Sales Manager - Ford & Lincoln, Dubai

Al Tayer Group Career site; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Al Tayer Group in the UAE seeks a Regional Sales Manager to monitor sales targets, develop the regional sales plan, and lead showroom teams across the UAE to drive growth and profitability.

The role requires 5–8 years in automotive sales leadership, a Bachelor’s degree, and proficiency in Microsoft Office and Autoline. Travel across the UAE is expected to cover regional sales coverage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical or business field; sales focus preferred.
• 5–8 years of managerial sales experience in automotive industry.
• Strong understanding of the regional market.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; Autoline experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage sales process in the region and communicate targets to showroom teams.
• Provide budget inputs and align annual sales plan with targets and budgets.
• Forecast profitability and monitor showroom performance; take corrective actions as needed.
• Contribute to pricing and stocking policies and ensure proper implementation.
• Coordinate with Customer Interaction Center for sales support and lead handling.
• Ensure timely offer creation and vehicle ordering across showrooms in the region.
• Build and maintain market and competitor intelligence across the UAE.

Skills

Sales leadership

Market understanding

Communication

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Autoline

Microsoft Office

Job description

To monitor sales targets and contribute to the sales plan in the respective region under his/her own supervision, in order to achieve high levels of sales, profits, and wide customer base

Responsibilities

Functional Roles and Responsibilities

• Manage sales process in the respective region, and communicate sales plan and targets to the sales team in each of the showrooms, while providing them with sufficient inputs, guidance, and motivation
• Provide budgetary inputs and agree on the annual sales plan in alignment with overall sales targets and associated budget, and forecast profitability for relevant showrooms, monitor performance against it, initiating corrective action where necessary to ensure business is developed within the agreed financial parameters and number of units
• Review and monitor future sales plan implementation and results achieved on a regular basis in each showroom of the region. Communicate any changes to the sales plan with General Manager Sales in order to adapt to unexpected changes in the business environment
• Contribute to the development of pricing and stocking policies and ensure proper implementation of pricing and stocking policies
• Ensure understanding and knowledge of all teams of current pricing and marketing activities
• Review all prospects and where they were generated from
• Deal with critical problems and major customer complaints or issues that may be escalated from different showrooms in the region and ensure prompt action or decisions for timely resolution
• Liaise with appropriate internal stakeholders such as Customer Interaction Center to provide customers with efficient sales support
• Ensure proper coordination with sales support team for facilitation of sales processes
• Ensure offer creation is properly prepared, valued, and generated for customers using the appropriate medium required
• Ensure efficient vehicle ordering and distribution with proper communication with customers in each of the showrooms of the region
• Establish and maintain a network of business contacts and relationships within the market to increase market awareness and obtain market/competitor intelligence and customer preference information
• Review reports issued from Autoline periodically in order to monitor the performance of the business and the people

Qualification & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant technical or business-related discipline, with tertiary qualification in sales
• Minimum five to eight years of experience in sales at managerial level within the automotive industry
• Strong understanding of regional market
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Preferably proficient in Autoline

Job Requirements

• Required to commute across regions within the UAE
• Might be required to travel outside the UAE