About This Role
Are you ready to drive innovation and make a real impact in the defense sector CAE UAE is seeking a passionate and driven Regional Sales Manager to lead business development and sales initiatives in the UAE. This is your chance to work at the forefront of military operational support and training collaborating with top industry partners and the Armed Forces of the UAE.
What Youll Do
Lead Strategic Growth: Work side-by-side with the Country Manager to identify pursue and secure high-value training and mission support opportunities. Your efforts will directly contribute to CAEs leadership and expansion in the region.
Build Powerful Relationships: Engage with the UAE Armed Forces procurement agencies OEMs and suppliers. Your network will be key to achieving significant order intake and maintaining a robust sales pipeline.
Drive Winning Proposals: Take charge of B2B and B2G opportunities from prospecting to contract award ensuring every proposal is a winner.
Champion Industrial Participation: Develop and negotiate effective offset strategies liaise with authorities and forge partnerships with local suppliers and academic institutions.
Innovate with Internal Teams: Collaborate with engineering product marketing and communications teams to deliver cutting-edge solutions and elevate the CAE brand through strategic events and presentations.
Stay Connected: Ensure seamless alignment across business units and maintain accurate records in our CRM system. Your reporting will inform key stakeholders and drive business decisions.
What You Bring
Operational Expertise: You have a background in the armed forces MoD or procurement agency and thrive in face-to-the-end-user sales environments in the UAE.
Proven Success: Your track record includes building influential defense customer relationships and securing major aerospace/defense program wins.
Industry Connections: Youre enthusiastic about engaging with customers and have a strong network in the UAE defense ecosystem.
CRM Savvy: You know how to leverage CRM tools to maximize business opportunities.
Strategic Mindset: You excel at developing capture strategies shaping requirements and understanding what it takes to win competitive opportunities.
Autonomous & Multilingual: You work independently and communicate fluently in English; Arabic is a plus.
Ready to make your mark Join CAE UAE and be part of a team thats redefining defense training and operational support.
Position Type
RegularCAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.
CAE is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race nationality colour religion sex gender indentity and expression sexual orientation disability neurodiversity veteran status age or other characteristics protected by local laws.
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CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness. With nearly 5,000 employees, CAE USA Inc. is the largest segment within CAE's Defense and Security business unit. The organization le ... View more