Business Development Intern Recruitment at Terra Energy Services Nigeria Limited

Terra Energy Services and its subsidiary companies are leading suppliers of a wide range of upstream engineering and management services including manpower supply, quality management, environmental services, facilities, project and resources management, maintenance, inspection and procurement services with distinctive capabilities in the design and execution of large-scale offshore and onshore projects.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Business Development Intern

Job Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Internship

Job purpose


  • The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting the Business Development department in seeking out and developing new businesses for Terra Energy Services Nigeria Limited.
  • They should be commercially astute and have excellent communication skills, with a proven record in generating revenue.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Promote the company’s products/services addressing or predicting clients’ objectives
  • Develop technical and commercial knowledge of all our product offerings and services.
  • Identify immediate and long-term needs of clients for company’s products and services on such projects.
  • Liaise between the company and key agencies in the industry such as NAPIMS, DPR etc.
  • Prospect for and acquire new and financially viable high-volume customers
  • Gather new intelligence for the preparation of reports, tenders and presentations that will win the company contracts in on-going and up-coming projects.
  • Interfacing with industry regulators and follow up on submitted tenders.
  • Generate work orders, Request for Quotation (RFQ) and Purchase Orders (P0)
  • Effectively manage each customer account to ensure sales targets are fully achieved
  • Ensure full payment for all supplies and services
  • Demonstrate consistent sales development success and target-driven achievements.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university, MBA or equivalent is a plus
  • 0 -1 year progressive experience in commercial or business development roles. Previous experience in oil and gas is compulsory
  • Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills (communication and presentation skills – ability to present/communicate complex concepts concisely)
  • Ability to communicate with influence and quickly build credible relationships
  • Strong Microsoft Office skills (Excel and PowerPoint)
  • Proven ability to solve tough problems.