Business Development Manager

Job description / Role
Employment: Full Time
Charterhouse is working with an international interior solutions business, specializing in corporate and commercial fixtures & fittings, which is looking to hire a Business Development Manager to join their team in Riyadh. Our client is looking for an experienced Business Development professional to support their expansion across the GCC and MENA.

The Business Development Manager will work closely with the Country Sales Director and liaise with both the Sales and Design teams in Dubai and Riyadh. Furthermore, this senior position will require you to generate new projects by developing and maintaining relationships with existing and new clients as well as consultants in and around the GCC and MENA region.

The selected candidate will be responsible for the Business Development efforts of the office and supporting its higher-level strategy. In addition, you’ll be tasked with expanding your network, management, and professional capabilities through participation in professional organisations as identified and approved by the Sales Director.

You will be responsible for proactively providing business development progress reports to the team in Saudi Arabia and working closely with the business development in team Dubai.

Requirements
To be considered for this role, the candidate should hold a Bachelor’s Degree in a relative background with at least 5 years of experience in Business Development within interior workspace solutions. The incumbent will have a proven track record of designing global business development strategies in order to win multi-dollar corporate/commercial projects, utilizing your network and connections in the most effective manner.

The selected candidate will have strong and fluent communication skills in Arabic and English, both written and verbal. Preference will be given to candidates with an extensive network of regional and international engineering and design consultancies.

Key Demographic Requirements - applicants must be:

Fluent Arabic Speaker
About the Company
The Charterhouse brand and business was launched in Dubai and the Middle East in April 2004 by a team of international recruiters and management consultants, after its inception in Sydney, Australia in September 2003. Charterhouse Middle East is now positioned as the leading regional recruiter within its area of disciplines and functional markets.

Charterhouse offers professional and bespoke contingency and retained search services to all sectors of the market. Service quality is guaranteed, thanks to a particular focus on flexibility. Charterhouse was the first international search and selection business to establish Dubai as its base. The growth in the Middle East region has been mirrored by Charterhouse globally, with offices now in Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne, and Sydney.