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Business Development Manager (Strategic)

Date Posted: April 29, 2010
Location: Middle East
Citizenship Requirement: Other

*MUST BE LOCAL UAE CANDIDATE*
*Fluent in French required*

Key Tasks:

  • Identify and develop business opportunities for Company worldwide
  • Develop and assess latent market needs and perform timely and accurate strategic analyses and correlation which result in Company solutions to potential customer problems.
  • Identify, assess and track competitors
  • Develop and analyze courses of action to gain competitive advantage by matching Company strengths against competitor weaknesses
  • Promote Company capabilities with major key international stakeholders. Open new international markets, both geographically and in the industry sector.
  • Provide clear, compelling and articulate explanations of our business value to prospective customers
  • Generate qualified leads for senior management follow-up
  • Promote Company capabilities
  • Promote Company with a positive, confidence-inspiring image which positions key international decision makers to include Company as a potential solution in their long-term planning; particularly to satisfy immediate demands and operations in austere environments
  • Serve as the Company subject matter expert internationally to assist potential customers in operational planning
  • Build market position by locating, developing, defining, negotiating, and closing business relationships
  • Locate or propose potential business deals by contacting potential partners; identifying and exploring opportunities
  • Screen potential business deals by analyzing market strategies, deal requirements, potentials, and financials; evaluating options; resolving internal priorities
  • Develop negotiating strategies and positions by studying integration of new venture with company strategies and operations; examining risks and potentials; estimating partners' needs and goals
  • Close new business deals by coordinating requirements; developing and negotiating contracts; integrating contract requirements with business operations
  • Protect Company's value by keeping information confidential
  • Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations
  • Enhance organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments
  • Manage relationships with key international actors

Essential Skills and Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree from an accredited university
  • Closing Skills, Motivation for Sales, Prospecting Skills, Sales Planning
  • Selling to Customer Needs, Territory Management, Market Knowledge
  • Presentation Skills, Energy Level, Meeting Sales Goals, Professionalism
  • Experience of commercial activities and support requirements for aviation logistic operations
  • Experience in the contracting arrangements with various commercial, governments, non-government organizations and military
  • At least two years military experience in the area of aviation, air movements, transport or logistics
  • Aptitude to quickly understand the Company Business Unit activities and capabilities
  • Conversational French language skills
  • Computer skills which include at least MS Word, Power Point, Excel, Visio

Preferable Skills and Qualifications:

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from an accredited university
  • United Nations staff experience
  • Military experience involving operations in austere environments, preferably with tours in the Middle East or Africa

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