Sales and Marketing Officer at Peridot Forte Solutions Consulting

Location: Ikeja, Lagos

Responsibilities

• Marketing and sourcing new clients for loans and mobilisation of deposits.
• Developing marketing and sales strategies.
• Creating and developing new innovative ways to communicate the company message to their existing customers.
• To ensure that long-term customer relationship is maintained so as to achieve the goals of the company.
• To conduct direct marketing of the Company’s products and services to help maximize revenue.
• Prompt response to customer enquiries on products or existing account queries and effect satisfactory outcomes.
• Contribute to team effectiveness through participation and cooperation
• Maintain and develop new customers account, and liaison with back-office staff in processing new clients.
• Compile necessary documentation from customers to be submitted for review and approval.
• Keeps management informed by submitting activity and results reports, such as daily call reports, weekly work plans, and monthly and annual territory analyses.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• To organize activities relating to sales and marketing promotions that will help increase awareness and generate new business.

Requirements

• First Degree in Accounting, Finance, Mass Communication or other related disciplines
• 1 - 3 years of work-related work experience, and prior experience in a Microfinance bank will be an added advantage.
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Passionate about Sales.
• Good time management.
• Good Negotiation and persuasive skills
• Financial services or technology company experience will be beneficial
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Excel & Word.
• Able to achieve set targets
• Experience in marketing and sourcing new clients for loans and mobilisation of deposits.
• Knowledge of direct sales and marketing.
• Sound knowledge of financial products and services.