The Role
We are seeking a tenacious and creative sales professional with significant experience trading various forms of advertising media. Significant Dubai experience would be highly regarded. The role is newly created and demands flexibility and the ability to create professional and forward thinking decisions. A demonstrated understanding of high end brand association strategies and mixed media concepts is essential to success in this role. The successful candidate will be resilient, well presented and be able to swiftly verbalise and visualise a complex and often subtle concept with conviction. Experience with event and promotions management would be highly regarded. University graduates preferred.

Skills
creative
communication
professionalism
customer orientation
sales
influencing/ persuading
risk taking

Company Profile
Established in the 1930’s, the Al-Futtaim Group initially operated as a trading enterprise. Today, it operates collectively over 40 companies bearing the Al-Futtaim name, dominates many market segments in the UAE and has expanded its sphere of operation to include Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman and Egypt.
The Group comprises a diverse range of strategically positioned operating subsidiaries and associate companies, structure to give the Al-Futtaim Group the flexibility and versatility to keep ahead of local competition while keeping pace with the ever-evolving global business scenario. The Group’s continued investment in world-class systems technology is clear evidence of its commitment to maintain leading edge performance and service delivery.
The Group’s belief in decentralization, gives the heads of the operating companies to high degree of functional autonomy and authority, providing the Group with essential flexibility, and individual employees a clearly defined work culture and sense of responsibility.
The Al-Futtaim Group is divided into the following operational divisions:
- Automotive
- Electronics
- Retail
- Services
- Overseas
- Insurance
- Industries
- Real Estate
The Al-Futtaim Group represents many of the world’s leading brands, including Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge, Panasonic, Toshiba, Sanyo, Aftron, Alcatel, IKEA, Ace, Marks & Spencer, Toys R Us, Seiko, Raymond Weil, Westar, Kolber and Minato Pearls.
The latest, most innovative development undertaken by Al-Futtaim is Dubai Festival City - a city within a city that covers 1, 600 acres and stretches along of the Dubai Creek shoreline. This unique waterfront development is destined to become a globally renowned destination, offering an electric, world-class mix of entertainment, dining, shopping, a marina, hotels, residential and office components.

Additional Information
Start Date:     2007-10-01