Business Development Manager at Bell Oil & Gas

Location: Lagos
Functional Area: Business Development in Oil and Gas (Upstream)
Reports To: Chief Operating Officer

Overall Purpose of Job
Managing a team tasked with generating business in the upstream sector of the Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry.

Responsibilities

•     Ensuring company's growth objectives are attained; articulating new business development opportunities and identifying, negotiating and managing relationships with technical partners in line with corporate goals.
•     Develop and articulate a comprehensive tactical business development plan to accomplish the organization's business goal..
•     Identify prospects and develop sales strategies to penetrate and get new accounts. This includes preparation of presentations and tenders.
•     Identify, evaluate and develop new business opportunities and feasibility reports supporting growth based on intelligence.
•     Lead the formulation, execution and monitoring of company's business development, market penetration strategies and plans for enhancing business growth.
•     Monitor company performance against agreed business target.
•     Assist in the preparation of bids/proposals.
•     Develop and implement a training and development program for team members.
•     Mentoring team members for improved performance individually and corporately.
•     Ensure timely management of the performance of all team members.

Qualifications/Competencies

•     A good University degree
•     Minimum of 8 years cognate experience, 3 of which must have been in management..
•     In-depth knowledge of up-coming and on-going key projects in the upstream sector of the Oil and Gas Sector.
•     Excellent knowledge of line pipes and OCTG.
•     An eye for fashioning out business opportunities and supporting business growth.
•     A good role model.
•     A thought leader in maximizing business opportunities in the Upstream Sector of the Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry..
•     Robust and high level contacts in the IOCs and E&P companies.
•     Excellent relationship management skills.
•     Proven ability to advice and convince clients
•     Excellent written, presentation and oral communication skills.
•     Proven experience of working with minimum supervision
•     Excellent intelligence gathering skills.
•     Excellent mentoring and people management skills.
•     A team player.