RS Hunter Limited is recruiting for the position of:
Job Title: Solutions Manager, Security
Job Category: telecom
Location: Lagos
Job purpose
This position manages and directs the execution of sales plans and initiatives. This role is responsible for providing leadership and delivery of Security solutions to clients to meet their business needs, strategies and objectives.
Role Priorities
Strategic Planning
Sales Growth
Customer Service
Problem Resolution
Key Responsibilities:
Job Description
Develops annual sales plan in support of organizational strategy and objectives.
Directs implementation and execution of sales policies and practices.
Drive sales strategies for improvement based on market research and competitor analyses and manage multiple channel selling strategies.
Build, develop and manage sales team capable of carrying out needed sales and service initiatives.
Responsible for identifying new business opportunities for by maintaining constant communication with existing and new customers.
Build strategic relationships with specific user groups/stakeholders within organizations (Procurement/ IS departments).
Responsible for the efficient responsiveness to customers’ needs and follow through on all aspects of request, both written and verbal.
Perform the lead role with preparing written proposal in response to customer’s RFPs, and coordinate all information from the different disciplines and arrange the formal response.
Establish and maintain good working relationships with the Business Unit Managers, to enable collaboration when responding to Request For Proposal (RFPs).
Provide strategic insight of market conditions, pricing and current competition to the design team when responding to RFQs.
Track and report on the status of all proposal components.
Make presentations to various groups within the customer’s organization when needed.
Develop and maintain profitable relationships with the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM).
Drive participation and attendance of workshops/seminars both educational and customer oriented.
Role Qualifications
Must establish sales targets to meet company objectives.
Must partner with management team to ensure the best possible solutions, service and effective communications is provided to customers
Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Business/Technical Sales and Marketing or related field
MBA/MSC will be an advantage
8-15 years of successful application of business and sales management, people management experience and within the IT industry
Knowledge and understanding of the issues and processes involved in the delivery of information system technologies and applications
Track record of meeting set performance targets
Experience with budgeting processes
Experience in implementation projects will be an advantage
Essential Skills and knowledge:
Leadership: a demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others
Planning: an ability to think ahead and plan over a 1-3 year time span
Management: the ability to organize and manage multiple priorities
Sales and service systems development and deployment
Problem analysis and problem resolution at both a strategic and functional level
Technical skills in strategic planning and sales planning
Ability to influence, persuade and negotiation to achieve desired outcomes
Employee training and development
Strong customer orientation
Excellent relationship-building skills
Commitment to company values
High-level familiarity with data security concepts and solutions
Application Closing Date
28th January, 2013
Method of Application
Qualified and Interested candidates should send application and CV to: vacancy@rs-hunter.com