager who achieves sales plan objectives with assigned SME clients and targets by effectively selling PA’s products. Air - Sea - Customs Clearance - Logistics

Responsibilities:

• Generate business with assigned SME clients and targets in line with the sales plan
• Assure the successful client integration
• Meet and achieve assigned Volume and GP Budgets across the Year.
• Strong Knowledge in Verticals and ability to understand technical for Each IV.
• Provide information to BU Head of Sales for “sales planning” and forecast activities (including prospect qualification and local market intelligence)
• Provide client and target information, maintain CRM
• Execute sales process

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Business administration / commercial background
• Sales experience within logistics industry (minimum 2-3 years)
• Functional experience in air / sea / customs brokerage
• Local market knowledge (customers, competitors, suppliers)
• Expertise and professionalism in customer contacts, understanding of customer requirements, analysis and resolution of problems and complaints

Skills & Competences:

• Ability to successfully execute the sales process.
• Ability to manage cross-functional interfaces (Operations and ISPs).
• Self-management (Planning, Organizing & Goal Setting, Execution)
• Decision-making capabilities
• Self driven and with strong spoken and written communication skills
• Relationship building and maintenance capabilities.
• Results oriented
• Customer focus
• Presentation skills
• Persistence

About the Company

Propel Consult delivers a service in step with the needs of both our client companies and candidates. Our ability to add value to all levels of recruitment stems from our wholehearted belief in providing a professional service to both parties. We have built relationships with many leading indigenous and mulitnational organisations throughout the Middle East and internationally in countries such as UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt and many more. Concentrating our resources has created 5 distinct specialist divisions: