Job title: Business Development Manager, West & Central Africa
Company: Sun King
Job description: Business Development Manager, West & Central Africa
Department: Partnerships Sales
Employment Type: Permanent – Full Time
Location: Nigeria
Reporting To: General Manager, Sales
Description
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
The team you would join:
Sun King’s partnership and business development team covering our partnerships business in West and Central Africa has been growing consistently over the last 5 years at remarkable scale with a large partner base of over 300 partners.
About the role:
We are looking for an experienced Business development Manager who would leverage on their expertise to grow our partner base and revenues by over 100% by onboarding strategic partners across sectors of interest in West and central Africa.
What you would be expected to do:
- Networking
- Regularly network with industry colleagues and associations to help establish the brand in West and Central Africa.
- Organise and attend strategic sector events in order to build a strong business development network.
- Build a network of key stakeholders in sectors of interest in order to onboard strategic partnerships.
- Manage the business development team and ensure to set KPIs are met.
- Generation of Sales Prospects: Data mine and qualify suitable partners, provide summaries of their businesses and any required business information with focus on B2B sales.
- Pipeline Management: Maintain database of qualified prospects and onboard partners seamlessly.
- Prospect Meeting: Regularly have physical & virtual meetings with prospects for training,
- Product demo and onboarding across West and Central Africa region
- Industry Updates: Stay abreast of industry trends, opportunities in West Africa
- Proposals: Create effective client proposals and manage proposals applications as required
You might be a strong candidate if you:
- Hold a degree or diploma in a business-related field or have a minimum of 5 years working in a business development or sales role in the FMCG, banking, Solar or telecom industries.
- Are passionate about networking and building strong relationships
- Are passionate about positively impacting the lives of rural consumers.
- Work well with others with great people skills to mentor your team to deliver on expectations?
- Are comfortable working with PowerPoint and MS Excel
What we offer (in addition to compensation and statutory benefits):
- An opportunity to grow as a professional in a dynamic, fast growing, high impact industry.
- The chance to work in an open minded, collaborative culture surrounded by enthusiastic people who are driven by the challenge of continuously innovating and growing a smart, sustainable business with profound impact on the world.
- A truly multicultural experience: you will have the chance to work with and learn from people from different geographies, nationalities, and backgrounds.
- Structured, tailored learning and development programs that help you become a better leader, manager, and professional through the Sun King Academy.
Expected salary:
Location: Lagos, Lagos State
Job date: Thu, 05 Oct 2023 00:12:13 GMT
