Business Manager at Venture Garden Nigeria (VGN)

Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Type: Full-time; Employees can work remotely

Job Description

• Venture Garden Group is searching for a competent Business Manager with requisite knowledge and drive to grow the Strategic Business Unit (SBU).
• The Business Manager would be responsible for managing stakeholder relationships at the executive director level and building strong financial base to sustain and surpass the SBU’s yearly budget.

Responsibilities

• Engineering Project Management/Development: Taking a project from the concept stage to implementation and operations.
• Business Development and Sales Pipeline Management
• Vendor Management
• Partner Management
• Client Relationship Management
• Build and maintain strong, long-lasting customer relationship
• Ensure the successful and timely delivery of our solutions according to customers need and objectives
• Develop new business with new clients and/ identify areas of improvement to exceed revenue targets
• Communicate clearly and in a timely manner the progress of weekly/monthly/quarterly initiatives to internal and external stakeholder
• Ensure that signed contracts have gone through all required internal reviews such as Legal, PCR, Pre-Sales and have received Executive Management approval where required
• Ensure that signed contracts costing and pricing is accurate and will achieve the target gross profit and EBIDTA margin
• Ensure the profitability of customer account(s) with a healthy P&L
• Identify and qualify growth opportunities with the internal team to ensure growth attainment
• Assist with high severity requests or issue escalations as needed Drive cross-team collaboration to consistently deliver on key results.

Qualifications

• Technical problem solving, communication, critical thinking, and leadership skills.
• Background in Corporate sales
• Strong understanding of project financial management and reporting
• Understanding and appreciation of the Software and Hardware landscape of the Garden Social Venture.
• Proven work experience as a Business Manager, Account manager or other relevant experience
• Strong understanding of business financials
• Demonstrable ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively at all levels of the organization, including executive and C-level
• Experience in delivering client-focused solutions based on customer needs
• Proven ability to oversee multiple projects at a time while paying strict attention to detail
• Excellent listening, negotiation, and presentation skills Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

Working conditions

• Flexibility is important.
• Equal opportunity
• The role is open to anyone who meets the above criteria regardless of race or nationality.

Remuneration
Competitive based on experience.