Key Account Manager / Country Manager

A multinational leader in customer loyalty is looking for a Key Account Manager to work in Qatar.

The business has a very strong international presence with offices in North America, South America, Asia Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East. The company is a leader 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 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, mission, and culture. You will improve communications across all management by sharing best practices, 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. Additionally, 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 of each participant's strategy, key drivers, and goals & objectives while ensuring that the value of participation in the loyalty program 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.

Language Requirements : English - Fluent / Excellent Arabic - Very Good

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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 possess exceptional project management skills and the ability to meet deadlines. You will have very strong interpersonal skills and the ability to negotiate and persuade. You will need to have significant experience in problem analysis, judgment, decisiveness, and conceptual / strategic thinking. A very strong command of the English language is required; 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-oriented lifestyle where expatriate families enjoy an active outdoor lifestyle, an excellent standard of living, and are encouraged to fully participate in the community. On offer are an 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 Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.

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