Brand Manager

Brand Manager
Dubai, DU
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Position: Brand Manager Audio
Reports to: CEO
Direct Reports: N/A
Job Purpose: Overall responsibility for the audio category.
Job Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Key Accountabilities:

1. Responsible for the overall strategy of the product category.
2. Responsible for brand acquisition, ensuring category product ranges are complete.
3. Develop an understanding of the category's P&L.
4. Negotiate pricing and overall distribution agreements with suppliers to the benefit of the client and its customers.
5. Build and maintain solid relationships with suppliers.
6. Act as a liaison/focal point between suppliers and the company.
7. Assist the sales department in building proposals, solutions, and BOQs, ensuring the utmost accuracy and quality of proposed systems.
8. Provide pre-sales and post-sales support.
9. Attend trainings and keep up to date with industry trends and market changes.
10. Conduct internal trainings geared towards brand/product knowledge and market trends, amongst others with the purpose of driving sales.
11. Conduct external trainings geared towards brand/product knowledge, technical know-how and market trends, amongst others, with the purpose of driving sales.
12. Conduct market analysis, providing management with insights, information, and understanding of the external landscape.
13. Conduct competitor analysis, providing management with insights, information, and understanding of the external landscape.
14. Coordinate with the marketing team for launches, promotions, highlights, and overall awareness on all things lighting.
15. Engage cross-functionally with sales, procurement/logistics, warehousing and others to drive results strategically and financially.

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university

Experience Required:

• At least 5 years of working experience in sales/commercial environments.
• At least 5 years of working experience in the pro audio industry.

Competencies / Skills Required:

• Strong technical background in audio technology.
• Sales skills a plus.
• Excellent communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Highly organized.
• Results-oriented and capacity to work under pressure.
• Highly computer proficient (MS Office, SAP, Zoho, E-mail)