Business Development Manager at eRecruiter Nigeria

Details:
Our Client is an indigenous firm that is strategically positioned in Lagos to offer customized tour and travel packages for business and leisure across the globe, thereby offering services to customers ranging from high net worth individuals, telecoms companies, financial institutions, Oil & Gas personnel, federal parastatals and other government agencies with an intense passion to deliver value-added business travel and tour services now has an opening for a Business Development Manager.

Job Description
The Business Development Manager will serve as brand ambassador for the travel company within the retail travel agency network and the industry as a whole. You will be responsible and accountable for creating and maximizing sales opportunities and actively promote, educate and sell the products and services, in alignment with the overall company strategy to ensure that growth in sales is generated from your efforts.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and nurture a strong sales pipeline; by qualifying, scoping and closing opportunities in line with the sales process
• Build rapport and sustain long-term relationships, based on trust and consistent delivery to expectations
• Produce clear, well-structured, concise written summaries and reports and will be initiating own activities within 'best fit'  target,
• Manage customer relationships from initial prospect call to close of sale
• Maintain your competitive knowledge and focus 
• Grow and retain clients by presenting new solutions and services to them.
• Identify the decision makers within the prospective clients organization and build relationship with them.

Skills and requirements

• B.sc in any related discipline
• 2-3 years’ experience in sales/business development within the corporate travel sector is a must
• Ability to demonstrate good travel industry knowledge
• Must possess outstanding ability to build rapport both internally and externally
• Proven sales track record in growing and managing key account relationships, with high value deals and negotiations
• Possess excellent communication and presentation skills in order to influence and persuade clients at senior management  and director level
• Have excellent business and commercial awareness and strong networking skills