Business Development Manager at Workforce Group

Reports to: Country Manager

Job 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.

Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated CV's to: jobs@wfmcentre.com Or yinka.adebanjo@workforcegroup.com Using 'Business Development Manager' as the subject of the mail.