Business Development Manager Africa - French Speaking

The Cigna Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a driven Business Development Manager to own and execute regional strategies in South Africa and French-speaking African countries. This role involves building strong market relationships, closing deals, and adapting strategies to achieve sales targets. You will thrive in a dynamic, international environment that values initiative and accountability. If you have a passion for sales and enjoy networking, this opportunity offers a challenging and fulfilling career path with a supportive team and a culture that fosters growth and success.

Benefits

Dynamic team environment

Mentorship and coaching

Challenging job in an international context

Market-related salary conditions

Entrepreneurial company culture

Qualifications

• 5 years of sales experience with strong commercial and negotiation skills.
• Fluency in English and French is essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop business opportunities and create new sales leads.
• Prepare presentations and proposals while closing deals.
• Review and adapt regional strategy to maximize results.

Skills

Sales Experience

Commercial Skills

Networking Skills

Negotiation Skills

Fluency in English

Fluency in French

Job description

What makes Cigna different from other employers?

We go further than just paying insurance claims. Solid customer relationships are our main goal. We also strongly believe in business ethics and continually strive to be cleaner, greener, and respectful of all. We owe our success to the talent and dedication of our team. They’re the ones who make a difference in our customers’ lives. So we know that it’s important to go the extra mile for our employees. We make sure they have a good work-life balance, and we offer many initiatives for health and well-being.

SUMMARY

As a Business Development Manager, you own your region, develop your strategy, and execute this. For this role, the region is defined as South Africa and other French-speaking countries in Africa. You can imagine, two days hardly ever look the same. A typical day might include the following:

YOUR JOB

1. Building relations within your markets to develop concrete business opportunities and create new sales leads.
2. Set everything aside to close a deal.
3. Prepare presentations & proposals.
4. Build a healthy pipeline and execute on it in order to close your deals.
5. Review and adapt your regional strategy to maximize results.
6. Finish a quote before the deadline while following internal processes.

What skills do you need?

Do you have 5 years of experience in sales and strong commercial, networking, and negotiation skills? Great start! That’s essential for the role.

Do you also have an international and/or healthcare background?

Are you fluent in both English and French?

Finally, if you are driven by closing business and get excited by exceeding your sales, you might just be the perfect fit.

You will love this job if you…

1. Love sales and get motivated by working with targets.
2. Are well-organised in following up on your sales leads.
3. Nurture relations and enjoy developing them.
4. Are triggered by the opportunity to map and adapt our sales strategy.
5. Feel in your natural habitat at networking events and in presentation rooms.
6. Have a strong sense of accountability and like to be empowered.
7. Like to work independently, but also value the input of others.
8. Can cope with the stress of deadlines and making decisions in unexpected situations.
9. Are agile and enjoy adapting to an ever-changing environment.

Cigna can offer you…

1. A challenging job in an international and diverse context.
2. Trust to fill in this position in your personal way and to the best of your abilities.
3. A dynamic team and sounding board, a director who will mentor and coach you.
4. A challenging job in an international and growing enterprise.
5. Market-related salary conditions.
6. A dynamic, young, and entrepreneurial company culture that values and stimulates initiative, thrives on success, and truly understands the concept of the lifetime value of a client.

About Cigna Healthcare

Cigna Healthcare, a division of The Cigna Group, is an advocate for better health through every stage of life. We guide our customers through the health care system, empowering them with the information and insight they need to make the best choices for improving their health and vitality. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.