Assistant Business Development Manager

Tanqeeb; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Tanqeeb is seeking a senior Business Development professional to drive Ras Al Khaimah gas growth. You will identify leads, engage industrial buyers, and create strategies to expand the pipeline and gas sales.

You will negotiate terms, prepare business cases, and coordinate with investors and government stakeholders to attract FDIs and new gas demand across the UAE and abroad.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Engineering; MBA preferred for business/marketing.
• 10 years in BD, sales, or marketing; gas/energy sector ideal.
• Proven track record in acquiring industrial customers and revenue growth.

Responsibilities

• Identify and generate leads to build a robust gas customer pipeline.
• Acquire new industrial gas customers for pipeline gas solutions.
• Develop sales strategies to hit annual targets and grow volumes.
• Prepare proposals and negotiate gas supply agreements and terms.
• Engage investors, zones, and government bodies to attract FDIs.

Skills

Lead Generation

New Customer Acquisition

Sales Strategy

Commercial Proposals

Negotiations

Market Intelligence

Stakeholder Engagement

CRM Systems

Forecasting & Planning

PowerPoint

Excel

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

MBA in Business/Marketing

Tools

CRM systems

Excel

PowerPoint

Market Intelligence Platforms

Job description

JOB PURPOSE

To drive growth of RAKGAS gas business by acquiring new pipeline gas customers, expanding business with existing industries, and promoting Ras Al Khaimah as a preferred destination for gas consuming industries. The role will lead market outreach, customer engagement, and strategic initiatives to attract industrial investments and FDIs that create long-term gas demand and support the company's growth objectives.

KEY RESPONISIBILITIES

• Business Development and Sales: Lead Generation: Actively identify and generate leads through networking, customer visits, industry events, market intelligence, and digital/market outreach to develop a strong pipeline of prospective gas customers.
• Customer Acquisition: Identify, engage, and secure new gas customers for pipeline gas solutions. The primary focus will be industrial sector.
• Sales Strategy & Execution: Develop and implement sales strategies to drive customer acquisition, increase gas sales volumes, and support achievement of annual business targets.
• Commercial Proposals & Negotiations: Prepare commercial proposals, business cases, presentations, and negotiate gas supply and gas connection agreements and commercial terms with customers.
• Investment Promotion: Engage with investors, free zones, industrial developers, and government stakeholders to attract gas-consuming industries and foreign direct investments to Ras Al Khaimah. Frequent participations in various exhibitions and relevant events for this purpose.
• Market Analysis and Strategic Development:Market Intelligence: Monitor local and international market trends, industrial developments, competitor activities, alternative fuel economics, and regulatory changes impacting the gas business.
• Opportunity Assessment: Identify new industrial projects, manufacturing investments, and strategic growth opportunities that can generate future gas demand.
• Business Planning: Support preparation of business plans, growth strategies, budgets, financial forecasts, and management presentations for the Gas Business.
• Contract and Commercial Management: Contract Management: Draft, modify, and manage gas supply contracts. Documentation: Managing and record keeping of all contractual documentation and approvals as per the company process. Credit Compliance: Ensuring timely receipt of payments and payment security from the new customers as per the agreements and company’s credit policy.
• Customer Relationship Management: Build and maintain long-term relationships with key accounts, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Customer Onboarding and Stakeholder Coordination Customer Onboarding: Coordinate with engineering, operations, projects, finance, legal, and HSE teams to facilitate customer onboarding and gas connection activities. Project Coordination: Monitor progress of customer connection projects and ensure alignment between customer requirements and project execution plans. Support Project manager to coordinate with contractors and customers to ensure timely completion of the gas connection project.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Develop and maintain relationships with government authorities, free zones, industrial associations, consultants, and strategic partners to support business growth.

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, & SKILLS

Bachelors in Engineering, preferably Oil &Gas, Energy, Mechanical, Chemical Engineering or a related field Candidates having post-graduation (MBA) in Business/Marketing management will be preferred7-10 years of experience in Business Development, Sales, Commercial, Account Management, or Marketing. Candidates having at least 5 years of natural gas business development experience will be preferred. Experience in the natural gas, utilities, energy, industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, or related sectors preferred. Proven track record in customer acquisition, contract negotiations, and revenue growth. Experience engaging with industrial customers, investors, government entities, and strategic stakeholders. Knowledge of UAE/Middle East energy/gas sector would be preferred. Willingness to travel within the UAE and internationally, as required, for customer visits, business development activities, industry events and stakeholder meetings. This is essential requirement for targeting new investments in Ras Al Khaimah. Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and Power Point. Experience with CRM systems, market intelligence platforms, and sales pipeline management process is preferred.