Phase3 Telecom Job for General Manager, Business Development & Sales
Phase3 Telecom is a regional long-distance telecommunications network operator that provides transmission services for reliable and affordable broadband. Phase3 operates a 6000km fibre optic network using its unique Right of Way (RoW) to deploy infrastructure along high voltage power transmission lines.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: General Manager, Business Development & Sales
Location: Abuja
Role Summary
- The GM, Business Development & Sales will deliver sustained new business growth with key clients while having a pivotal role in driving new business success.
- Our clients are one of the leading players in the Nigerian Telecommunication industry; hence candidate must possess high-level networking capabilities to function within the industry.
- Candidate must possess proven sales experience with excellent key account management skills. Must also be a self-starter who is accountable & professional; with proven leadership experience in building and leading sales teams to achieve business targets.
Duties & Responsibilities
Include but not limited to:
- To carry out effective relationship management of existing customers and facilitate the renewal of contracts and/or increase the amount of capacities and routes to customers.
- To engage in aggressive marketing and sale of capacities on routes where capacities are not utilized on the Company’s network, towards facilitation of full commercialization of the network.
- Managing the sales team, developing a business plan covering sales, revenues and expense control, meeting agreed/assigned targets and promoting the organization’s presence within the Nigeria market.
- To carry out pre-marketing assessment of on-coming routes within the country towards making them commercially ready for deployment.
- To develop functional and effective customer care and relationship management that is capable of facilitating customer satisfaction and retention.
- Carry out market research, competitor and customer surveys.
- Strategize and plan the sales process management, forecasting, pricing, key account management, expenses, profitability new product development market research and brand strategy.
- Accurately forecast annual, quarterly and monthly revenue streams.
- Develop specific plans to ensure revenue growth in all company products e.t.c.
Educational Qualification
- Minimum of first degree in related field. B.sc/B.Eng./B.A.
- A Master’s degree is an essential qualification for the role.
Work Experience:
- Minimum 14 years post graduate experience in Sales and business development roles (experience within a telecommunications and technology driven environment at a senior sales role is key requirement for the role).
Key Skills And Attributes:
- Strategic thinking, Good Leadership and Strong analytical skills
- Mature, credible and comfortable in dealing with senior executives of multinational Organizations.
- Excellent communications skills, both written and oral including management report writing skills.
- Excellent business forecasting, judgement and good decision making skills.
- Result- oriented, self-driven with a clear focus on high quality and business profit.
- Excellent leadership and managerial skills
- Strong selling and revenue driving skills.
- Strong influencing and negotiating skill.
- Reliable, tolerant and determined and must also be an emphatic communicator.
How To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV's and Application Letter in Microsoft word format to:
[email protected]
Application Deadline 30th November, 2017