General Description: Accomplishes business development activities by researching and developing marketing opportunities and plans; implementing sales plans; managing staff.
Job Responsibilities
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Accomplishes marketing and sales human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures.
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Achieves marketing and sales operational objectives by contributing marketing and sales information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining system improvements; implementing change.
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Meets marketing and sales financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
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Determines annual and gross-profit plans by forecasting and developing annual sales quotas for regions; projecting expected sales volume and profit for existing and new products; analyzing trends and results; establishing pricing strategies; recommending selling prices; monitoring costs, competition, supply, and demand.
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Accomplishes marketing and sales objectives by planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating advertising, merchandising, and trade promotion programs; developing field sales action plans.
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Identifies marketing opportunities by identifying consumer requirements; defining market, competitor's share, and competitor's strengths and weaknesses; forecasting projected business; establishing targeted market share.
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Improves product marketability and profitability by researching, identifying, and capitalizing on market opportunities; improving product packaging; coordinating new product development.
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Sustains rapport with key accounts by making periodic visits; exploring specific needs; anticipating new opportunities.
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Provides information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.
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Protects company's value by keeping information confidential.
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Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
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Accomplishes marketing and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
Requirements
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Education – Bachelor’s Degree and/or higher, with advanced training in management skills, in business management or business administration.
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Experience– 5 years of experience in sales and marketing management.
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Language Skills - Must be able to communicate effectively orally and in writing to all levels of employees, customers, and suppliers. English and Arabic are mandatory.
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Physical Demands – Usual job duties are conducted in office type conditions. Travel necessary to other provinces of Iraq.
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Other: Must have the ability to motivate and lead people.
