Recent Job Opportunities at Alfred & Victoria Associates (Lagos and Abuja)

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Alfred & Victoria Associates is one of Nigeria’s leading ICT solution based company. Our company offers a wide range of services which are in high demand of today’s emerging market. AVA has three major arms which have been streamlined to meet our customer's needs. We are recruiting to fill the positions below:       Job Title: Sales Manager (Senior Team Lead) Location: Lagos Job Brief

• We are looking for a high-performing Sales Manager to help us meet our customer acquisition and revenue growth targets by keeping our company competitive and innovative
• You will be responsible for maximizing our sales team potential, crafting sales plans and justifying those to plans to the upper management.

Responsibilities

• Achieving growth and hitting sales targets by successfully managing the sales team
• Designing and implementing a strategic business/sales plan that expands company’s customer base and ensure it’s strong presence
• Managing recruiting, objectives setting, coaching and performance monitoring of sales representatives
• Own recruiting, objectives setting, coaching and performance monitoring of sales representatives
• Build and promote strong, long-lasting customer relationships by partnering with them and understanding their needs
• Present sales, revenue and expenses reports and realistic forecasts to the management team
• Identify emerging markets and market shifts while being fully aware of new products and competition status
• Ensure the adequacy of sales-related equipment or material
• Respond to complaints from customers and give after-sales support when requested
• Store and sort financial and non-financial data in electronic form and present reports
• Handle the processing of all orders with accuracy and timeliness
• Inform clients of unforeseen delays or problems
• Monitor the team’s progress, identify shortcomings and propose improvements
• Manage customer portfolio to maximize relationship building opportunities.
• Assist sales team in business acquisitions, planning, retention and management.

Requirements

• B.Sc/M.Sc Degree in Business Administration or a related field; certification in sales or marketing will be an asset
• Successful previous experience as a sales representative or sales manager, consistently meeting or exceeding targets.
• Committed to continuous education through workshops, seminars and conferences.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively at all levels of the organization.
• Proven ability to drive the sales process from plan to close.
• Strong business sense and industry expertise
• Excellent mentoring, coaching and people management skills
• Proven working experience as a project administrator in the information technology sector
• Solid technical background, with understanding or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies
• Excellent verbal and communication skills with proficiency in English Language
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Well-organized and responsible with an aptitude in problem-solving
• A team player with high level of dedication.

        Job Title: IP Operations Engineer Location: Lagos Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for corporate clients.
• Design implements and support IT, Security and Network Solutions for corporate clients.
• Troubleshoot Core network problems.
• Upgrade core network equipment and configuration.

Personal Responsibilities:

• Report to the Head of Department.
• Responsible for all assigned equipment to his team.
• Should maintain a high level of personal responsibility in order to be an example to his colleagues.
• Abide and apply the rules and regulations of the department and the company as a whole.
• Responsible for achieving any assignment given by his Manager
• Keeping up to date with departmental and company notification via Emails, Notice board and other mediums
• Keeps himself up-to-date with the technologies required by companies.
• High ability and readiness for any kind of urgent intervention at client sites to meet SLAs.

Requirements Technical Skills:

• In depth knowledge of TCP/IP protocol stack
• Configuration and maintenance of network equipment including routers, switches, Firewalls
• Experience in Mikrotik and cisco devices configuration
• Solid Understanding of Layer 3 technologies (EIGRP, OSPF, BGP..) and layer 2 technologies(VLAN, trunks, STP..)
• Maximizing network performance through ongoing monitoring and troubleshooting
• Good Knowledge in Unix Servers (Redhat, Centos, and Debian…)
• Ability to understand and work on new technologies and to quickly adopt to equipment made by different vendors.
• Ability to design topologies and provide consultancy for corporate customers.
• Troubleshooting, diagnosing and resolving hardware, software, and other network and system problems.
• LAC/LNS Implementation and troubleshooting knowledge.
• MPLS L2VPNs, L3VPNs and VPLS knowledge is a plus.
• Cisco ASA and Juniper firewalls configuration and maintenance is a plus.

General Skills:

• Interpersonal relationship.
• Maintain a good communication and interaction with customers and colleagues.
• Team player.
• Knowledge sharing.
• Communications skills, both verbal and written.

Academic / Education Qualifications

• BSc (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Communication Engineering or Telecom.
• Certifications: CCNA is a must, CCNP is preferable.

Experience:

• At least 3 years proven hands-on experience in network engineering

Language Qualifications:

• Good verbal and writing skills in English are mandatory.

        Job Title: Senior Sales Executive Location: Abuja Job Brief

• We are looking for a high-performing Snr. Sales Executive to help us meet our customer acquisition and revenue growth targets by keeping our company competitive and innovative.
• You will be responsible for maximizing our sales potential, crafting sales plans and justifying those to plans to the upper management.

Responsibilities

• Prospecting for new sales and opportunities
• Achieving growth and hitting sales targets by successfully managing available resources
• Designing and implementing a strategic business/sales plan that expands company’s customer base and ensure it’s strong presence
• Build and promote strong, long-lasting customer relationships by partnering with them and understanding their needs
• Present sales, revenue and expenses reports and realistic forecasts to the management team
• Identify emerging markets and market shifts while being fully aware of new products and competition status
• Ensure the adequacy of sales-related equipment or material
• Respond to complaints from customers and give after-sales support when requested
• Store and sort financial and non-financial data in electronic form and present reports
• Handle the processing of all orders with accuracy and timeliness
• Inform clients of unforeseen delays or problems
• Manage customer portfolio to maximize relationship building opportunities.

Requirements

• B.Sc/MSc Degree in Business Administration or a related field; certification in sales or marketing will be an asset
• Successful previous experience as a sales representative, consistently meeting or exceeding targets
• Committed to continuous education through workshops, seminars and conferences
• Demonstrated ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively at all levels of the organization
• Proven ability to drive the sales process from plan to close
• Strong business sense and industry expertise
• Excellent mentoring, coaching and people management skills
• Proven working experience as a project administrator in the information technology sector
• Solid technical background, with understanding or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies
• Excellent verbal and communication skills with proficiency in English Language
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Well-organized and responsible with an aptitude in problem-solving.
• A team player with high level of dedication.

        Job Title: CYMNG Sales Manager (Regional Sales Manager) Location: Lagos Reports To: Head of Sales Supervises: Sales Representative. Role Objective

• Ensure the commercial success of CYMNG Products.
• Identify new markets and opportunities.
• Play active part in the development of short-medium-long term business goals.

Duties

• Lead the sales team in developing sales strategy and new markets for Motorcycle, Power Products, Out-Board Engine, Spare Parts and Yamalube in the region.
• Establish good relationship and communicate daily with existing dealers in the region.
• Monitor activities and performance of Motorcycle, Power Products, Out-Board Engine, Spare Parts and Yamalube in the market.
• Gather market information and report the following activities in the region:
  • Competitors.
  • Dealers.
  • Promotional activities.
• Contribute to After Sales activities aimed at maintaining high customer satisfaction.
• Monitor sales progress on retain and provide weekly reports.
• Collaborate with Dealer Network Unit to scout for and recruit new dealers.
• Actively support the marketing team in the execution of planned marketing activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Training & Experience

• B.Sc/HND in relevant discipline
• Minimum three (3) years post NYSC work experience.
• Must be very familiar with the Western Region terrain.
• Flexibility to travel within the region.

Required Skills:

• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent Negotiation Skills.
• Good Knowledge of MS Office Packages.
• Excellent selling skills.
• Good Report Writing Skills.
• Good riding/driving skills.

Attitudes:

• Compliance and ethics oriented attitude.
• Passionate.
• Self-driven and result oriented.
• Tenacious.
• Team Work.

      Job Title: CYMNG Sales Manager (Regional Sales Manager) Location: Abuja Reports To: Head of Sales Supervises: Sales Representative Role Objective

• Ensure the commercial success of CYMNG Products.
• Identify new markets and opportunities.
• Play active part in the development of short-medium-long term business goals.

Duties

• Lead the sales team in developing sales strategy and new markets for Motorcycle, Power Products, Out-Board Engine, Spare Parts and Yamalube in the region.
• Establish good relationship and communicate daily with existing dealers in the region.
• Monitor activities and performance of Motorcycle, Power Products, Out-Board Engine, Spare Parts and Yamalube in the market.
• Gather market information and report the following activities in the region:
  • Competitors.
  • Dealers.
  • Promotional activities.
• Contribute to After Sales activities aimed at maintaining high customer satisfaction.
• Monitor sales progress on retain and provide weekly reports.
• Collaborate with Dealer Network Unit to scout for and recruit new dealers.
• Actively support the marketing team in the execution of planned marketing activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Training & Experience

• BSc/HND in relevant discipline.
• Minimum three (3) Years post NYSC work experience.
• Must be very familiar with the Western Region terrain.
• Flexibility to travel within the region.

Required Skills:

• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent Negotiation Skills.
• Good Knowledge of MS Office Packages.
• Excellent selling skills.
• Good Report Writing Skills.
• Good riding/driving skills.

Attitudes:

• Compliance and ethics oriented attitude.
• Passionate.
• Self-driven and result oriented.
• Tenacious.
• Team Work.

      Job Title: CYMNG Sales Manager (Regional Sales Manager) Location: Ibadan, Oyo Reports To: Head of Sales Supervises: Sales Representative Role Objective

• Ensure the commercial success of CYMNG Products.
• Identify new markets and opportunities.
• Play active part in the development of short-medium-long term business goals.

Duties

• Lead the sales team in developing sales strategy and new markets for Motorcycle, Power Products, Out-Board Engine, Spare Parts and Yamalube in the region.
• Establish good relationship and communicate daily with existing dealers in the region.
• Monitor activities and performance of Motorcycle, Power Products, Out-Board Engine, Spare Parts and Yamalube in the market.
• Gather market information and report the following activities in the region:
  • Competitors.
  • Dealers.
  • Promotional activities.
• Contribute to After Sales activities aimed at maintaining high customer satisfaction.
• Monitor sales progress on retain and provide weekly reports.
• Collaborate with Dealer Network Unit to scout for and recruit new dealers.
• Actively support the marketing team in the execution of planned marketing activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Training & Experience

• B.Sc/HND in relevant discipline
• Minimum three (3) years post NYSC work experience.
• Must be very familiar with the Western Region terrain.
• Flexibility to travel within the region.

Required Skills:

• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent Negotiation Skills.
• Good Knowledge of MS Office Packages.
• Excellent selling skills.
• Good Report Writing Skills.
• Good riding/driving skills.

Attitudes:

• Compliance and ethics oriented attitude.
• Passionate.
• Self-driven and result oriented.
• Tenacious.
• Team Work.

Job Title: Network and System Engineer Location: Lagos Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for Corporate clients.
• Design, implement and support IT, Security and Network Solutions for corporate clients.

Personal Responsibilities:

• Report to the Head of Department.
• Responsible for all assigned equipment to his team.
• Should maintain a high level of personal responsibility in order to be an example to his colleagues.
• Abide and apply the rules and regulations of the department and the company as a whole.
• Responsible for achieving any assignment given by his Manager
• Keeping up to date with departmental and company notification via Emails, Notice board and other mediums
• Keeps himself up-to-date with the technologies required by companies.
• High ability and readiness for any urgent intervention at client sites to meet SLAs.

General Skills

• Interpersonal relationship.
• Maintain a good communication and interaction with customers and colleagues.
• Team leadership (or team player).
• Communications skills, both verbal and written.

Technical Skills:

• Good knowledge in Routing and Switching.
• Good knowledge VLAN, Trunks and VPN networks.
• Very Good Knowledge in Cyberoam, Sophos and Other UTMs and Firewalls.
• Good Knowledge in Servers OS: Windows and Linux
• Good knowledge in Microsoft Active Directory and Exchange.
• Experience in data protection such as End Point Protection, DLP and Encryption.
• Experience in Backup and Archiving Solutions.
• Very Good knowledge in IP Subnets.
• Knowledge in Virtualization.
• Ability to design topologies and provide consultancy for corporate customers.
• Ability to assess and troubleshoot networks, systems and IT Security.

Academic/Education Qualifications

• B.Sc (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Communication Engineering or Telecommunications.

Certifications:

• CCNA is a must.
• CCNP is highly preferable.

Experience:

• A previous experience in deploying ICT infrastructures is mandatory.

Language Qualifications:

• Good verbal and writing skills in English are mandatory.

Salary Very attractive.     How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should send their tailored CV to: [email protected]   Note: Applications after the above time and date will be automatically rejected   Application Deadline  3pm; 4th December, 2018.

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