Senior Account Manager

Xpat Today; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Xpat Today in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a Senior Account Manager to lead shopper marketing and retail activation programs for key brands. You will manage strategic client relationships, translate briefs into creative activations, and collaborate with design, media and trade teams to drive growth.

The role demands strong planning, budget control, event execution from concept to post-event analysis, and the ability to present ideas to senior clients.

Qualifications

• Experience in marketing (preferably Shopper Marketing/Trade Marketing) in an Account Manager role.
• Ability to plan and execute marketing campaigns with cross-functional teams.
• Strong client-facing skills and strategic thinking.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen and expand relationships with key clients and stakeholders.
• Develop creative/strategic solutions from client briefs with internal teams.
• Plan and execute events, product launches, and brand activations.
• Coordinate timelines, budgets, and cross-departmental communication.
• Lead client presentations and ensure high-quality deliverables.

Skills

Shopper Marketing

Account Management

Client Relationships

Event Planning

Job description

Senior Account Manager - Experiential BTL activation and Trade Marketing experience

Job Description

About the Company - Our client is seeking a Senior Account Manager to join their dynamic and fast growing marketing agency, driving the development and implementation of marketing strategies for some of the Middle East’s leading brands. It's a high-paced, results driven environment that requires a proactive individual, with a positive can-do attitude to manage a portfolio of key accounts and projects with a focus on shopper marketing strategy and retail trade activations.

About the Role

Reporting to the Group Account Director, the key responsibilities of the role include:

• Strengthening and expanding relationships with key clients and stakeholders.
• Taking client briefs and developing creative and strategic solutions, with the support of the Account Directors, Account Managers and design team.
• Researching all facets of marketing to support and assist in the execution of client briefs.
• Assisting the development of key accounts and providing strategic input into campaign development.
• Communicating with clients and internal and external stakeholders the goals of an overall project and ensuring project timelines and budgets are met.
• Trafficking communication through departments to aid the development of creative, strategy, POS, marketing collateral and premiums.
• Plan and execute events, including product launches and brand activations.
• Ensuring jobs are completed to an impeccable standard.
• Leading, assisting and participating in client presentations, responding to briefs, concepts and initiatives.
• Building strong relationships with team members to establish sound working relationships.

Qualifications

To be eligible for the role you must possess some experience in marketing (preferably Shopper Marketing/Trade Marketing) in an Account Manager role. Experience in planning and executing marketing campaigns would be ideal.

Required Skills

We’re looking for someone who is positive, passionate and a great communicator. You will be a supportive team member with initiative to drive your accounts and assist your team members when required. You need to have extensive experience with Shopper Marketing, including developing strategies and executing campaigns. Managing events from initiation to completion. Understanding consumer purchasing behavior. There is a great deal of autonomy in the role and to be effective you must be extremely organised, with strong attention to detail and possess the ability to respond quickly, problem solve and prioritise effectively. You must also be able to work collaboratively within a team and across departments as this is something we pride ourselves on to deliver results. The ideal candidate is a dedicated, hardworking individual, who prides themselves on their commitment to excellent client service and is seeking exposure to major brands and campaigns and a supportive team environment.