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  • Posted: Jun 21, 2016
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    The Western Union Company is an American financial services and communications company. Its North American headquarters is in Meridian, Colorado, though the postal designation of nearby Englewood is used in its mailing address. Up until it discontinued the service in 2006, Western Union was the best-known U.S. company in the business of exchanging telegrams....
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    Senior Country Manager

    The Job

    As a Senior Country Manager you will be responsible to develop and implement the regional Business plan to achieve the annual target and goals in terms of revenue, transactions locations and new products and services, through the development, implementation & follow-up of action plans with the agents. You will identify business opportunities and negotiate contracts with potential and existing Western Union agents, as well as analyze growth trends and macroeconomic factors of each country to establish and pursue the financial goals and objectives for both agents and the Company. You will develop, implement and evaluate strategic plans for the designated countries, and this in close consultation with the regional  Director and the Regional Headquarter  in order to meet these goals and objectives for each market segment.

    Next to this you will develop programs to assist WU Agents in the development of the subagent network, manage business building efforts between agents in the region, and other regions, on the development of country pair initiatives. You will bring together the agents in a cooperative manner to work towards a common goal of growing the business by overcoming operational issues and inter country differences.

    The duties will include effective priority sales target settings and control, budgeting and forecasting, management reports to the Regional Head, effective cooperation and coordination with the marketing, operation and compliance teams in country to ensure joint efforts and common development. You will identify and prioritize service quality issues and manage process of improvement as well as provide competition assessment and recommendations for management evaluation and actions. You will build a positive working relationship with all levels of the field teams and at all levels within the agents’ organizations,. You will also be responsible to develop expansion plans, to review/analyze performance and to collect and report competitive data as well as develop new product and pricing proposals. This position will also require you to travel extensively based on the business needs.

    About you

    You possess a university degree in business administration, international business or similar. A Master’s degree is highly preferred. You have at least 10 years of proven work experience in sales, business development and Key Account/Agent management of large networks, preferably in the finance/banking industry. Good knowledge, understanding and business relationships within the banks and financial institutions is a plus. You showcase excellent communication and presentation skills and are able to negotiate with all levels of business. You feel comfortable in a fast-paced, challenging and competitive international environment and are able to work under pressure. You are comfortable working autonomously, taking initiatives but reporting to a remote manager and organization. You are fluent in English and willing to travel upon business needs.  

    We offer

    Ongoing learning and career development opportunities with the ability to be involved in process improvements, initiatives and project work. An interesting multicultural working environment with the ability to collaborate and link across borders with sector and technical experts in all parts of our business supported by cutting edge technology and systems. An attractive base salary is on offer depending on skills and experience, along with a comprehensive benefits package.

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    Growth and innovation are the story of our past, and they will define our future so if you are looking to be part of an exciting and innovative organization where your hard work can make a difference then please apply below – we would love to hear from you!

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