IATA RECRUITS AVIATION SOLUTIONS MANAGER , Lagos

Aviation Solutions Manager, South West Africa
Location: Nigeria, Lagos
Job ID 5577
Position Category
Commercial and/or Technical
Employment Type
Full Time – Permanent
Contract Duration Permanent
Travel Required :Yes
Narrative Description
Reporting to the Area Manager, South West Africa, the incumbent will be responsible for implementing IATA campaigns and promoting and selling IATA products/services to existing and potential new customers.
Responsibilities
Manage the implementation of campaigns as established by the Regional Leadership Team (RLT), working closely with the appropriate stakeholders (internal and external) to make the campaign implementation possible;
Develop relationships with non-Member airlines in the countries assigned and make them aware of the services and products IATA can offer to them;
Support the Area Manager, South West Africa in advocating industry positions to national governments and regulatory authorities;
Provide timely reports to the RLT Leader and Head Quarters as appropriate, regarding progress of work and achievement of set objectives;
Attend meetings and conferences with industry stakeholders; organize meetings as appropriate;
Plan execute and report on sales activities through global tool (SF.com) in coordination with the Area Manager in order to meet the sales target and acquire potential new customers (products include business intelligence, consulting, training and financial services);
Monitoring the market, selected customer profiles, competition trends and behaviors on behalf of the Assistant Director and/or for own target category and preparing sales plan for own target category as part of the regional sales plan; and
Manage the market place communications, especially those related to defaults by agents and airlines, banks or insurance entities, as well as host governments.
Qualifications and Skills
University degree in Business Administration, marketing, economics or other relevant discipline;
8 to 10 years of professional experience and at least 3 in a similar role; Aviation industry background will be an asset;
Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work in complex cross-cultural environments;
Excellent PC skills, particularity with MS Office Programs (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook) and MS Project as well as familiarity with databases and a CRM tool such as Salesforce.com; and
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English; knowledge of any other relevant languages would be an asset.
Candidates must possess and exhibit the following core IATA values:
Be people and team oriented, focused on results, embrace innovation and change, and demonstrate leadership and personal integrity
HOW TO APPLY
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