Business Head


Peoplesource Consulting - Our client is the leading business to business Chemical an Allied Services organisation in Nigeria, with global operations including manufacturing, logistics, distribution and services. Due to a consistent striving for excellence, an exciting opportunity with this growing business awaits the right candidate. This is a dynamic environment which will suit an enthusiastic and strategic thinker. To help accelerate growth and transformation, we are seeking to recruit qualified candidate to fill the position below:

Job Title:  Business Head 

Job ID:  PNBH 01 
Location: Nigeria
Department: Marketing
Report to: Chief Executive Officer 

Job Summary

  • The ideal candidate for this role would have responsible for kick starting new division-regulatory compliance, identification of supply sources and establishing sales networks.

Key Roles and Responsibilities 
Key result area - Marketing planning:

  • Prepare and help implement marketing plan & budgets
  • Carry out product & market surveys as needed to build the marketing plan
  • Monitor how the businesses are doing in achieving of their targets & make suggestions for improving performance
  • Research new product & market ideas

Key result area -Sales coordination:

  • Analyze sales data for insights
  • Provide product & information support where needed
  • Ensure complete & accurate sales documentation

Customer Management:

  • Provide insights & support in the customer acquisition & market share growth for the allotted division of the Company.
  • Seek marketing & commercial innovation for leadership in respective business areas.
  • Deliver sales target where assigned

New Business incubation:

  • Direct handling of new divisions in initial stages as required

Superior Processes:

  • Review & improve processes as per the Sales manual.
  • Review & improve the intel gathering system
  • Actively take part in getting ready the quarterly reviews & follow up to ensure implementation of ideas discussed
  • Preparation of various reports such as MR
  • Follow up actions agreed to with CMO etc.

Team leadership:

  • Leadership by example for superior performance.
  • Support Business head in motivating, training, appraising & developing the team.
  • Provide value add in leadership and analytical support to Business heads

Job Attributes
Qualifications:

  • B.Sc degree holder in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering
  • Minimum 10 years experience in a similar role.
  • Strong written and verbal communications
  • To succeed in this position you should have strong interpersonal skills, a positive attitude, and a desire to continuously improve the way we deliver value to our internal and external customers. Be flexible and able to adapt to new cultures and environment.

Skill Sets(Desirable):

  • Technical knowledge of product line, flair for sales esp to channel partners
  • Knowledge of international supply chain sources

Key Accountabilities:

  • Deliver agreed top line.
  • Knowledge Required: (Specific to Job Profile, If any):
  • Preferable if interested individual has adequate knowledge of the Nigerian chemicals market.

Job Dimensions

  • As above
  • Any other tasks assigned by your