Business Development Officer Job at Enterprise Metric Suite Solution Limited

Enterprise Metric Suite LLC is a performance management software firm responsible for the creation and deployment of a performance management software which seeks to link employees' daily activities with the strategic objectives of their organization, and monitor performance on the go.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Business Development Officer

Job Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities

• Research and identify new business opportunities - including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products, and services - or new ways of reaching existing markets
• Seek out the appropriate contact in an organization
• Generate leads and cold call prospective customers
• Meet with customers/clients face to face or over the phone
• Foster and develop relationships with customers/clients
• Understand the needs of your customers and be able to respond effectively with a plan of how to meet these
• Think strategically - seeing the bigger picture and setting aims and objectives in order to develop and improve the business
• Work strategically - carrying out necessary planning in order to implement operational changes
• Draw up client contracts - depending on the size of the company, this task may be completed by someone else or agreements may not be as formal
• Have a good understanding of the businesses products or services and be able to advise others about them
• Discuss promotional strategy and activities with the marketing department
• Seek ways of improving the way the business operates.
• Keep abreast of trends and changes in the business world.

Requirements

• B.Sc Degree with 2 - 4 years of relevant work experience.
• Proven working experience as a business development manager, sales executive or in a relevant role
• Proven sales track record
• Experience in customer support
• Proficiency in MS Office and CRM software (e.g. Salesforce)
• Proficiency in English
• Market knowledge
• Communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to build rapport
• Tenacity and drive to seek new business and meet or exceed targets
• An excellent telephone manner for making initial contact and for ongoing communication with customers and business associates
• Interpersonal skills for building and developing relationships with clients
• Written and verbal communication skills - needed for communicating with a range of people, both internally and externally, as well as presentation skills
• IT skills, including the use of spreadsheets
• Team working skills and a collaborative approach to work
• Decision-making skills
• The ability to multitask and prioritize your workload
• The ability to motivate yourself and set your own goals
• Negotiating skills
• The ability to think strategically
• The ability to analyze sales figures and write reports
• A flexible approach to work and ability to adapt to a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
• Initiative and the confidence to start things from scratch.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: hrmemetricsuite@gmail.com using the Job position as the subject of the mail.