
Al Futtaim
Business Development Manager
- Permanent
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 5 - 10 yrs
Job expiry date: 23/11/2026
Job overview
Date posted
09/10/2026
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 30,000 - 40,000 per month
Compensation
Comprehensive package
Experience
5 - 10 yrs
Seniority
Manager
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
23/11/2026
Job description
Automall, Al-Futtaim Automotive's used car business in Dubai, needs revenue from channels beyond its traditional model, and this Business Development Manager is there to find and build them. Roughly 70% of the work is business development and 30% project governance. Opportunities range from import and export, corporate programs and partnerships to referral channels and finance and insurance-linked customer acquisition. Export sales into international markets, including Africa, rely on digital lead generation, partner coordination and fulfilment support. Non-GCC specification and import vehicles need market assessment, pricing input and go-to-market plans, with commercial models defined for each stream. Driving schools, insurance companies, logistics partners and corporate customers are among the partners to build pipelines with, and a process with Orient insurance aims to turn total-loss and high-repair customers into used car buyers. Business cases, channel pipelines and conversion tracking show which ideas deserve investment. Cross-functional execution is tracked closely for timelines, dependencies, risks and ownership. At least 7-9 years of automotive experience in business development, commercial sales, partnerships or channel development is required, including proven UAE opportunity conversion and mandatory exposure to used cars, fleet, insurance, digital marketplaces or export.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Identify and evaluate new business channels, including import/export, partnerships, corporate programs, referrals and finance and insurance-linked acquisition
- Prioritise new business opportunities and maintain a channel pipeline
- Prepare approved business cases for viable opportunities
- Build relationships with driving schools, insurance companies, logistics partners, corporate customers and other partners
- Activate partner pipelines for agreed pilot or operating models
- Open export sales channels into international markets, including Africa
- Launch digital lead channels for target markets and support the export sales process
- Assess markets and provide pricing input for non-GCC specification and import vehicle opportunities
- Define commercial models for selected vehicle streams
- Track lead generation and conversion across new channels
- Design referral-led acquisition programmes with incentive structures, campaign mechanics and conversion tracking
- Work with Orient insurance and service providers to convert total-loss and high-repair customers into Automall used car buyers
- Govern cross-functional execution of new channel initiatives, tracking timelines, dependencies, risks and ownership
- Generate incremental revenue and gross margin from new channels
Experience & skills
- Bring a minimum of 7-9 years of automotive experience in business development, commercial sales, partnerships, channel development, retail or wholesale sales, or mobility
- Show proven experience identifying and converting new commercial opportunities in the UAE
- Offer mandatory experience in automotive, used cars, fleet, insurance, digital marketplaces or export
- Demonstrate experience building business cases, tracking sales funnels and launching new initiatives
- Apply strong commercial opportunity assessment skills
- Turn partner relationships into executable business opportunities
- Use lead generation and conversion tracking to drive customer acquisition
- Balance project coordination with a clear focus on commercial outcomes