SALES MANAGER
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Role summary?
Developing close working relationships and partnerships with an identified client base in the marketplace. To ensure a full understanding of each client’s business objectives and strategy in order to identify the best possible partnerships the growing Qanect Publishing portfolio.
Key Skills:
- A proven track record of success as a sales professional
- Have a network of contacts and excellent relationships at senior level within relevant advertising agencies and clients.
- A strong and growing business profile and attitude which exudes energy, professionalism and enthusiasm.
- An excellent verbal communicator.
- Strong presentation skills, together with a presence that can command an audience.
- A level headed person, who can operate effectively under pressure and meet deadlines
- A creative and inspirational thinker, able to develop new and existing business.
- A project manager, capable of grasping an idea, achieving buy-in and seeing it through from start to finish.
- A self-starter, able to work autonomously and as part of a wider management team.
- An efficient and organised administrator, who is good with figures.
- Demonstrate a high degree of computer literacy.
Principal Accountabilities:
- Act as an ambassador for Qanect Publishing and its partners in terms of manner, attitude and knowledge.
- To have a solid understanding of the competitive marketplace and media market within Qatar and the GCC
- Maximise cross selling opportunities across Qanect’s growing portfolio
- To grow existing business and explore and develop new revenue avenues
- To manage administration both internally and externally to ensure the “patch” runs smoothly and professionally
- To construct and maintain coherent reports for management use.
- Build a strong, professional relationship with Commercial Director
- Assist management team and wider office as required – approaching daily business positively and to keep motivation high both personally and within the office.
- Keep personal profile high with both clients and agencies and promote Qanect at all times.
Client:
- To regularly review and identify the most important clients to focus on in terms of retention and growth
- To forge close relationships with key clients as identified above and to communicate developments accordingly to Commercial Director
Minimum Experience:
- 3-5 years of relevant Sales / Media Sales experience.