• Application Deadline: Fri, 20 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT
• Position: Tech Sales Manager


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 5 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Sales / Marketing / Retail / Business Development 
  

Job Description

• We are seeking to hire a dynamic and experienced sales professional with strong project management skills and knowledge of the training and professional development landscape in Nigeria, particularly in the information and communications sector.

Responsibilities

• Planning, developing, marketing, executing, monitoring, resolving issues, initiating appropriate corrective


• actions and decommissioning a pilot project as a proof-of-concept of the business model.


• Recruit candidates for training programmes.


• Manage communications with all stakeholders.


• Define pricing and credit strategy for programmes.


• Conceptualise sales and market engagement strategy.


• Manage risks for the programme's successful outcome.


• Manage dependencies and interfaces between projects.


• Initiate extra activities and interventions to address arising challenges.


• Manage third party (internal teams and external suppliers) contributions to the programme.


• Report progress of the programme at regular intervals to required and various governance forums.


• Contribute to programme budgeting on behalf of sponsors, monitoring expenditure and costs.


• against delivered and realised benefits as the programme progresses.


• Use learnings and best practices from the pilot project to build an ongoing technology enrolment, training and placement programme.


• Contribute to development of working tools including marketing materials (flyers, brochures, case studies, etc.), manage and update social media pages and website content.


• Research and application of global education technology trends; best practice discovery and competitive analyses of local market trends; development of new opportunities, customer groups and revenue streams; exploration, recommendation and development of local and global job placement opportunities for candidates.


• Other ad-hoc duties as may be delegated.

Requirements

• Candidate should possess a Bachelor's Degree with at least 5 years sales experience of technology and/or training solutions to end users, corporates, government agencies or non-profit organisations is required.


• Demonstrable and quantifiable successes and track record in securing new business (B2B or B2C).


• Experience in a start-up environment.


• Experience mentoring and coaching sales teams.


• Fair knowledge of human resources management processes.


• Experience planning, managing and delivering complex sales projects.


• Previous responsibility for generating own leads and managing complete sales cycle.


• Experience in establishing sales desks and associated processes, tools, and techniques.


• Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Word).