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  • Posted: Apr 18, 2018
    Deadline: Apr 30, 2018
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    Farmforte is an innovative Agriculture company founded in 2012. We play across the value chain of specific well researched agricultural products where we have comparative advantage. Our mission is simply... to utilize technology and innovative models to create the most efficient and affordable methods to produce crops, add value and create access to marke...
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    Business Development Manager

    Responsibilities

    • Develop activities to create new leads, Identifies new business opportunities by leveraging existing network, researching industry and related events, publications, and announcements; tracking deals.
    • Screens potential business deals by analyzing market strategies, deal requirements, potential, and financials; evaluating options; resolving internal priorities; actively manage and report deal pipeline with clear action plan to win.
    • Follow-up on leads by engaging multiple stakeholders and customers
    • Converts leads to sales and closes new business deals by coordinating requirements; developing and negotiating contracts; integrating contract requirements with business operations.
    • Works seamlessly across multiple, cross-functional and cross-cultural teams at FarmForte to ensure a best in class customer experience while setting up new businesses.
    • Is able to establish contacts and work with senior levels of leadership within the potential partner or customer organization effectively and strike long-term, mutually beneficial relationships.

    Required Skills

    • Bachelor's degree in Business, Social Sciences or other relevant field from a reputable university.
    • At least five years in sales and business development in Nigeria. Especially in B2B environments.
    • A strong entrepreneurial spirit and excitement about the opportunity to creatively build effective, non-traditional sales channels in a nascent product category
    • Willingness to spend 40% - 50% of the time on the road, interacting with country-level channel partners, resellers, customers and partners.
    • Strong market orientation, entrepreneurial and innovative thinker.
    • Result oriented, able to self start, passionate about technology and agriculture, able to multitask and meet deadlines. Can work remotely without supervision.
    • Embraces complexity, multi-disciplinary, curious, appreciates different perspectives and cultures.
    • Hands-on and get things done, quickly. Highly resourceful, thinks on his/her feet. Very confident and can communicate effectively. Has excellent analytical skills, able to solve problems, fluency people and handle multiple stakeholders.
    • Very good verbal and written fluency in english.

    Method of Application

    Applicants should send their Applications and CV's to: careers@farmforte.com

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