Area Marketing Manager (Middle East)

Leonardo; Basildon; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Area Marketing Manager to drive growth in the Middle East. This role is crucial for initiating strategic marketing and sales campaigns across diverse markets including the UAE, Kuwait, and Qatar. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication skills and a deep understanding of the local market dynamics. With a commitment to flexible working and a robust benefits package, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment. Join a company that values diversity and innovation, and help shape the future of marketing in a rapidly evolving industry.

Benefits

Flexible Working

Company funded flexible benefits

25 days holidays plus bank holidays

Award-winning pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounted Gym membership

Free access to online courses

Referral Incentive

Bonus Scheme

Qualifications

• Track record of pro-active management and leadership.
• Demonstrable experience in market opportunity discovery.

Responsibilities

• Lead new business winning plan for the Middle East.
• Build strong relationships with Government staff and embassies.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Knowledge of Middle East market

Agility and responsiveness

Leadership and management

Understanding of local behaviors

Job description

Leonardo Basildon, England, United Kingdom

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The Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for an Area Marketing Manager covering the Middle East region on behalf of Leonardo Electronics UK. The role covers the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and the Sultanate of Oman. This is a role key to the company’s export growth through the discovery, initiation and support of active and strategic marketing and sales campaigns.

Job Description

The Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for an Area Marketing Manager covering the Middle East region on behalf of Leonardo Electronics UK. The role covers the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and the Sultanate of Oman. This is a role key to the company’s export growth through the discovery, initiation and support of active and strategic marketing and sales campaigns.

What You Will Do

• Lead the new business winning plan for the Middle East
• Work closely with UK Sales Teams in focussed and successful Business Winning activity
• Provide latest marketing intelligence to support sales opportunities
• Establish a good close working relationships with the End User/Customer community
• Build strong relationships with Government staff in DBT DSE and embassies
• Manage existing and new advisor/local partner contracts
• Attend Middle East exhibitions and conferences
• Maintain close coordination with the company’s corporate offices in the region
• Lead a marketing strategy for local collaboration with in-country industrial partners
  
  

What We Need From You

• A track record of pro-active management and leadership working with diverse teams to a common business winning goal
• Excellent communication skills
• A good knowledge of the Middle East market, politics, understanding culture and importantly local behaviours
• Agility and responsiveness with End Users/Customers requests (may be out of hours)
• A strong current or potential understanding of the Leonardo Electronics UK products and services
• Demonstrable experience on discovery, qualification and translation of market opportunity to winnable business
• Ability to operate with customers and stakeholders at a wide range of seniorities and experiences
• Persistence, pragmatism and structured approach to tasks and teams with different objectives
  
  

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Life at Leonardo

With a company funded benefits package, a commitment to learning and development, and a flexible approach to working hours focused on the needs of both our employees and customers, a career with Leonardo has never offered as many opportunities or been more accessible to as many people.

• Flexible Working Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us
• Company funded flexible benefits Access to private healthcare, dental schemes, Workplace ISA, Go Green Car Scheme, technology and lifestyle options (£500 annual allowance)
• Holidays 25 days plus bank holidays, option to buy/sell leave and to accrue up to 12 additional flexi leave days per year
• Pension Award winning pension scheme (up to 15% employer contribution)
• Wellbeing Employee Assistance Programme with access to free mental health support, financial wellbeing support and network groups to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity)
• Lifestyle Discounted Gym membership, Cycle to work scheme
• Training Free access to more than 4000 online courses via Coursera and Linkedin Learning
• Referral Incentive You can earn a reward for successfully referring a friend or family member
• Bonus Scheme in place for all employees at management level and below
  
  

For a full list of our company benefits please our website here.

Leonardo is a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. Headquartered in Italy, Leonardo has over 45,000 employees, of which 8,000 are based at 8 sites throughout the UK.

At Leonardo UK, we believe that a diverse and inclusive work environment unlocks our people’s full potential and drives innovation and creativity. We work hard to offer a welcoming, accessible and inclusive place to work for all of our people, creating a culture where everyone can thrive, feel safe and have a sense of belonging and connection.

Primary Location

GB - Luton - Cap. Green 300

Additional Locations

GB - Basildon, GB - Bristol Building, GB - Edinburgh, GB - Lincoln, GB - Newcastle, GB - Southampton

Contract Type

Hybrid Working

Hybrid

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing and Sales

• Industries

  Defense and Space Manufacturing, Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing, and Computer and Network Security

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