Head - Business Development and Commercial at Alan & Grant

Job Summary

• The job holder will be responsible for building relationships and providing strategic direction to help the company grow and be profitable month on month.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Identifying and developing new business opportunities for the company to increase its footprint
• Develop documents and information for requests for proposals (RFPs) for new opportunities for business growth and enhanced operations
• Implement opportunities to enhance distribution and open up new markets and methods to enhance efficiency within the organization’s commercial and operations departments
• Building and maintaining relationships with both internal and external sales and marketing departments, vendors, distributors, and customers
• Conduct market research to identify developments/changes in industry trends in order to make necessary adjustments
• Develop and make presentations to company executives and management teams highlighting business or operations opportunities or to present the results of new strategies
• Manage the performance of managers and team members within the department through the formal performance management system.
• Presenting market research to the operations and commercial department and recommending strategies to improve market research

Requirements

• Minimum of 10years experience in Business Development or related field
• Master’s in Business Management or similar field
• Ability to build and lead an effective and cohesive business development team
• Proficiency in market research, project, and Agric operations management
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ingenuity in developing successful strategies
• Good with relationship/stakeholder management with sound negotiation and conflict resolution
• Excellent leadership and analytical skills.