Business Development Executive

Best Search Recruitment Limited - Our client is a start-up Pharmaceutical Chain focused on the retail and dispensing of local and imported drugs as well as health care products.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Business Development Executive

Job Location: Lagos

Job Duties

• Manage accounts and meet or exceed targets relating to revenue growth, activities, profit margin, mix of products and services sales, customer retention and customer acquisition.
• Adhere to all quality standards and processes, for the acquisition of customers, opportunities and submission of tender and contract documents.
• Bid management processing and manage order levels maintaining the CRM database
• Provide regular feedback to senior management about marketplace and competitor activity
• Develop effective working relationships with customers through regular meetings, identify and obtain further sales and business development opportunities
• Generate new business and raise awareness of other company products and services
• Identify requirements for new products & services to anticipate and potentially lead the market.
• Apply companywide project management standards in preparing bids and contracts, responding to customer needs and managing the sales process from opportunity identification to customer sign off.
• Undertake regular project reviews with all involved in these processes to ensure transfer of knowledge
• Researching organisations and individuals online (especially on social media) to identify new leads and potential new markets
• Contacting potential clients via email or phone to establish rapport and set up meetings
• Planning and overseeing new marketing initiatives and Carrying our market research and competitors analysis
• Undertake general administrative duties in Business Development Unit
• Handling of clients inquiries, and working extensively with database
• Updating all clients and projects information from lead to contract stages
• Form Database and follow up with regards to clients , projects, targets and competitors

Qualifications/Requirements

• University Degree from a reputable institution
• Three (3) years telecom industry business development experience
• Excellent communication skill.
• Ability to work under limited supervision
• Detailed knowledge of the telecoms industry