Job Title: Business Development Executive / Manager
Job Summary
The role of a Business Development Executive/Manager is to assist the organization’s sales and growth effort by contributing to new customer acquisition. He/she should be able to provide ideas to attract new clients and keep the senior management updated about marketplace and competitors’ activity.
Key Responsibilities
- Build contacts with potential clients to create new business opportunities.
- Keep prospective client database updated.
- Make cold calls for new business leads.
- Support in writing new business proposals.
- Maintain knowledge of all product and service offerings of the company.
- Arrange meetings for senior management with prospective clients.
- Follow company guidelines and procedures for the acquisition of customers, submission of tenders, etc.
- Research and identify new business opportunities — including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, products and services.
- Promote the company’s products/services, addressing or predicting the client’s objectives.
- Foster and develop relationships with customers/clients.
- Cross-sell different services with existing clients.
- Build rapport and associations with high-level business executives.
- Understand clientele requirements and respond effectively with satisfactory context and assistance.
- Network and build references through seminars, conferences, and events.
Location
Qualifications
- Graduate / Post Graduate (MBA)
Experience
- 2–6 years’ demonstrably successful experience in Business Development or Corporate Sales in the UAE is mandatory.
- Proven track record of achieving targets and working to set standards of performance.
- High personal standards — commitment, attitude, appearance, contribution, and excellent client interface at all times.
- Ability to generate ideas for the customer and the department.
- Value addition through experience and knowledge of corporate and consulting services.
- An exceptional and different approach to the existing market.
- UAE or similar market experience is an advantage.
- Experience bringing new business opportunities and potential investments from the European nation into the UAE and other regional offices, and vice versa.
Personal Attributes
- Fluent in English and Arabic (able to converse and understand).
- Presentable and confident enough to present on behalf of the company at different forums.
- Strong negotiation skills for discussions with clients on shared proposals and payments.