Job Opportunity in Saudi as a Business Development Manager

Aramex offers a job opportunity in Saudi as a Business Development Manager. You will continuously work with the local Commercial/Sales team in the country along with the Freight operations team to explore opportunities to grow revenue, achieve the profitability of the specific freight product, closely work with freight operations to improve the quality of the service and reducing the freight operating cost.

You will be responsible for:

• Coordinate with the Country Manager to set the products yearly targets. 
• Agree with the Country manager on a sales and pricing strategy for the product.
• Develop effective sales and communication materials that will enhance the development of the product in the marketplace. 
• Coordinate with the Regional Commercial Manager and Regional Freight Operations Manager on all strategic decisions, Strong buying power to set up consolidations in local country and to work Operational throughput and updates needed.
• Report the status of the product to the country manager and to the regional team on a monthly basis. 
• Train and support the local freight specialist with the support of Regional team and ensure that they are selling the product effectively.
• Help the freight specialist resolve any operational related problem.
• Provide the Country Manager and the commercial team with effective market data. This may include information about the competition, upcoming projects, product statistics and product profitability reports, etc.
• Participate in product exhibitions where your potential customers visiting or participating.
• Negotiate the best rates with the airlines, trucking agencies and other suppliers. 

You must have:

• Bachelor Degree in any related filed.
• English Proficiency, any other language if required.
• MS Office Applications (Word, Excel, Power Point & Outlook).
• 5 years’ experience in Aramex in a team leader position including a minimum of 2 years in sales & operations of subject product.

The required competencies:

• Conceptual Thinking & Innovation.
• Looks at things in a really new way – Breakthrough Thinking - Shifts the paradigm; starts a new line of thought.
• Developing Others.
• Understands and identifies a training or developmental need and establishes new programs or materials to meet it.
• Stands by decisions that benefit the larger organization even if they are unpopular or undercut the work unit’s short-term good.
• Customer Service Orientation.
• Looks for long-term benefits to the customer and adjusts approach accordingly even at the cost of own organization.
• Becomes involved in customer’s decision-making process.
• Builds an independent opinion on client needs, problems or opportunities and possibilities for implementation; acts accordingly.
• Relationship Building.
• Participates in a broad range of social relationships.
• Leadership skills.
• Teamwork.
• Acts to promote good working relationship regardless of personal likes or dislikes.
• Encourages or facilitates a beneficial resolution to conflict.
• Flexibility.
• Acts to fit the situation or the person.
• Initiative.
• Anticipates and takes action to create an opportunity or avoid future crisis, looking over a year ahead. 

 Skills:

• Organization & Planning Skills.
• Communication Skills.
• People Management.
• Team Building skills.
• Analytical/Research Skills.
• Time Management.

About Aramex:

Since its founding in 1982 Aramex has grown to become a world leader in comprehensive transport and delivery solutions for business and consumers. Headquartered in Dubai, at the heart of the world’s most dynamic commercial hub and on the site of historic trade routes linking east and west, commerce and transport are deeply embedded in Aramex’s DNA. The company is dedicated to transforming the face of trade, expanding their operations rapidly to better connect businesses and consumers worldwide.

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