Business Development Manager, West & Central Africa at Sun King (Formerly Greenlight Planet)

About the role:

We are looking for an experienced Business development Manager who would leverage on their expertise to grow our partner base and revenues by over 100% by onboarding strategic partners across sectors of interest in West and central Africa.

What you would be expected to do

• Networking
  • Regularly network with industry colleagues and associations to help establish the brand in West and Central Africa.
  • Organise and attend strategic sector events in order to build a strong business development network. 
  • Build a network of key stakeholders in sectors of interest in order to onboard strategic partnerships.
• Manage the business development team and ensure to set KPIs are met.
• Generation of Sales Prospects: Data mine and qualify suitable partners, provide summaries of their businesses and any required business information with focus on B2B sales.
• Pipeline Management: Maintain database of qualified prospects and onboard partners seamlessly.
• Prospect Meeting: Regularly have physical & virtual meetings with prospects for training,
• Product demo and onboarding across West and Central Africa region
  • Industry Updates: Stay abreast of industry trends, opportunities in West Africa
  • Proposals: Create effective client proposals and manage proposals applications as required

You might be a strong candidate if you

• Hold a degree or diploma in a business-related field or have a minimum of 5 years working in a business development or sales role in the FMCG, banking, Solar or telecom industries. 
• Are passionate about networking and building strong relationships
• Are passionate about positively impacting the lives of rural consumers.
• Work well with others with great people skills to mentor your team to deliver on expectations?
• Are comfortable working with PowerPoint and MS Excel