Commercial and Marketing Director

Job Description : Commercial & Marketing Director UAE Industry: Pharmaceutical Experience: minimum 10 year Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree holder Salary: AED 55000 Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Job Location – Dubai Industry – Pharmaceutical Job Responsibilities: o This role oversees business development, marketing, and brand building activities across all the business segments and geographies and will have direct reports based in UAE and KSA. o Responsible for identifying, developing and executing new business opportunities and high-value partnerships to deliver the strategic business agenda. o Develop an annual Commercial and marketing budget for all business segments and geographies. o Discuss these budgets and plans with each country manager, relevant division head (retail / wholesale) and get buy in prior to finalizing budgets o Create a marketing strategy for all businesses that is based on insights available within the business and through cost effective use of market research. o Develop practical and implementable advertising and promotion plans in consultation with the Operations Director and relevant Country Managers. o Develop strong relations with internal (pharmacists, sales team, country and business managers) and external stakeholders (advertisers, PR agencies, customers etc.) to secure their participation and support for all marketing activities. o Manage the design and production of promotional materials that effectively convey the company’s position and unique selling points to target audience and markets. o Conduct periodic reviews and performance appraisals of team members to ensure their continuous development. o Create a succession and incentive plan for the team to ensure the team is motivated and incentivized to increase revenue generating activities Qualifications & Experience: o Bachelor’s degree related to healthcare or marketing. MBA in Sales & Marketing would be preferred. o Minimum 10 years of experience in sales, Marketing and Communications with extensive knowledge on a range of marketing techniques and concepts o Minimum 4 years of experience in healthcare sector in the Middle East. o Extensive knowledge of brand positioning techniques, product development and marketing strategies. o Must have prior experience of working in the Pharmaceuticals, healthcare sector in the Middle East.

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