Business Development & Marketing Specialist

Parcel Line Logistics Limited is Nigeria’s largest SME oriented logistics company with a world-class technology platform. Hundreds of businesses ship their parcels and packages daily by leveraging our Pay-on-Delivery, tracking and business intelligence services.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Business Development & Marketing Specialist
Job Location: Lagos

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Builds market position by locating, developing, defining, negotiating, and closing business relationships.
• 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.
• Develops negotiating strategies and positions by studying integration of new venture with company strategies and operations; examining risks and potentials; estimating partners' needs and goals.
• Closes new business deals by coordinating requirements; developing and negotiating contracts; integrating contract requirements with business operations.
• Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Enhances organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Engages prospective clients through all social media accounts and successfuly turns leads to sales

Skills and Qualifications

• Closing Skills, Motivation for Sales, Prospecting Skills, Sales Planning, Selling to Customer Needs, Territory Management, Market Knowledge, Presentation Skills, Energy Level, Meeting Sales Goals, Professionalism
• Prior work experience in Logistics and supply chain managment is an advantage
• Ideal Applicant lives in close proximity to Lekki Phase 1, Lagos
• Ideal Applicant has had atleast 2-3 years working in a corporate environment