Area Sales Manager - Middle East
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About the Role
Adecco is hiring an Area Sales Manager for the Middle East to support the sales division. The role involves planning, proposing, and monitoring sales targets for assigned markets, coordinating with importers, and driving performance.
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Responsibilities
- Steer and ensure sales targets are met; conduct regular market visits to review operations and monitor importers' performance
- Analyze with assigned importers their key performance indicators, coach and support them in developing corrective action plans in Sales and Marketing
- Agree with importers and align internally on sales volume (production, wholesale, retail) and be responsible for the business plan
- Constantly review monthly sales performance vs. business plan with dealer management and monitor sales target achievement
- Take immediate action in case of performance deviation to ensure achievement of sales targets
- Elaborate and recommend tactical measures for importers to achieve vehicle sales objectives and drive new vehicle production orders
- Constantly monitor competitors retail pricing and volume market movements; drive implementation of product and price strategies
- Ensure importers adhere to all reporting deadlines (e.g., Weekly Retail Estimates, Forecast, Production Requests)
- Steer dealer development function for facility projects; drive exploitation of market potential in uncovered markets or cities
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business management or similar discipline
- Proven experience in sales operations, production planning, or a related function, preferably within the automotive or luxury goods sector
- Strong analytical skills with proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools such as Excel and business intelligence platforms
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast paced environment
- Knowledge of the Middle East and Africa automotive markets is a plus
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Summary of Service Requirement
- The service requirement is to support the sales division as an Area Sales Manager. The key responsibility is to plan, propose, agree and monitor achievement of sales targets of the assigned markets, including all aspects of the importer sales performance and profitability in compliance with the Reta
Scope of the Service Requirement
- Steering and ensuring the sales targets are met. Conducts regular market visits to review operations to monitor the Importers' performance.
- Analyses with assigned importers their respective key performance indicators, coaches and supports them in the development of corrective action plans in Sales and Marketing.
- Agrees with importers and aligns internally on sales volume (production, wholesale, and retail and is responsible for the business plan. Constantly reviews monthly sales performance vs. business plan with the dealer management and monitors sales target achievement (production, wholesale, retail)
- Takes immediate action in case of performance deviation to ensure achievement of sales targets (production, wholesale, retail).
- Elaborates and recommends tactical (CoR) measures for importers to achieve their vehicle sales objectives and drive new vehicle production orders; cautiously provides financial support where necessary (approvals internally). Work with financial services to develop financing offers.
- Constantly monitors competitors retail pricing and volume market movements. Drives implementation of provided product and price retail price and option profile strategies. Suggests product and price profile optimization measures.
- Ensures that importers adhere to all reporting deadlines (e.g. Weekly Retail Estimates, Forecast, Production Requests). Drives importers towards high forecast and reporting accuracy.
- Steers dealer development function for facility projects. Drives exploitation of market potential in uncovered markets or cities. Ensures that planning for staff, capacity, facilities are adequate. Supports sales trainings in seeking dealer participation.
Educational Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business management or similar discipline.
Experience
- Proven experience in sales operations, production planning, or a related function, preferably within the automotive or luxury goods sector.
- Strong analytical skills with proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools such as Excel and business intelligence platforms.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to manage relationships across diverse markets and cultures.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast paced, dynamic environment with strong attention to detail.
- Knowledge of the Middle East and Africa automotive markets is a plus.
- Highly detail oriented with a creative eye and strategic thinking.
- Adaptable, proactive, and collaborative team player.
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