Recent Vacancies In A Leading Bio-Innovation Firm

Workforce Group - Our client, a world leader in Bio-innovation, is currently looking for suitable candidate to fill the position below:

Job Title: Business Development Manager Location: Lagos, Nigeria Reports to: Country ManagerJob Summary

• The Business Development Manager will be working with the company team to cover West Africa Region in identifying and approaching both new and existing customers/partners to scout for and mature new business opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage commercial projects from idea generation to the final stage of implementation, while ensuring the products offerings meet customer, market and competitive demands.
• Take ownership of a number of N2M-innovation projects and co-own pipeline creation & progression.
• Work closely with the various stakeholders both within the company and externally clients.
• Conduct detailed analysis of market & business opportunities
• Select, position & drive the most promising concept ideas & technical solutions towards implementation of customer’s detergent brands.
• Ensure strong relationship building to pave the way for future collaborative projects.

Job Requirements In this position, you need to have:

• Strong track record of building new business & driving inspirational dialogues with customers
• Strong business acumen, entrepreneurship and ability to work in cross-functional teams
• Great network skills to build business & partnerships externally with customers, academia and industrial associations
• Minimum 5 years of strategic sales, marketing and/or business development experience from the detergent, chemical, specialty ingredient or FMCG industry
• Relevant advanced Degree (M.Sc. or MBA) within Economy, Business Administration or Science/Engineering.

Remuneration Competitive pay.

Job Title: Country Manager (West Africa) Location: Lagos Reports to: Board of Directors Job Summary

• The Country Manager will be part of the company’s sales team with responsibility to develop the company business in the Food & Beverages division across the West Africa region.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze and synthetize the competitive environment and report with the solid facts that will drive strategic and tactical responses to the market.
• Deliver enthusiastic sales approach and basic technical understanding that will identify the need/pain then translate this to demand for solution for such opportunities.
• Manage commercial projects from idea generation to the final stage of implementation, while ensuring the products offerings meet customer, market and competitive demands.
• Develop and commercialize new business relationships and opportunities with an already existing knowledge of market across Food & Beverages in West Africa

Job Requirements In this position, you need to have:

• University Degree or equivalent qualification in Food Technology/Engineering
• 3-5 years of relevant experience, preferably from producers or suppliers to Food & Beverages Industries.
• Possess strong business acumen - in particular understanding of negotiation principles, account planning, value pricing & supply chain principles.
• Proven communication and presentation skills as well as MS office proficiency.
• Be prepared to travel up to 60% of your time in designated region.
• Speak English and local languages where French would be a strong plus
• Have a driving license (B).

Remuneration Competitive pay.

How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV's to: [email protected] Or [email protected] Using ‘Country-Manager’ as the subject of the mail.