Business Development Officer at a Fashion Brand - Owens and Xley Consults

Owens and Xley Consults - Our client, a leading and award winning fashion brand is currently recruiting a suitably qualified candidate to fill the position below:

Job Title: Business Development Officer

Location: Lagos
Job type: Full time

Overview

• The Business Development Officer is responsible for increasing sales and profits for the company, finding new business opportunities and strategic business growth.
• You are responsible for analyzing customer feedback and data to determine how customers are patronizing us and then develop a strategic plan to increase new and return purchases, or discontinue under-performing offerings.

Job Description

• Create and maintain a proactive relationship with our clients.
• Work proactively to determine and propose our marketing needs.
• Prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously, and follow through on issues in a timely manner.
• Drive brand awareness online through social media, and offline via daily door to door marketing activities.
• Maintain the customers and seller’s database to drive email marketing initiatives.
• Grow and meet the Net new names target of the company.
• Meet the monthly sales revenue target of the company.
• Vendor engagement and management.
• Work with the CEO in creating an overall Marketing Strategy for the business; creating presentations as well as writing proposals and customer engagement strategies.
• Responsible for staying informed on activities that are being performed on our accounts and ensure ALL important documentation/deliverables align with overall strategy.
• Prepare weekly reports and month-end overviews of our current activities, and monthly revenue forecasts, plus plans for future business development.
• Organize successful pop up shops and, online and offline events to drive sales.

Skills and Competencies

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable with CRM software.
• Ability to think creatively and innovatively.
• Analytical skills to forecast and identify trends and challenges.
• Familiarity with the latest trends, technologies and methodologies in small business strategy, marketing, branding etc.
• Must be self-driven and proactive.
• Organisational and planning skills.
• Problem solving skills.
• Attention to detail
• Flexible
• Effective at managing change in a fast-moving and constantly evolving business.
• Ability to work with little or no supervision.

Salary

• NGN55,000 / Month
• Commission on monthly sales revenue

Application Closing Date
10th July, 2020.