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Odixcity Consulting – Our client, a leading media and branding agency, is recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Business Development Manager (Full-time – Remote)
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time
Industry: Media
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Job Brief
- Our client is looking for a goal driven and passionate business development manager who will generate new sales leads, negotiate client pricing, and forecast sales revenue.
Responsibilities
- Maintain current client relationship and identifying areas for potential clients
- Contacting potential clients to establish a business relationship and meet with them
- Develop new sales areas and improving sales through various methods
- Research the latest in the business industry and creating new opportunities to expand business
- Collaborate with sales and design team to ensure requirements are met, such as sales numbers and profit goals
- Train junior salespeople to improve sales goals and meet expectations
- Strong understanding of company products or services as well as business position and competition to keep business competitive.
- Research and identify new business opportunities – including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products and services – or new ways of reaching existing markets
- Seek out the appropriate contact in an organisation
- Generate leads and cold call prospective customers
- Meet with customers/clients face-to-face or over the phone
- Foster and develop relationships with customers, clients, partners, sponsors and donors so that you can generate repeat business as well as finding new opportunities
- Understand the needs of your customers and be able to respond effectively with a plan of how to meet these
- Think strategically – seeing the bigger picture and setting aims and objectives in order to develop and improve the business and reach new audiences
- Work strategically – carrying out necessary planning in order to implement operational changes
- Lead on and support bid-writing for new grants and contracts where appropriate
- Have a good understanding of the businesses’ products or services.
- Ensure staff are on board throughout the organisation, and understand the need for change and what is required of them
- Discuss promotional strategy and activities with the marketing department
- Seek ways of improving the way the business operates
- Keep abreast of trends and changes in the business world.
Qualifications
- B.Sc in Marketing or Business Administration
- 3 years’ experience as a business development manager with proven record of sales growth
- Strong knowledge of business and sales growth techniques
- Exceptional project management skills
- Clear verbal and written communication skills
- Enthusiasm for the company and its growth potential
Preferred skills:
- Sharp negotiation and networking skills
- Organizational skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Educational background in business, marketing, or finance.
Salary
N250,000 + commission.
Application Closing Date
7th August, 2024.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Portfolio to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.