Head, Business Development at City Sports Group Limited

City Sports Group Limited is a limited liability total sports development group of companies based in Nigeria and an affiliate of City Sports Group Ltd UK. With our team of professionals, well-structured and result-oriented programs, we are committed to being change agents revolutionizing sports business in Nigeria.

Our main areas of focus include, sports facilities construction and maintenance, sports events planning and organization, sports clubs, sports kitting, sports talent identification and development, school sports and sports agency and consultancy.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head, Business Development

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos

Job Description

• To improve our organization’s market position and achieve financial growth. To define long-term organizational strategic goals, build key customer relationships, identify business opportunities, negotiate and close business deals and maintain extensive knowledge of current market conditions.

Responsibilities

• Generating leads and cold calling prospective clients and Increasing sales of the business.
• Planning and preparing presentations and development of marketing literature.
• Thinking strategically - seeing the bigger picture and setting aims and objectives to develop and improve the business.
• Working strategically - carrying out necessary planning to implement operational changes
• Implementing appropriate marketing strategy to ensure brand profitability.
• Carrying out sales forecasts and analysis and presenting your findings to the CEO.
• Researching and identifying new business opportunities - including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products and services - or new ways of reaching existing markets.
• Fostering and developing relationships with customers/clients.
• Understanding the needs of your customers and be able to respond effectively with a plan of how to meet their needs.
• Developing the brand / services portfolio through brand sales analysis and growth strategies.
• Keeping up to date with market trends and new developments utilizing information for business improvement.
• Implementing plans for the brand, customer experience and brand loyalty to drive the organization’s brand awareness.
• Drawing up client contracts, maintaining contact lists and following up with customers to continue relationships.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree / HND in Business, Marketing or related field.
• Minimum of 4 years experience in Marketing or Business Development.
• In-depth understanding and hands-on experience of Marketing Strategy, Sales Planning and Market Knowledge.
• Strong negotiation, influencing and problem solving skills, strong Communication and Report Writing skills.

Application Closing Date
30th December, 2021.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note: Only qualified candidates should apply please.