Business Development Manager at TL First

Job Description

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

Responsibilities

• Ensure company’s growth objectives are attained; articulate new business development opportunities and identify, negotiate and manage 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.
• Mentor team members for improved performance individually and corporately.
• Ensure timely management of the performance of all team members.

Person Specification/ 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.
• 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.