Job For Business Development Manager In A Reputable ICT Company
Hamilton Lloyd and Associates - Our client is a young, dynamic and fast moving ICT Company. Due to internal expansion, they are looking to fill in the role below:
Job Title: Business Development Manager
Location: Lagos
Reports to: The CEO
Main Responsibilities
- Responsible for seeking out and developing new business, with a consultative approach to selling.
- Generating leads and efficiently keeping in regular contact with existing prospects.
- Presenting to senior decision makers within agencies and media owners (NBD’s, MD’s and CEO’s).
- Understanding and keeping up-to-date with constant developments in the communications industry and agency market.
- Identifying areas for expansion and development.
- Developing a targeted long-term new business strategy to also encompass regional and international agencies/media owners and foster growth in these key areas for the future.
- Create weekly/monthly forecasts on revenue/target management and end of month reports on revenue and market performance.
- Delivering against these targets to ensure revenue expectations are met.
- Working closely with the marketing department to develop bespoke campaigns to relevant prospects.
- Inputting into sales and marketing collateral – how the business positions itself for various audiences.
- Maximising networking opportunities and regularly using conferences, events and trade shows to increase awareness and develop a further network of contacts
Job Requirements
Minimum Education:
- A University degree in related field. Relevant certification is an added advantage.
Experience:
- Minimum 2/3 years’ experience within Business Development/New Business or Account Management role (face-to-face experience imperative; experience within the media, marketing and communications world preferred).
Key Skills and Competencies:
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Business acumen, and attention to details.
- Hardworking and unbeatable positive attitude.
- Efficient time-management.
Person Specification:
- Excellent time management, an individual who thrives on working autonomously. Experience working in a marketing / agency/ media environment and understanding of (and passion for) the industry.
- The ideal candidate will be determined, outgoing, positive, articulate and diplomatic.
- Self-starter who is target-driven and motivated - must be comfortable in a target oriented environment.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills (telephone, written and face-to-face). Consultative sales skills: our audience is made up of agencies/media owners and requires a balance of soft sell approach and hard sell closure.
- Self-starter who is target-driven and motivated - must be comfortable in a target oriented environment.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills (telephone, written and face-to-face). Consultative sales skills: our audience is made up of agencies/media owners and requires a balance of soft sell approach and hard sell closure.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV to:
[email protected] with the title of the role as the subject of the mail.
Application Deadline 22nd March, 2019.
Note
- The body of the mail should outline Total years of relevant experience to the role, Location and Age
- Please read Role necessities very carefully and apply if qualified. Only qualified candidates will be contacted.
- If after 2 weeks of application you do not hear from us, kindly consider your application as unsuccessful.