Group Business Development Director

Job description / Role

Group Business Development Director is required to establish and lead the Group Sales function for a large business. Install personnel, processes, systems and best practice to underpin future sales and business growth as they look to expand the business.

Client Details

Large established market leading family owned group in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia who are in a strong position to grow in the current market. Involved in managing high volume labor workforce across industrial operations/contract nationally.

Description

The key responsibilities of this role include:

* Set up and establish group sales function within the business using best practice and process
* Set up CRM, business development and sales organisation across the group
* Define and execute the sales strategy for the group and develop the commercial organisation structure
* Recruit, retain and develop the sales team personnel to create a quality, robust and successful group.
* Drive performance of the sales team
* Help to introduce the business to new clients, accounts and companies and take the lead in account management and development
* As a key member of the senior leadership tam, add input to other areas such as operations to ensure continued growth and customer satisfaction

Requirements

* The successful candidate for this role should have the following skills and experience:
* A proven commercial leader with strong background in establishing and setting up sales functions across a business
* Strong Leadership, man management and strategic skills are essential
* Background in established business with commercial and BD best practice systems and processes and able to bring that and put in place
* Senior professional with commercial background but greater understanding of wider business functions
* Degree qualified
* Experience of operating in GCC and dealing with government and private sector clients
* Strong track record of growth, preferably with Saudi Arabian experience
* Experience of transformation and turnaround

Job Offer

Competitive executive package including flights, medical, bonus

About the Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.