Senior Marketing Adviser - KSA
Our client is an Irish government organisation with international offices throughout the globe. They are responsible for assisting Irish companies exporting their products into different markets.
They are seeking a Senior Market Adviser to be based in the Embassy of Ireland in Riyadh, KSA specialising in assisting Irish companies in the areas of Life Sciences and Healthcare
The salary for the position is SAR 325,737 per annum with flights and medical provided on a single status or family status as required. Your direct report will be to the regional manager of the Company based in Dubai.
Role Purpose
The purpose of this role is to work with Irish client companies to support them to achieve significant growth in their exports into the GCC region, with the primary market focus being on Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan. The successful candidate will be required to initiate and implement a range of sales and marketing led activities, utilising their consultancy skills and contact base, to identify opportunities for Irish client companies to achieve sales and exports in the MENA REGION.
Key Deliverables:
Deliver on a number of predetermined targets in relation to activities on behalf of client companies as agreed with the Manager Gulf states.
Build relationships with key clients who are seeking to develop sales in the Gulf and agree key deliverables in accelerating their sales plans.
Promote the Gulf markets to our key clients and to ensure that our client base is educated about the ways and means of succeeding in the region.
Establish an extensive network of contacts at senior level in GCC buying organisations that will lead to increasing awareness of Ireland as a supply source.
Identify new business development opportunities for priority clients, and advise clients on how they can best position themselves to win these sales and contracts in the region.
Develop expertise in key sectors of the market where clients have substantial capability and proactively share this information with priority clients in key sectors. These sectors are;
o Life Sciences / Healthcare
Develop and implement a range of services and programmes to support Irish company sales activities, ensuring that activity is aligned with achieving agreed targets
Take a lead and active role in the development of a clear message and value proposition for Irish client companies, in support of their sales activities in the region. Support the exploitation of identified opportunities through provision of in-market support and the identification of strategic in-market partners. Assist and support clients to turn opportunities into real sales.
Work collaboratively with colleagues within the SEMEA team, the global overseas network and those working for at the HQ in Ireland, in addition to colleagues from other Government agencies and departments (Industrial Development Authority, Bord Bia (Irish Food Board), Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade).
Work with Irish based colleagues to engage with clients in collaborative diagnosis of capability across a range of business areas in order to assist companies build robust scalable business plans suitable for market conditions in the region.
Job Details
Date Posted:
2013-12-14
Job Location:
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Job Role:
Marketing/PR
Company Industry:
Government Sector
Preferred Candidate
Career Level:
Mid Career
Degree:
Master's degree
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