Business Development - Ecommerce at Quicker Freight

Responsibilities:

Business Development  is a new and extremely important senior role for us. You will be instrumental in us fulfilling our vision for the company over the next few years.

• You will strategically source and bring on board new vendors 
• Identify potential partnership opportunities by researching market / industry and keeping a close eye on key developments in the region.
• Cold call as appropriate within the market or geographic area to ensure a robust pipeline of opportunities. Meet potential clients by growing, maintaining, and leveraging professional network.
• Through market research develop forward-thinking, creative marketing strategies aimed at generating leads, growing sales, and driving revenue.
• Plan persuasive approaches and pitches that will convince potential clients to do business on our ecommerc platform
• Develop a cordial professional rapport with new clients, and set targets for sales and provide support that will continually improve the relationship. Grow and retain existing accounts by presenting new solutions and services to partners.
• Using knowledge of the market and competitors, identify and develop the company's unique selling propositions and differentiators.
• Daily operational management of key partnerships.
• Work in close collaboration with Customer relations and Marketing team to ensure alignment of broader goals.
• Monitor customer acquisition, sales & revenue and optimize campaigns accordingly.
• Compile and analyze performance metrics to assess placements effectiveness and to identify new opportunities.
• Plan and develop the required creative/marketing material, landing pages, promotions etc.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of e-commerce experience.
• Bachelor's in sales, marketing or communications and/or related fields or equivalent.
• Knowledge of different revenue models.
• Ability to work effectively within fast paced, diverse cross functional teams
• Fluency in any or all nigeria local dialet, igbo, Yoruba and Hausa .

Core Competencies:

• Robust networking and persuasion skills.
• Good understanding of online marketing and the various channels.