Key Account Manager / Country Manager

A multinational leader in customer loyalty are looking for a Key Account Manager to work in Qatar. The business has a very strong international presence with the offices in North America, South America, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East. The company are leaders in proprietary loyalty strategies, launching and managing coalition loyalty programs, creating value through loyalty analytics and driving innovation in the emerging digital and mobile spaces. As a market leader, the business has recruited the best talent in the business by offering great career development opportunities and a culture of energy and innovation. As the Key Account Manager you will be responsible for effectively managing the team in Qatar including performance management, coaching and development. You will plan, define, agree and deliver strategy in line with the company's vision, and mission, and culture. You will improve communications across all management, by sharing best practice, ideas and good examples of workmanship thereby helping to create an environment to drive superior performance. You will help to develop profitable, proactive, participative and communicative long term multi level , reverse bow tie, relationships between the company and all business Partners. Also, you will develop and foster good, productive working relationships between the partners' management to allow them to gain from the coalition through a detailed understanding of their various businesses. You will operate a methodical round of contacts with partners , to share market knowledge and other information of mutual interest. As the Key Account Manager you will gain a full understanding/knowledge of each participant's strategy, key drivers and goals & objectives whilst ensuring that the value of participation in the loyalty programme is fully appreciated and understood. You will maintain the Key Account fact book on each Partner and assist the finance and operations team where needed to fa

English - Fluent / Excellent
Arabic - Very Good

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Job Skills

The successful candidate for this position will preferably have a Business & Management Degree. Proven track record as a Key Account Manager in Retail, Banking or FMCG. The candidate will demonstrate the ability to lead, develop and manage senior staff. You will posses exceptional project management skills and ability to meet the deadlines.You will have a very strong inter-personal skills and ability to negotiate and persuade. You will need to have significant experience in problem analysis, judgement, decisiveness and conceptual / strategic thinking. You will need to have a very strong command of the English language, Arabic is an advantage. You will have experience in planning and business forecasting, statistical and business analysis. Qatar is the fastest growing economy in the world and offers a secure, family-orientated lifestyle where expatriate families enjoy an active outdoor lifestyle, excellent standard of living and are encouraged to fully participate in the community. On offer are excellent tax free salary together with a very competitive incentives scheme, medical coverage, generous annual leave, airfares and other allowances.

About The Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world. The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of: Finance & Accounting
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