Business development managers

Job Functions include:

• Prospecting potential new clients .
• Cold call as appropriate within your market or geographic area to ensure a robust pipeline of opportunities.
• Research and build relationships with new clients.
• Setting up meetings between customers decision makers and company’s Principals.
• Creating a marketing plan, approaches and pitches to lure customers.
• Developing customize proposals that address client’s needs, concerns, and objectives.
• Participate in pricing the solution/service.

Client Retention:

• Present new products and services and enhance existing relationships.
• Work with technical staff and other internal colleagues to meet customer needs.
• Arrange and participate in internal and external client debriefs.

Business Development Planning:

• Attend industry functions, such as association events and conferences, and provide feedback and information on market and creative trends.
• Present to and consult with mid and senior level management on business trends with a view to developing new services, products, and distribution channels.
• Identify opportunities for campaigns, services, and distribution channels that will lead to an increase in sales.
• Using knowledge of the market and competitors, identify and develop the company’s unique selling propositions and differentiators.
• Attending business development meetings.

Management and Research:

• Submit weekly progress reports and ensure data is accurate.
• Ensure that data is accurately entered and managed within the company’s CRM or other sales management system.
• Forecast sales targets and ensure they are met by the team.
• Work with marketing staff to ensure that prerequisites (like prequalification or getting on a vendor list) are fulfilled within a timely manner.
• Present business development training and mentoring to business developers and other internal staff.
• Research and develop a thorough understanding of the company’s people and capabilities.
• Understand the company’s goal and purpose so that will continual to enhance the company’s performance.
• Coming up with project implementation plan for customer.

Education qualification:
Business development Manager positions require at least a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent with 3-5 years of sales or marketing experience in Telecoms and ICT companies. Skills

• Good writing and communication
• Good negotiating ability.

• Team work spirit High emotional quotient.
• Other qualification & skills will be an added advantage.

NOTE;
Applicants outside Lagos State should not apply, strictly for Lagos residents. All CV's should be forwarded to the HR,[email protected]