CLUSTER MARKETING MANAGER – ARABIAN PENINSULA AND EGYPT
An excellent opportunity exists at our client who is one of the world's leading system suppliers of carton packaging and filling machines for beverages and food. The company supplies complete systems including both the packaging materials and the corresponding filling machines.

Based in Dubai, the successful incumbent will be responsible for building up market intelligence on cluster markets and growing the business by supporting Sales in product augmentation, by supporting customers with market knowledge and new product concepts and by defining the cluster strategy for future business.

These goals have to be achieved through the utilization of various marketing channels that include (and are not restricted to) Market Research, Market Segment Management, Product Management Communications, Business Development, and Environmental Affairs.

Reporting to the Director Marketing and Business Development you will be responsible for the budget control (if any) of the marketing research, Product Management, Market Segment Management, Communications and Environment activities. Concept selling and test filling activities in support of Sales Management.

RESPONSIBILITIES TO INCLUDE:

• Market Research and Business Intelligence
• Customer Satisfaction Survey (CSS – process owner) within the Cluster
• Product Management
• Market Segment Management and Product Management
• Business Development
• Other - such as working closely with Regional Marketing and providing updates according to their requests, etc.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor Degree with main focus on Marketing
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in the marketing field
• Advanced MS Office, Internet and Adobe
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Authorised to travel within the Cluster region e.g. Middle-East, Egypt, Levant, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, North Africa and Sub-Sahara Africa

Advantageous would be a Master’s Degree with main focus on Marketing and Market Research, fluency in written and spoken local Cluster language e.g. Arabic, Farsi, French and if you have worked for a research agency as the analytical emphasis is strong.

The ideal candidate will have strong ability to do mapping of market segment structure and dynamics, products, brands, players etc. and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Competitive salary plus benefits on offer.