Business Development Specialist at Periwinkle Residences Limited

Periwinkle Residences Limited (RC:1368473) is a real estate company that specializes in premium, luxury residential properties. Through innovation and creativity, we strive to create long-term value for our investors, brand, and development partners. We provide secure housing and investment solutions to investors.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Business Development Specialist

Location: Lekki, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• We are looking for an innovative and driven business development specialist to join our growing team. The individual in this role would be responsible for analyzing our customer base and current sales strategies and identifying opportunities to increase efficiency and profitability.
• We are seeking a candidate who is creatively-minded and eager to think outside the box when it comes to our customers and their needs.
• Candidates with a background in sales who are analytically minded and motivated will do well at this role.
• You will be facilitating the realization of the organization’s strategic objectives by identifying, defining and coordinating potentially new customers, markets, products/services, while maximizing the Company’s business and revenue generation potentials.

Duties
To succeed at this role, the following will be expected:

Strategic Duties:

• Continually identify new business opportunities and develop ways to ensure revenue growth within existing/ defined markets.
• Coordinate marketing surveys aimed at identifying business opportunities and establishing partnerships with new stakeholders
• Collaborate with colleagues and peers on the sales, marketing, and product development teams to improve overall customer experience and satisfaction
• Participate in the development of new project proposals to existing/potential clients.
• Respond to queries and complaints from clients as regards the company’s products; this should be done in a timely fashion
• Develop business proposals for existing and new customers
• Supervise database of client relationship management and utilize the result to manage customers and the mailing lists
• Coordinate and liaise with the external business development consultants.
• Strategy/Corporate Development/Investment Requests
• Assists in the strategy development and review.

Tactical Duties:

• Conduct periodic customer satisfaction surveys/ market research for the organisation in order to identify new opportunities for business clients/customers to understand areas for improvement in current business and areas to provide further value to the client’s business.
• Gather and analyze data on competitor activities, initiatives and new developments; and leverage information obtained to update/ refine organisation’s strategies and plans.
• Present the organisation to potential clients through direct communication in face-to-face meetings, telephone calls and emails.
• Plan and develop organization’s marketing and communication material.
• Liaise with marketing and branding consultants and service providers to develop, implement and monitor the delivery of all branding and marketing initiatives, as may be required.
• Generate monthly reports to management on major business development initiatives.
• Market Intelligence in the following areas: Competitor intelligence, Advertising and Promotion, edits Company Literatures, Product Profiles, Company Website. Etc.

Key Skills: What We Require:

• Good understanding of the company’s business and services.
• Intermediate knowledge of market/ industry analysis, practices, techniques/ methodologies and tools.
• Possess drive, motivation and acute attention to detail in ensuring all sales opportunities to the organisation are captured and explored.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Creatively-minded, good at thinking ‘outside the box’: Critical thinking skills, analytical, organized
• Ability to man project effectively with developed goals and procedures for its implementation
• Intermediate relationship building and management skills.
• Intermediate presentation and facilitation skills.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities effectively
• Good client management skills.
• Familiarity with relevant software, such as Microsoft Office Suite.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, or related field preferred: Experience of working in a Real estate, Finance and related fields.
• Minimum of Three (3) years relevant experience working in a business role.
• A proven track record of goal achievements and businesses developed over time.

Application Closing Date
15th January, 2022.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and Cover Letter to: jobs@periwinkleresidences.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

Note: Only qualified candidate will be shortlisted and contacted.