Business Head at a Cereal Producing Company - Ascentech Services Limited

Ascentech Services Limited - Our client, a Cereal Producing Company, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Business Head

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• To oversee the organization's business development functions including sales, branding or marketing and ensure a consistent and high profile representation of the organization in the marketplace.
• To develop existing as well as new markets, trends research analysis.
• To monitor financial, technological and demographic factors so that market opportunities maybe capitalized and effects of competitive activities may be minimized.
• To lead the team members and function in synchronization to ensure smooth flow of business operations as per defined procedures and methods.
• To develop business relations with various Key Accounts and grow customer base.
• To review the organizational performance against the targets on periodic basis and have periodic meetings with the team members to communicating values, strategies, and objectives.
• Assigning accountabilities; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results.
• To assess the various information tools, identify business opportunities, scope of new product development and pinpoint bottleneck areas i.e. market threats, competitor’s initiatives etc. to further increase sales volume, market share and profitability.
• To communicate with existing and new suppliers / customers for pricing as well as product development opportunities.
• To ensure business targets are achieved by managing effective strategy and follow-up to ensure accomplishment of sales/operational plans.
• To ensure close monitoring of product group cost and profitability.
• To prepare annual budgets, sales projections, Profit & Loss & Cash Flow.
• To monitor stock inventories in alignment with the budget and re-order level for product as well as packaging.
• To prepare all applicable reports in time and ensure that they match the functional requirements, policies and standards.
• To perform other related duties or assignment as and when assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or related field.
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Thorough understanding of diverse business processes and strategy development.
• Microsoft suite proficiency.
• MBA / Post Graduate Business Management diploma will be an added advantage.
• Ideal candidate should have 10 – 15 years experience in B2B sales.

Application Closing Date
17th Septemer, 2021.