• Application Deadline:
• Position: Business Development Manager



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND



• Experience 5 years



• Location Abuja




• Job Field Sales / Marketing / Retail / Business Development 
  
  

Summary of Responsibilities

• The Business Development Manager builds market position by locating, developing, defining, negotiating, and closing business relationships/deals. 


• He/She identifies sales leads, pitch goods or service to new, existing and potential clients and maintain a good working relationship with all contacts. Communicating new product developments to prospective clients, overseeing the development of marketing literature and reports writing and presentation.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Identifies trendsetter ideas by researching industry and related events, publications, and announcements; tracking individual contributors and their accomplishments.


• Develop a growth strategy focused both on financial gain and customer satisfaction.


• Locates or proposes potential business deals by contacting potential partners; discovering and exploring opportunities.


• Screens potential business deals by analysing market strategies, deal requirements, potential and financials; evaluating options, resolving internal priorities and recommending equity investments.


• Develops negotiating strategies and positions by studying integration of new venture with company strategies and operations, examining risks and potentials, estimating partner’s needs and goals.


• Closes new business deals by coordinating requirements, developing and negotiating contracts and integrating contract requirements with business operations.


• Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.


• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.


• Enhances organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.


• Any other function(s) that may be assigned by the GMD.

Minimum Educational Qualifications and Work Experience

• First Bachelor’s Degree / HND in Business Administration, Accounting, Economics or any Social sciences.


• A Master’s degree or an MBA will be added advantage


• Minimum of 5 years post graduate cognate experience, 2 years out of which must be in a managerial position.


• Demonstrate understanding and application of complex sales techniques and track record creating, negotiating and closing multi-million large scale deals.

Minimum Competency and Skills Requirements:

Technical:

• Proven working experience as a business development manager, sales executive or a relevant role


• Ability to build rapport


• Customer focused


• Time management and planning skills


• Communication and negotiation skills


• Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities


• Experience in collecting and analyzing data


• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills


• Being thorough and professional.

Non-Technical:

• Excellent interpersonal skills


• Excellent organizational and follow-up skills


• Competent in problem solving, team building, planning and decision making


• Collaborating on teams


• Oral and written communication.