Business Development Manager (Francophone) at Ace Talent Consulting

Ace Talent Consulting is a Recruitment angency providing talent solutions to companies in the Energy, Engineering, Marine and Construction Industry.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Business Development Manager (Francophone)

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Permanent
Location and Areas of Coverage: African Francophone Countries
Direct Reports: NA
Line Manager: Executive Director, BD

Job Purpose

• To develop new businesses in assigned region, nurture and optimize the new and existing relationships with a view to deepening our market share.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop and implement plans for business and revenue growth.
• Research, plan, and implement target marketing initiatives
• Research prospective clients in target markets
• Generate leads and follow through the sales cycle
• Develop business proposals and make presentations to prospective clients.
• Represent the company in business meetings
• Ensure client satisfaction
• Develop and implement strategies to avoid revenue losses and delay in payments from clients
• Review of EPP contracts and PPAs to ensure it aligns with agreement with clients
• Creating long-term value from customers, markets, and relationships.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Percentage of financial target achieved
• Number of leads generated and positively concluded
• Level of compliance with the company's CRM software
• Client attrition rate
• Number of new clients
• Number of projects renewed/extended at expiration
• Level of improvement in strategic initiative
• Ability to generate leads and effectively follow up on them

Qualifications & Experience Required 

• Education Required: HND / Bachelor`s Degree in either of Engineering, Business Administration, Marketing or any relevant course (Professional qualification), Masters degree is an added advantage.
• Minimum Experience Required: Minimum of 10 years’ experience in Business Development, out of which at least 4 years must be in a relevant industry.
• Professional Certification Required: Membership of any professional body is an added advantage.

Required Skills / Competencies:

• Excellent negotiation and interpersonal skills
• Business networking skills.
• Excellent written, oral communication/presentation skills
• Technical skills
• Proficiency in English and French is mandatory.

Professional Competencies:

• Ability to develop new businesses and effectively manage existing ones.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.