Business Development Executive at Sonora Capital and Investment Limited

REF. VAL BDE 001

Job Description

• We wish to employ an enthusiastic, knowledgeable, motivated and highly organised individual with good communication and interpersonal skills to fill the position of Business Development Executive in our Company.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop business proposals for existing and new customers
• Engage in market research in order to identify new opportunities for business
• Explain to potential customers about the various benefits offered by the company and follow them up so as to close business deals
• Achieve agreed sales targets and outcomes within schedule
• Reach out to customer leads through cold calling
• Develop innovative strategies for retaining clients; this includes undertaking interviews in order to get feedback and incorporate it into the growth plan
• Develop comprehensive knowledge about the business and its development practices, its marketing activities, prospective clients, and the trends for the industry
• Supervise database of client relationship management and utilize the result to manage customers and the mailing lists
• Participate in forums related to the industry; conferences and client discussions as a representative of the company
• Respond to queries and complaints from clients as regards the company’s services in a timely manner

Educational Qualifications/ Work experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Finance, Accounting or related field.
• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience working in the banking sector
• Must be conversant with Microsoft Office Suite

Skills required:

• Excellent selling, communication and negotiation skills
• Prioritizing, time management and organizational skills
• Ability to work under pressure and still meet up with given deadlines
• Must be a notably pleasant character
• Must be flexible and able to multi task on the job
• Ability to constantly generate new ideas for the company’s advancement and success
• Ability to pay attention to details
• Self-confident, self-motivated and highly-organized with a strong sense of personal accountability