Head of Business Development at Bethsaida Groups of Companies

Bethsaida Limited is a group of companies devoted to lasting success in Financial Services, Engineering, Construction and Real Estate. As well as being one of Africas best in the provision of the services aforementioned, the group provides financial services to individuals and groups. Bethsaida Groups is a limited liability company incorporated in Nigeria on the 13th Day of December 2015 - proudly owned by Nigerian.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Head of Business Development
Location: Osogbo, Oyo
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities
As a business development manager, you'll need to:

• Research and identify new business opportunities - including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products and services - or new ways of reaching existing markets
• Seek out the appropriate contact in an organisation
• Generate leads and cold call prospective customers
• Meet with customers/clients face to face or over the phone
• Foster and develop relationships with customers/clients
• Understand the needs of your customers and be able to respond effectively with a plan of how to meet these
• Think strategically - seeing the bigger picture and setting aims and objectives in order to develop and improve the business
• Ensure staff are on board throughout the organisation, and understand the need for change and what is required of them
• Train members of your team, arranging external training where appropriate
• Discuss promotional strategy and activities with the marketing department
• Liaise with the finance team, warehousing and logistics departments as appropriate
• Seek ways of improving the way the business operates
• Attend seminars, conferences and events where appropriate
• Keep abreast of trends and changes in the business world.
• Work strategically - carrying out necessary planning in order to implement operational changes
• Draw up client contracts - depending on the size of company, this task may be completed by someone else or agreements may not be as formal
• Have a good understanding of the businesses' products or services and be able to advise others about them

If your business development role is more sales orientated, you may also:

• Help to plan sales campaigns.
• Create a sales pipeline.
• Carry out sales forecasts and analysis and present your findings to senior management/the board of directors.
• Develop the business sales and marketing strategy.
• Negotiate pricing with customers, and suppliers in some cases.
• Increase sales of the business.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree qualification.
• 3 - 5 years experience.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: careers@bethsaidagroups.com Use Job Title and subsidiary and subject. E.g Head of Business Development Microfinance Institution

Application Deadline  17th February, 2021.