Senior Technical Sales Officer at TL First

Job Responsibilities

• In-depth understanding and hands-on application of Polymer/Composite Pipe Systems.
• Meet sales target
• Identify application areas on client sites and make appropriate proposal on the benefits and usage of the products.
• Identify and recommend as most appropriate, technical assistance for key customers
• Prospect for and acquire new and financially viable high-volume customers
• Prepare and make effective product presentations to clients.
• Understand full working of Joint Venture Partners and any new technology.
• Gather new intelligence for the preparation of reports, tenders and presentations that will win the company contracts in on-going and up-coming projects.
• Define strategy for relating with each customer group and create a Customer Relationship Plan per group
• Collate client – specific intelligence and produce weekly reports
• Interfacing with industry regulators and follow up with Polymer/ Composite Pipe Systems submitted tenders.
• Generate work orders, Request for Quotation (RFQ) and Purchase Orders (PO)
• Effectively manage each customer account to ensure sales targets are fully achieved
• Collate and communicate business intelligence
• Ensure full payment for all supplies and services
• Reconcile customers’ accounts and ensure proper documentation
• Provide regular updates on plans and progress
• Demonstrate consistent sales development success and target – driven achievement

Person Specification

• A Chemical/Polymer Engineering graduate of a tertiary institution
• Minimum of 4 years experience in Technical Sales in the Upstream subsector of the Oil and Gas industry.

Required Competencies:

• Ability to read and understand Engineering drawings/specifications.
• Good working knowledge of the Nigerian Oil Industry (Upstream sector)
• Proven sales contacts in the Upstream sector of Nigeria’s oil and gas industry
• Proven track record of winning businesses
• Business intelligence gathering skills
• Proven clients account management experience in the Upstream sector of Nigeria’s Oil and Gas industry.
• Self-motivated
• Good written, presentation and oral communication skills
• Proven experience of working with minimum supervision