MTN Nigeria Recruits SME Sales Manager

MTN Nigeria - The leader in telecommunications in Nigeria, and a part of a diverse community in Africa and the Middle East, our brand is instantly recognisable. It is through our compelling brand that we are able to attract the right talents who we carefully nurture by continuously improving our employment offerings even beyond reward and recognition.

MTN Nigeria is recruiting to fill the below position:

Job Title: SME Sales Manager
Department: Enterprise Solutions
Reporting To: Senior Manager, SME Sales

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• Liaise continuously with internal and external stakeholders (marketing, business development, product team, technical team, corporate clients, etc) to ensure hitch-free operations.
• Conduct competitive research, to find out competitors’ strategy for implementing corporate sales within the region.
• Ensure effective management and delivery of corporate/SME customers’ bills within the region.
• Interface with operations for prompt service delivery to Corporate/SME customers within the region.
• Conduct competitive research, to find out competitors’ strategy for implementing SME sales within the region.
• Identify new markets, business within the region and act as liaison between MTNN and the SME customer.
• Develop relationship: Develop and build strategic relationships with intent to acquire clients within the SME market in the region
• Monitor & Maintain Relationship: Relate with key persons within organization as identified by the Business Solutions consultant and review/update client power maps. Monitor/attend client events in order to maintain excellent partnership-relationships with customers, based on trust and an in-depth understanding of the customer’s business.
• Evaluate relationship: Assess outcomes of relationship against objectives defined in Client Plan and review relationship strategy defined in Develop Relationship. Determine actions to take.
• Monitor Market: Monitor, analyze and report market trends in the region
• Implement strategy: Operationalize and implement the national strategy within the regional environment. Assist in developing segment-specific value propositions and differentiated SME customer care. Optimize sales and penetration into key SME accounts within the region.
• Obtain invitation to bid/quote: Follow up on fulfillment of the sales process – from lead generation to bill delivery by receipt of tender documents, identification and assembly of key personnel to prepare for bid/tender. Indicate interest in tender.
• Oversee bid preparation: Analyze and evaluate tender document and ensure tender guidelines are adhered to. Also attend pre-bid meetings/site visits and work with Legal Services to ensure that all legal obligations are within Company capability and meet the regulatory requirements. Oversee the preparation and presentation of all sales and contractual documentation of the customer to the MTN standards.
• Negotiate & evaluate contract: Obtain notification of successful bid/quote and review bid/quote to confirm resource requirement. Work with legal representative to negotiate and evaluate contract terms in addition to obtaining customer order or confirmation of award of contract.
• Initiate & track supply/delivery: Communicate the contract award to all relevant parties. Liaise with project lead to initiate project planning and obtain progress updates on project delivery from Project Management (for projects) or on procurement and delivery from Logistics Management (for product sales). Manage ongoing communication with client.
• Reports: Prepare monthly report of Sector and team performance
• Targets/SLA’s: Ensure that regional targets and service levels are achieved
• Bill Management: Ensure effective management and delivery of SME customers’ bills within the sector
• Analyse the relevant industry continously to identify new prospects or opportunities for the SME sales department in the region.

Job Conditions
Standard MTNN working conditions. Occasional local travel as required.

Requirements

• First degree in Marketing or any other related discipline
• Masters degree in Sales or Marketing
• 8 years work experience of which:
• 4 years  within the sales function of an FCMG environment
• Experience in a supervisory role
• Telecoms and business management experience will be an added advantage.

Application Closing Date
10th January, 2013

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online