Business Development Officer at Bookminders Nigeria

Bookminders Nigeria is currently recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Business Development Officer Location: Lagos

Job Brief

• Your role will be to seek new business opportunities by contacting and developing relationships with potential customers.
• To be successful in this role, you should have previous experience developing leads from marketing campaigns and meeting sales quotas.
• You will use your communication skills to cultivate strong relationships with customers, from first contact until you close the deal. You will also ensure proper after-sales service.
• If you are motivated and results-driven, and enjoy working in a team environment, we'd like to meet you.
• Ultimately, you will boost sales and contribute to our long-term business growth.

Responsibilities

• Qualify leads from marketing campaigns as sales opportunities
• Contact potential clients through cold calls and emails
• Present our company to potential clients
• Proactively seek new business opportunities in the market
• Set up meetings or calls between (prospective) clients and Account Executives
• Prepare (weekly/monthly/quarterly) sales report
• Stay up-to-date with new products/services and new pricing/payment plans of the organisation
• Identify client needs and suggest appropriate products/services
• Customize product solutions to increase customer satisfaction
• Build long-term trusting relationships with clients

Requirements

• B.Sc degree in Marketing, Business Administration or relevant field
• Proven work experience as a Business Development Officer or similar role
• Familiarity with MS Excel (analyzing spreadsheets and charts)
• Understanding of sales performance metrics
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to deliver engaging presentations
• Hands-on experience with multiple sales techniques (including cold calls)
• Track record of achieving sales quotas
• Experience with CRM software

How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the "Job Title" as the subject of the email