BD Analyst

Job description / Role

On behalf of our client, a multinational Management Consulting firm, we are looking for a Business Development Analyst.
The Business Development Analyst will be part of the Business Development function of the Middle East that provides business support services to the consulting teams. In this role, you will be aligned with the consumer goods practice, and will support the affiliated consulting team.
Your primary mandate will be to support the consulting team in responding to proposals while maintaining top-level quality in content production and productivity levels that are superior to the norm.Your goal will be to drive proposal support to the consultancy team and gain trust and credibility in your function services to the senior partners in the consultancy tracks. In this role you’ll maintain an internal reporting mechanism for the BD function as well as develop your own industry practice area working model that aims to position you as the go-to-person for your practice areas proposal support. As a core resource in the Business development function you will participate in on boarding and training any new team member, assigning them an internal mentor and monitoring their learning and development progress.

Responsibilities:
- Interacting effectively with various teams to understand the requests and deliver effectively
- Producing high-quality proposal documents under the guidance of practice area leadership team
- Organization skills: ability to handle competing priorities effectively
- Strong comprehensive analysis capability, organization ability
- Industry savvy and have some macro-analysis ability
- Experience in project management
- Strong ability to undertake working pressure
- Results driven and self-motivated

Requirements

- The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's/Master’s degree and a minimum of 5 years of experience in marketing, retail or travel & tourism background preferred.
- Strong verbal communication skills; fluency in English, with Arabic being advantageous. Excellent communication and negotiation skills is necessary to be able to professionally and confidently communicate with C-Level executives.
- Plus, advanced level computer skills; Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and the ability to perform successfully in a fast-paced, intellectually intense, service-oriented environment is necessary. The candidate should have resourcefulness and high attention to detail.
- A positive attitude and drive to win is likable as well as the ability to respect all information as personal and confidential

About the Company

GG Selection is a search partner with an international presence, clients in diverse industries, and a network of talent for all levels of seniority and experience. We’re not limited by industry or geography, and we treat every brief and every client like the individual case it is — never making assumptions or taking anything for granted, and always tailoring our service to the needs we discover.