Fort Knox Guards Job Vacancies (3 Titles)

Fort Knox Guards is  a security service company established to render private professional security and community relation services.    

The Company is registered as a private Limited-liability company by the Corporate Affairs Commission and licensed to provide private professional security services.

We seek to recruit qualified, creative and dynamic individuals who can add value in to the positions below:

1.) Head, Business Development

Location: Lagos

Responsibilities

• He/She is to promote and deliver sound marketing and customer engagement strategies to achieve sustainable growth in sales, profits, customer base and market share for the Groups business. (Products and services)
• Develops and sales /marketing strategies to achieve competitive performance position in key markets.
• Builds and maintains strong internal and external relationships with key stakeholders to ensure cross-functional action planning and involvement in driving the group’s commercial and sales marketing operations.
• Provides leadership and direction of the group’s commercial and sales/marketing operations and leads business development, opportunity assessment and investment initiatives.
• Conduct extensive market research and continue gathering information on trends and new business opportunities.
• Coordinates and maintains consolidated records of all commercial/sales transactions for the group.
• Initiates and champions discussions on product pricing and defines basis for price movements fixing of discounts for customers.
• Prepare a detailed business plan.
• Network with other business people; establish support group.
• Attend workshops, trade shows, and seminars to keep up-to-date on changes in the industry.
• Develop a situation analysis of your company including its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to assist in the development of a strategic plan for the future of the business
• Increase the company’s involvement with existing clients
• Prepares the annual Business Development
• Plan: as well as prepares the annual Work Plan.
• Develop and implement strategies for new products and services
• Determine new opportunities by analyzing business needs.
• Provide direction, guidance to the department to ensure alignment with the Company’s strategies.
• Account Management – Increase the company’s involvement with existing client
• Develop and deliver the business plans through carrying out research, formulate market analysis and deliver accurate business reports.

Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree/Master in Business
• Administration/Marketing or equivalent.
• Knowledge in Product development
• At least 6 years, preferably with relevant experience in similar industry
• Excellent negotiation skills
• A pro-active self-starter who can operate both individually and as part of a team
• Outstanding needs analysis, positioning, business justification and closing skills
• Superior presentation and excellent oral and written communication skills
• High commercial acumen and a record of confidence dealing with middle managers through to decision makers
• Experience in Telecommunications/Banking industry is an advantage
• Travel is essential for this position

2.)  Marketing Executives

Location: (Lagos)

Requirements

• Self-driven, results-oriented with a positive outlook, and a clear focus on high quality and business profit.
• A natural forward planner who critically assesses own performance.
• Mature, credible, and comfortable in dealing with senior company executives.
• Reliable, tolerant, and determined.
• Must be an empathic communicator, able to see things from the other person’s point of view.
• Well-presented and businesslike. Sufficiently mobile and flexible to travel.
• Keen for new experience, responsibility and accountability.
• Able to get on with others and be a team-player.

Functions include;

• Liaising and networking with current and future clients on a regular basis to ensure future markets.
• Developing and managing good customer relationship
• Manage major accounts/customers and large contracts.
• Develop and integrate marketing programmes with the company’s business strategy.
• Conduct customer satisfaction surveys
• Coordinate effective customer relations: Act as a liaison between customers and the company.
• Understand the behavior of clients and customers and devise appropriate marketing techniques.
• Ensure the increase in sales.

3.)  Security Guards

Location: (Lagos & Abuja)

Requirements:

• Candidates should have OND/Diploma/SSCE
• Ability to write and speak English very well
• Courteous
• Customer-oriented
• Physically fit
• Age between 20 – 40 years
• 5 ft 7” tall and above (male) 5 ft 5” tail and above (female)
• Previous training in security duties is a requisite
• Military or Paramilitary experience is an advantage
• Proven ability to use basic security equipment

Application Deadline
28th June, 2011

Method of Application:
Applicants should kindly send their detailed CVs to hroperations@fortknoxguards.com on or before 28th June 2011

NOTE:
A) All applications should carry the applicants’ phone numbers
B) Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview
C) Successful candidates should prepare to resume immediately