MARKETING & SALES COORDINATOR

McCormick & Company; Dubai; On-site; AED 183,000 - 258,000; Full time

Job summary

A global flavor leader in Dubai is seeking a Marketing & Sales Coordinator to analyze market data, build local insights, and engage with key customers. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and communication skills, with an ability to drive customer engagement and projects in a dynamic environment. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Exposure to marketing, NPD, and innovation.
• Effective communication in English.
• Ability to build and sustain relationships at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Analyze market and category data for business strategy.
• Build relationships with local research agencies.
• Investigate local food and beverage trends.

Skills

Market research/insights

Strong business acumen

Analytical skills

Presentation skills

Project management ability

Effective communication

Relationship building

Proficiency in PC/software tools

Job description

Overview

Marketing & Sales Coordinator — Dubai, UAE

Responsibilities

1. Market & Category Data Analysis: Using Global Data, Euromonitor, purchased market data, bespoke research studies; Providing input & recommendations on category focus for business strategy / Competitor understanding.


2. Local Consumer Insights: Using Global Data, Euromonitor, Mintel, bespoke research studies.


3. Building relationships with local research agencies to support with relevant local market insights: Understanding consumer choices in categories we play in and want to pursue; Being the marketing expert in the local market.


4. Food & Beverage Trends: Pro-actively researching local food & beverage trends / Exploring top menus & restaurants and what is trendy.


5. McCormick Capabilities: Creating a McCormick capabilities deck to share with new and current customers, including focus on the local factory.


6. Creative Toolbox: Lead Food Safaris in local market / workshops with key customers; Facilitation of internal workshops.


7. Customer Engagements: Support F2F customer engagements; Provide support to R&D for innovation sessions; Interface with key customers like PepsiCo, Yum, McDonald’s especially with their marketing team to support on their Innovation agenda; Be an active part of the Marketing & Business Development team, adding value to the flavour solution business growth in Middle East region; To provide back up support to Commercial Controller in managing PepsiCo business in the region; Helping to prepare periodic sales reports / Presentations for Dubai Commercial team.

Candidate Profile

• Market research/insights with exposure to marketing, NPD, and innovation.


• Strong business acumen, analytical, and presentation skills; project management ability.


• Effective communication in English both verbal and written, spoken Arabic would be an added advantage


• Ability to build and sustain relationship at all levels (internal and external)


• Proficient in PC/software tools; adaptable to complexity and changing priorities

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Company

At McCormick, we bring our passion for flavor to work each day. We encourage growth, respect everyone's contributions and do what's right for our business, our people, our communities and our planet. Join us on our quest to make every meal and moment better.

Founded in Baltimore, MD in 1889 in a room and a cellar by 25-year-old Willoughby McCormick with three employees, McCormick is a global leader in flavour. With 12,400 employees around the world and more than $5 Billion in annual sales, the Company manufactures, markets and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavourful products to the entire food industry, retail outlets, food manufactures, food service businesses and consumers.

While our global headquarters are in the Baltimore, Maryland, USA area, McCormick operates and serves customers from nearly 50 locations in 27 countries and 135 markets in Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the Americas, including North, South and Central America.

At McCormick, we have over a 100-year legacy based on our “Power of People” principle. This principle fosters an unusually dedicated workforce requiring a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical values.

To Apply

If you are looking for a new challenge and want to join a highly motivated team in a rewarding environment, seeking a competitive salary and benefits package and opportunity to work with a global flavour leader, then please apply via our careers centre at www.mccormickcorporation.com/Career-Center

Agencies: McCormick as needed will work with external recruitment vendors through our Agency Portal. Unless previously contacted, McCormick does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies.

McCormick is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer.