Business developer

A consulting firm seeks qualified candidates to fill this role: Business Developer

Duties and Responsibilities:

To improve the organization’s market position and achieve financial growth. The Business Development Executive defines long-term organizational strategic goals, builds key customer relationships, identifies business opportunities, negotiates and closes business deals and maintains extensive knowledge of current market conditions.

Responsibilities :

• Providing strategic direction for the company – will entail implementing the corporate strategy recommendations of the company – across marketing, operations and financial management
• Manage the regular market and industry evaluation process of the company –conducting constant research as directed for: customer analysis, competitive landscape analysis, trends and risk assessments 
• Developing and implementing a marketing and sales plan: product development, pricing, promotions and distribution activities
• The business development executive will be given a financial target and will be required to work with the marketing executives to achieve the set target
• Managing the company’s business relationships – will entail overseeing the company’s corporate accounts including following-up on transactions and payments while looking for new business opportunities
• Driving retail sales and coordinating all operations, especially supply chain management 
• Will play a strategic/support role in managing external stakeholders especially: partners, vendors, clients and regulatory authorities etc.
• Develop and lead the Business Development team in sourcing, managing and implementing new business opportunities
• Ensure efficient and effective marketing, advertising and promotional planning through the Marketing department
• Management, monitoring, reporting and communication in regard to financial and physical resources, administration and budgeting

Required Experience, Skills and Qualifications:

Skills:

• High-level communication skills
• Stakeholder management skills
• Proven ability to negotiate
• Experience with design and implementation of business development strategy
• Conflict resolution
• The ability to self-motivate and motivate a team
• Experience working to and exceeding targets
• Be business and market savvy 
• Be able to think logically and clearly, and exhibit strong problem solving abilities
• Exhibit superior written and verbal communication
• Demonstrate intermediate project management abilities
• Demonstrate ability to set individual work plans and manage time and work with limited supervision to meet deadlines
• Collaborate with senior management, working with them to effectively execute strategies and projects

Qualifications/Requirements:

• The ideal candidate will hold a minimum of a Degree in Business, Marketing, Business Development, Economics, Finance, or related field and 1-3 years of sales or marketing experience.
• Experience and /or knowledge of the agricultural sector are an added advantage.

Employment Terms

This is a full-time position, based in Kaduna, Nigeria. The salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.