About the Role
Own the operational and commercial coordination of regional marketing activities, focusing on negotiating and managing vendor Marketing Development Funds (MDF), delivering partner-facing events and campaigns, controlling costs, and ensuring accurate reporting and timely recovery of eligible marketing claims.
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Key Responsibilities
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Vendor MDF Management:
- Negotiate vendor marketing contributions.
- Prepare joint activity plans and funding proposals.
- Secure approvals, maintain MDF trackers, collect proof of execution, and submit and follow up on claims.
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Events & Partner Activities:
- Coordinate and arrange roundtables, workshops, roadshows, webinars, and industry events from brief to post-event report.
- Manage invitations, registration, venues, and on-site delivery.
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Budget & Supplier Control:
- Obtain competitive quotations and negotiate pricing.
- Track purchase orders, commitments, and actual spend.
- Reconcile costs with Finance and prevent unapproved overruns.
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Cross-Functional Coordination:
- Align activity plans with vendors, country sales teams, channel partners, and external agencies.
- Maintain timelines, owners, and approvals.
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Campaign Execution Support:
- Coordinate approved email invitations, campaign assets, landing pages, and follow-up communications with internal or outsourced specialists.
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Performance Reporting:
- Report on attendance, leads, sales follow-up, pipeline contribution, vendor feedback, and MDF recovery.
- Maintain a clear activity dashboard.
Requirements
- 2–4 years’ experience in marketing coordination, channel marketing, event operations, or vendor-facing commercial support; IT/software distribution experience preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in business, Marketing or related field
- Proven experience in marketing, especially digital marketing
- Strong knowledge of marketing platforms
- Good understanding of branding, communication, and campaign management
- Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects
- Working knowledge of MDF processes, vendor approvals, quotations, claims documentation, and event supplier management.
- Confident business communication and practical negotiation skills; strong attention to detail, budgeting, and follow-through.
- Comfortable using Excel, PowerPoint, CRM, and project trackers; ability to coordinate multiple vendors and countries.
- Excellent English and Arabic. Other relevant regional languages are advantageous.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Multinational exposure across leading cybersecurity brands
- Health insurance, annual leave, and annual travel allowances as per the UAE labour law
- Access to training, certifications, and career growth programs
