Elduke Ventures - Our client is a leading indigenous shipping company located in Port Harcourt. As part of the restructuring of the company for enhanced performance, we have need of competent professionals to fill the vacant position below:
Job Title: Head, Marketing and Business Development
Location: Port-Harcourt, Rivers
Job Summary
- The position is responsible for growing the business’ market share by developing a pipeline of new and viable businesses
Duties and Responsibilities
- Prospect for viable clients and ensure these are turned into increased business
- Forecast and set sales targets and ensure that these are met by the team
- Gather business intelligence on competitors and use such to the advantage of the company
- Develop the company’s competitive advantage and sell this to existing and new clients
- Generate unique business ideas that will result in higher profitability for the business
- Take active part in management and pricing meetings
- Organise trainings for team members and other internal staff
- Generate periodic reports capturing the necessary metrics for business decisions
- Attend relevant industry and social functions using such fora as means to market the company’s services
- Responsible for managing key accounts
- Research and develop new services that would meet clients’ needs and seek for necessary approvals from management
- Track and record activities on accounts and help to close deals to meet these targets
- Present new products and services and enhance existing relationships
- Carry out other related assignments by the Managing Director
Qualifications and Experiences
- A First degree of not less than Second Class (upper division) or HND (Upper credit) in any of the business, Social Sciences or sciences disciplines from a reputable university
- A Post Graduate degree in a related field would be an added advantage
- Membership of a relevant professional institute
- 10 years cognate work experience, with at least 5 years of heading a business development unit of a shipping company
- Must be very conversant with maritime laws and regulations guiding the industry
Application Closing Date
26th January, 2018.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their application letters and CV's to:
[email protected] using the job position as email subject.