Business Development Strategist at Owens & Xley Consults

Owens and Xley Consults is a Lagos based company that offers business advisory and consulting services to help Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Business Development Strategist

Location: Lagos (Remote)
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Brief

• Our client is a business strategy consulting company with its office in the UK. We currently seek to hire a Business Development Strategist to carry out market research, develop business plan and strategy for clients across different industries. The successful candidate must have excellent writing skills and experience in consulting or financial services.
• This role is fully remote.

Summary Responsibilities

• Coordinate with management to research, identify, analyze, and execute new business initiatives.
• Collect customer requirements and business data to create a business plan.
• Implement business relationships and partnerships through direct meetings with customers and industry personnel.
• Work with the internal departments and external partners to execute business plans and strategies.
• Evaluate customer requirements and develop business plan to meet these requirements.
• Build strong relationships with prospective clients for new opportunities.
• Create business development strategies to increase the company revenue and brand value.
• Research the market trends to identify the customer demand for the company’s proposed services.
• Support management in contract development, customer negotiations and services enhancements.
• Coordinate with management to review and improvise the relevant business development activities.

Required Skills / Competence

• BSC / HND with minimum 3 years’ business development experience in consulting/financial services.
• Ability to carry out extensive research online & offline
• Knowledge of and ability to utilize the English language, proper grammar, vocabulary, spelling and punctuation.
• Quick learner - willing and able to handle steep learning curve.
• Strong organizational and project management skills; attention to details.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Monthly Salary
NGN180,000.

Application Closing Date
16th June, 2021.