Technical Services Engineer at Lafarge Cement

Job Overview

Location
Lagos, Lagos
Job Type
Full Time
Date Posted
2 years ago

Additional Details

Job ID
40843
Job Views
97

Job Description



Summary



  • Responsible for account management of New customers – Key Construction site and Real Estates within the Region , as well as finding new prospects and establishing new businesses. 


Responsibilties 


Sales



  • Meeting your sales targets for the month so that Contract can be extended: Maintaining new and existing customers and seeking out new accounts, demonstrating the range of mortar products and maintaining customer relationships.

  • Reporting regularly and attending the periodic (weekly, monthly) meetings. Planning visits, prioritising and making prospect appointments. Closing deals with prospects.

  • Conducting site visits with customers which include discovery and training on mortar products. Daily, weekly and monthly reports. 


Technical



  • Conducts on-site visits to provide hands-on assistance and advice to customers on mortar.

  • Carries out pre and post sales customer engagement applications and services & engages professionals, contractors, specifiers/influencers on new developments and applications.

  • Conducts marketing campaigns and promotion by engagement of contractors, artisans, etc., through group & individual meetings.

  • Attending trade shows, seminars and similar relevant events.​​​​​


​​​​​​​Product Range & Quality



  • Identify new product opportunities from market/site visits and share information with Technical/Product Development and Manufacturing in developing new range of mortars to ensure our products meet customer expectations

  • Customer Quality/ Application complaints: Ownership of closing customer complaints. 

  • Work internally to resolve corrective actions in co-operation with Manufacturing/ Customer Services/ other. 


Job Dimensions

List of direct reports:



  • NIL / Canvassers


Key interfaces, stakeholders and relationships:



  • Internal stakeholders: Internal stakeholders: Colleagues in Cement Marketing, Sales, Industrial and ‘Aggregate & Concrete’ and other functions (finance, logistics, etc.). Group Growth & Innovation team.

  • External Stakeholders: Policy makers in Government (e.g. Ministries of Works, Housing, Energy, Finance, Industry, etc.) Regulatory bodies, Academic/ Research & other autonomous institutions. Specifiers, Consultants, contractors and end users. 


Knowledge & Skills

Technical / Functional Skills:



  • Knowledge of mortar material properties & their application. 

  • Knowledge of local and international building standards/ specifications. 

  • Ability to communicate and simplify technical literature. 


Behavioral Competence:



  • Interpersonal and communication skills.

  • Problem solving skills.

  • Ability to work cross functionally and external stakeholders. 


Leadership and Managerial abilities:



  • Ability to communicate effectively internally & externally. 

  • Positive attitude with appetite for change and innovation.

  • Ability to manage cross functional teams. 

  • Results driven. 


Mobility



  •  The job could involve travel across/transfer to various parts of Nigeria


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