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SALES MANAGER
Sales & Marketing Manager | Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria
One of Nigeria's foremost Telecoms organizations seeks a Sales Manager to drive sales primarily in its Bulk SMS business and in other web based online Platforms.

The ideal candidate will come from a Telecoms/Technology/Bulk SMS field sales or account management background, with a track record of success in their previous role. Excellent communication skills as well as solid negotiation skills are essential.

He/She must be conversant with the use of automated sales management/CRM tools like Salesforce.com and understand the sales process. The ideal candidate must also be conversant with the basic duties of a Sales Manager; from setting goals to making a plan and implementing it, to inspiring and motivating the sales team, coaching them to achieve their goals, monitoring progress and performance.
The sales manager should be familiar with creating sales systems and processes.

In return, the ideal candidate will get an excellent salary, bonuses and commissions on meeting set targets, and company benefits. There will be ample opportunity to progress within the business and its other subsidiaries.
Remuneration will be based strictly on performance.

Requirements
• Strong Knowledge of Network marketing and some experience of working in a company that used network marketing.
• Strong sales experience in a technology related industry
• Extensive experience of managing people for at least 5 years minimum
• Proven track record of success in the sales field
• Driven and committed to succeed
• Self starter and able to work unsupervised






Responsibilties
• Responsible for the development and performance of all sales activities in assigned markets.
• Staffs and directs a Sales team (Account Managers).
• Provides leadership towards the achievement of maximum profitability and growth in line with company's vision and values.
• Establishes plans and strategies to expand the customer base of specific mobile product lines.
• The Sales manager will provide the necessary training and educational programs for the Account Managers; and also be responsible for their performance.
• Develops business plans, marketing plans and sales strategy for the market that ensures attainment of company sales goals and profitability.
• Prepares action plans for individuals as well as teams for effective search of sales leads and prospects.
• Initiates and coordinates development of action plans to penetrate new markets.
• Conducts one-on-one review with all Account Executives to build more effective communication, to understand training and development needs, and to provide insight for the improvement of Account Executive’s sales and activity performance.
• Provides timely feedback to senior management regarding performance.
• Maintains accurate records of all pricing, sales, and activity reports submitted by Account Executives.
• Creates and conducts proposals, presentations and RFP responses.
• Assists Account Executives in preparation of proposals and presentations.
• Controls expenses to meet budget guidelines.
• Works with the CEO and HR Department in recruits, tests, and hire of Account Executives based on criteria agreed upon by senior management.
Relationships and Roles:
Internal / External Cooperation
• Ensures that all Account Executives meet or exceed all activity standards for prospecting calls, appointments, presentations, proposals and closes.
• Delegates authority and responsibility with accountability and follow-up.
• Sets examples for Account Executives in areas of selling skills, work habits, personal character and commitment.
• Conducts regular coaching and counseling with Account Executives to build motivation and selling skills.
• Maintains contact with all clients in the market area to ensure high levels of client satisfaction.

• Handling Important Sales Deals
If there are deals which can get the company a substantial amount of business and profits, the company may require the sales manager to travel places, discuss with such clients, and attract more business. In such situations, the sales manager has to show off his/her full potential for initializing and finalizing the contract with the client. He also manages crucial aspects of the advertising and marketing processes.

Education & Experience
• Bachelor’s Degree (in Sales and/or Marketing preferred) (Advanced degree strongly preferred).
• Minimum 5 years experience managing Sales Representatives, leading and developing them
• 3-5 years of Technological Sales Experience
• Outgoing with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Able to drive accountability at all levels
• Marketing experience (preferred)
• An appreciation and knowledge for social networking sites including Facebook, Twitter and other online communities.
• A strong desire to close the deal (Hunter Mentality)


Local candidates, especially within Lagos prefered.


Please apply by sending your CV to: [email protected]







Graphics & Web Designer
Sales & Marketing | Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria
Job Description
A foremost IT & Telecoms company in Nigeria is seeking a highly creative and talented graphics designer/multimedia artist to join our team. As a member of our Development team, you will design and implement product roadmaps - marketing creatives for newspaper ads, e-brochures (PDF), Facebook, Google, Yahoo, email campaign newsletter templates, flier designs, roll up banners and lots more. You will be generally responsible for our standard “look and feel,” overall visual appearance, and website cohesiveness.

You should be able to create and translate verbal or written descriptions into visual media using a variety of graphic and web tools.

Being conversant with broadcast and motion graphics will be an added advantage.

You must be capable of artfully executing high-level graphics concepts, balancing your own amazing vision under creative direction, and working in a highly collaborative environment - art direction and arrangement.


Your responsibilities:
• Translate and develop new artistic concepts into the visual medium
• Deliver multiple (when possible) ideas for management to choose from
• Use innovation to redefine a design brief and meet the constraints of cost, time and need
• Adhere to production schedules and deadlines
• Review proofs and works with printers on production of printed material
• May coordinate a graphic or photographic library and/or maintain digital records
• Use a wide range of media, including photography and computer aided design
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned
• Define standard Look & Feel for All client facing material and applications
• Design and develop graphical components for company online marketing materials - multimedia based newsletter development, company websites, and client applications
• Create standard graphical components for product and application Look & Feel.
• Get it done, make it happen, think ahead



General Requirements:
• Degree holder in graphics design/animation program, interactive design or related discipline.
• 2 years minimum experience, an added advantage.
• Formal design training is a must.
• Art-direct the creatives from concept through execution
• Excellent problem solving ability, artist vision, highly motivated and good organizational skills
• Detail-oriented and able to work independently under tight schedule
• Excellent command of English, proficiency in Pidgin is an advantage.
• Strong desire to learn and expand skill set
• Ability to handle multiple tasks, and to prioritize those tasks
• High level of motivation, ability to deal with pressure, and adaptability
• Positive attitude and good sense of humor
• Create illustrations in illustrator and Photoshop
• Produce multimedia materials and animations in Flash
• Internet marketing experience is a must with strong knowledge in implementing online marketing campaigns on Google, Yahoo and social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter and other online communities.

Technical Skills and Abilities
• Strong creative abilities in multimedia and graphic design tools(at least 2): Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Corel Draw, MS Office applications, Fireworks, Paint Shop Pro.
• Familiarity with at least 2 WYSIWIG Web editors.
• Proven graphical skills in animation (Flash, animated GIFs, etc).
• A thorough understanding of graphic optimization.
• Experience with HTML, XML, XHTML, JSP JavaScript and basic SQL.
• Strong knowledge of Search engine optimization
• Since computer technology changes rapidly, graphics and web designer must be one who constantly stays abreast of new developments in graphics software packages as well as those in the World Wide Web and related technologies.
• Creative and technical skills in 3D Max, 2D and 3D animation is a plus
• Experience editing audio/video elements a plus

Application will not be considered without portfolio or show reel. Show reel provided will not be returned.

If you meet the above requirements and think you have what it takes, please send in your applications to: [email protected]



Software Developer
Product Development | Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria.

A foremost IT & Telecoms company in Nigeria is seeking a top-notch developer who loves working on all aspects of software used by millions of people around the country and the world. We are looking for a talented person who is passionate about software and works to build efficient and scalable systems to support our growing platform(s).

The web developer will work closely with managers, strategists and design team members to develop specifications and make recommendations on the use of new and existing technologies. Programming, graphic design and database administration are all elements of this position.

Some great things he has to deliver include SMS application(s), reseller sites and other web applications built on PHP and other frameworks.

We need a programmer who can think fast, juggle multiple projects, and solve real-world problems with minimal assistance.

If you are a focused self-starter comfortable working with a team, you will fit in well. If you take personal pride in doing the best work you can, you think like we do. If you find yourself coding in your sleep, you are perfect!

Responsibilities
• Work closely with a team to develop detailed specification documents with clear project deliverables and timelines, and to ensure timely completion of deliverables.
• Work with clients and Managers to build and refine graphic designs for websites. Must have strong skills in Photoshop, Fireworks, or equivalent application(s).
• Convert raw images and layouts from a graphic designer into CSS/XHTML themes.
• Determine appropriate architecture, and other technical solutions, and make relevant recommendations to management and company clients.
• Engage in outside-the-box thinking to provide high value-of-service to the company and its clients.
• Keep up with emerging technologies or applications and the opportunities to integrate them into operations and activities.
• Developing Web applications and testing them on various browsers, enhancing and modifying them as necessary to ensure the best experience for the user.
• Testing new software and fixing bugs. Also working closely with customer care to effect customers’ requests and changes to a system.
• Designing the relationships and objects of a full web-based system and programming such a system.
• Researching, developing and approving web based applications.
• Assisting in creating and executing test plans for QA and manual testing
• Learn the clients’ business needs and apply this understanding when designing and testing new products/features
Skills
• Resourceful and takes initiative
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Well organized and possessing exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Analytical thinker with an eye for detail
• Flexibility and adaptability to work in a continuously changing environment.
• Strong organizational and time management skills
Required
• B.S. in Computer Science, or related field or significant equivalent experience
• 4 years experience developing web applications.
• Experience with mainstream webtechnologies - HTML/XHTML, Javascript, CSS, Ajax, Jquery, JSON, including PHP(a must), ASP, Python or JSP.
• 1 year minimum experience working with relational database systems such as MySQL, MSSQL or Oracle and a good working knowledge of SQL
• Thorough understanding of key software development principles viz reliability, security, maintainability and readability.
• Development experience using extensible web authoring tools
• Experience developing and implementing open source software projects
• Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities
• Strong understanding of web application architecture in an agile environment
• Added advantage: SOAP, Ruby, Python
• Added Advantage: Unix and Linux proficiency.

Desired
• Web development with PHP (a must)
• Web development with Ruby on Rails (desired, but not a requirement)
• Experience profiling and tuning all the way down to the database
Please apply if you meet the above requirements by sending your cv to: [email protected]

JOB DESCRIPTION
Job Title: FINANCE MANAGER
Job objectives:
1. FACILITATE ACCURATE BUSINESS DECISIONS by:

• Providing financial advice and support to the company
• Advising the company on strategic planning, forecasting, budgeting and implementations
• Developing financial management mechanisms that minimize financial risk
• Managing the company’s various banking relationships
• Negotiating cost of finance with the banks
• Managing the company’s foreign currency balances to ensure the company avoids, as much as possible, loss on FOREX transactions
• Managing importation and exportation processes
• Managing the company’s treasury in a manner that ensures the company is at a liquidity level sufficient for the running of at least basic operations

2. IMPROVE PROJECT DELIVERY/SATISFY INTERNAL & EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS by
• Payments are made promptly once funds are available for expenditure
• Posting of transactions in a timely manner
• Timely and accurate reports

3. IMPROVE CASH CYCLE by
• Efficient use of bank facilities when necessary and efficient management of assets (receivables) and liabilities (payables)
• Managing the company’s relationship with Key creditors
• Supervise investment and raising of funds for business.


Skills/Experience/Qualification required (mandatory):
• BSC or HND Accounting/Banking & Finance
• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience
• Basic accounting knowledge
• Good oral communication skills
• Exceptional negotiating skills
• Numerate
Desired (not mandatory):
• ICAN
• ACCA
Attributes required:
• Thorough
• Integrity
• Analytical
• Probing and questioning
• Team player
Please apply if you meet the above requirements by sending your cv to: [email protected]