Vacancy For Business Development Manager In A Reputable Hospitality Firm

Hamilton Lloyd and Associates - Our client is a hospitality firm with a chain of quick service restaurants with interest in industrial catering. Due to internal expansion, they are looking to fill the position below:

Job Title: Business Development Manager (Hospitality) Location: Lagos Reports to: The Executive Director. Job Summary

• Builds market position by locating, developing, defining, negotiating, and closing business relationships.

Main Responsibilities Business Development:

• Identifies trendsetter ideas by researching industry and related events, publications, and announcements; tracking individual contributors and their accomplishments.
• Locates or proposes potential business deals by contacting potential partners; discovering and exploring opportunities.
• Screens potential business deals by analyzing market strategies, deal requirements, potential, and financials; evaluating options; resolving internal priorities; recommending equity investments.

Client Retention:

• Attend industry functions, such as association events and conferences, and provide feedback and information on market and creative trends.
• Present new products and services and enhance existing relationships.
• Work with technical staff and other internal colleagues to meet customer needs.
• Arrange and participate in internal and external client debriefs.
• Business Development Planning

Key Skills and Competencies:

• Networking, Persuasion, Prospecting, Public Speaking, Research, Writing, Closing Skills, Motivation for Sales, Prospecting Skills, Sales Planning, Identification of Customer Needs and Challenges, Territory Management, Market Knowledge, Meeting Sales Goals, Professionalism, CRM, and Microsoft Office.
• Sound decision making and problem solving, ability to lead and develop a high performing team.
• Must be able to develop budgets, Financial Planning and strategic planning.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's Degree
• 5 - 8 years of sales or marketing experience
• Business Development in a hotel, QSR preferably.

How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] for immediate shortlisting. The exact title of the job should be the subject of the mail.

Application Deadline 7th April, 2019.