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  • Posted: Feb 15, 2019
    Deadline: Mar 19, 2019
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    Hamilton Lloyd and Associates is a young and innovative boutique human resources firm, which is focused on offering personalized services to organizations across a diverse range of sectors. The Hamilton Lloyd process involves a deep understanding of the client’s organizational culture, strategic objectives and needs to ensure that a tailor-made solutio...
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    Business Development Manager

    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.
    • 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.
    • Prospect for potential new clients and turn this into increased business.
    • Cold call as appropriate within your market or geographic area to ensure a robust pipeline of opportunities.
    • Meet potential clients by growing, maintaining, and leveraging your network.
    • Plan approaches and pitches.
    • Work with team to develop proposals that speaks to the client’s needs, concerns, and objectives.
    • Participate in pricing the solution/service.
    • Handle objections by clarifying, emphasizing agreements and working through differences to a positive conclusion.
    • Use a variety of styles to persuade or negotiate appropriately.
    • Present an image that mirrors that of the client.

    Client Retention:

    • 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
    • Attend industry functions, such as association events and conferences, and provide feedback and information on market and creative trends.
    • Present to and consult with mid and senior level management on business trends with a view to developing new services, products, and distribution channels.
    • Identify opportunities for campaigns, services, and distribution channels that will lead to an increase in sales.
    • Using knowledge of the market and competitors, identify and develop the company’s unique selling propositions and differentiators.
    • Management and Research
    • Submit weekly progress reports and ensure data is accurate.
    • Ensure that data is accurately entered and managed within the company’s sales management system.
    • Forecast sales targets and ensure they are met by the team.
    • Track and record activity on accounts and help to close deals to meet these targets.
    • Work with marketing staff to ensure that prerequisites (like prequalification or getting on a vendor list) are fulfilled within a timely manner.
    • Ensure all Business Managers represent the company in the best light.
    • Present business development training and mentoring to Business Managers and other internal staff.
    • Research and develop a thorough understanding of the company’s people and capabilities.
    • Understand the company’s goal and purpose so that will continual to enhance the company’s performance.

    Qualifications

    • A Bachelor's degree
    • 3-5 years of sales or marketing experience.
    • An MBA would be an added advantage.
    • 5 years working experience within an FMCG /hospitality company.

    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.

    Method of Application

    Applicants should kindly send their updated CV to: preye@hamiltonlloydandassociates.com with the title of the role as the subject of the mail.

    Note

    • The body of the mail should outline Total years of relevant experience to the role, Location and Age.
    • Please read Role necessities very carefully and apply if qualified. Only qualified candidates will be contacted.
    • If after 2 weeks of application you do not hear from us, kindly consider your application as unsuccessful.

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