Business Development Specialist (Laboratory Equipment) at Careers Verified

• Develop new customer relationships and maintain existing ones.
• Interface with other team members in order to achieve Customer’s Satisfaction as well as the Company’s targets for growth, revenue generation and profitability.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Generation of sales from new prospects, and achievement of agreed Sales Targets 
• Generation of sales from existing Customers and achievement of agreed Sales Targets.
•  Customer satisfaction and Customer relationship management.
• Timely preparation and submission of reports.

DUITIES & RESPONSIBILITY

• Develop specific marketing strategies to achieve set given goals and targets.
• Implement approved marketing strategies in conjunction with Business Development Manager in meeting and exceeding sales targets. 
• Make Company and Product Presentation on various solutions the company offers to their businesses.  Sell consultatively and make recommendations to prospects and customers. 
• Develop a database of qualified leads through referrals, telephone canvassing, face to face cold calling on business owners and managers, direct mail, email, and networking.
• Prepare Customer’s Sales documents; quotations, invoices, delivery notes and maintain same both electronically and physically filed copies.
• Maintain accurate records of all sales and prospecting activities, including sales calls, presentations, tenders, closed sales and follow-up activities within team’s assigned area of coverage.
• Delivery/Supervision of goods delivered to customer in good condition.
• Ensure Customer satisfaction and Customer relationship management.
• Timely escalation to Line Manager, issues that cannot be resolved.
• Any other duties that may be assigned by the Line Manager, from time to time, in the course of work and in furtherance of the Company’s strategic objectives.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE

• Tertiary qualification (B.Sc. /B. Tech. /H.N.D.) in Chemistry, Microbiology, Biotechnology & Biochemistry, or Science Lab. Tech. (Minimum of a Second Class or an Upper Credit).
• 2-3 years’ cognate work experience as a Sales Personnel for Science & Lab. Equipment.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ATTITUDE 

• Good working knowledge of computers in general with proficiency in the Microsoft Office.
• Very good communication skills – written & verbal 
• Good Customer Service Skills
• Good Negotiation Skills
• Ability and willingness to learn and apply new concepts quickly
• Proactive, creative and flexible.
• Self-driven and Self Motivated
• Good Team Player
• Ability to work with little Supervision