Rossland Screening Solutions - Our client, is currently recruiting suitably qualified candidates for immediate employment into the position below:
Job Title: Female Business Development Officer
Location: Abuja
Responsibilities
The business development officer will deal the three primary responsibilities:
- Identifying new sales leads
- Pitching products and/or services
- Maintaining fruitful relationships with existing customers
- When it comes to generating leads, day-to-day duties typically include:
- Researching organisations and individuals online (especially on social media) to identify new leads and potential new markets
- Researching the needs of other companies and learning who makes decisions about purchasing
- Contacting potential clients via email or phone to establish rapport and set up meetings
- Planning and overseeing new marketing initiatives
- Attending conferences, meetings, and industry events
- When it comes to the challenge of actually selling, other typical duties include:
- Preparing PowerPoint presentations and sales displays
- Contacting clients to inform them about new developments in the company’s products
- Developing quotes and proposals
- Negotiating and renegotiating by phone, email, and in person
- Developing sales goals for the team and ensuring they are met
- Training personnel and helping
Person Specification
- Must be female
- Preferably an Ex banker/Insurance Marketer with proven experience.
- Have existing contacts
- Socially adept
- Good with numbers
- The skills you need to excel in this position include:
- Strong communication and IT fluency
- Creative talents and the ability to solve tough problems
- In-depth knowledge of the job
- The ability to handle pressure and meet deadlines
- Skill in prioritizing and triaging obligations
- Attention to detail
- Excellent time management and organisation
Qualifications
- Minimum of a first degree or equivalent
- 3-5 years working experience in the financial sector in the same capacity
- Masters will be an added advantage
- Must be a resident of Abuja or willing to relocate.
Team members develop their skills:
- To keep healthy relationships with clients, this mostly requires socialisation.
- So, from simple chats on the phone to lunches and events or conferences business development officers must be sure to keep their customers happy. Of course, as with all office jobs, documentation is also a big part of the work.
- Business development professionals are also obligated to write reports and provide feedback to upper management about what is and is not working.
Application Closing Date
30th July, 2018.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume to:
[email protected] using the Job title as the subject of the email.