Magnate Ventures Ltd is looking for a Business Development Manager who will be responsible for improving the organization’s market position and achieving financial growth.
Direct Supervisor: Marketing Director
Department: Sales and Marketing
Position Type: Permanent
Position Overview: He/she will be responsible for defining long-term organizational strategic goals, building key customer relationships, identifying business opportunities, negotiating and closing business deals and maintaining extensive knowledge of current market conditions.
Role and Responsibilities
New Business Development
- Prospect for potential new clients and turn this into increased business.
- Meet potential clients by growing, maintaining, and leveraging your network.
- Identify potential clients, and the decision makers within the client organization.
- Research and build relationships with new clients.
- Set up meetings between client decision makers and company’s practice leaders/principals.
- Plan approaches and pitches.
- Work with team to develop proposals that speaks to the client’s needs, concerns, and objectives.
- Client relation portfolio management including debt collection
Client Retention / Relationship
- Build on an already established network of clients to bring opportunities into the business
- Be able to take the lead on client relationships and ensure a robust client relationships management strategy/delivery
Management and Research and Innovation
- Forecast sales targets and ensure they are met by the team.
- Track and record activity on accounts and help to close deals to meet these targets.
- Work with the team to ensure that prerequisites (like prequalification or getting on a vendor list) are fulfilled within a timely manner.
- Ensure all team members represent the company in the best light.
Incumbent Requirements:
Academic Qualifications
- MBA and Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field
- Minimum 2/3 years’ experience within Business Development/New Business or Account Management role.
Personal Attributes
- Experience in building commercial relationships to help deliver improved service and innovation to the clients.
- Detailed knowledge of marketing and business development (strategic and tactical)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
- Ability to seek and develop new relationships to achieve strategic business objectives
- Ability to convert client relationships into opportunities for the business
- Recognise changing market forces that may impact upon own or customers’ business and puts plans into action to make a positive contribution
How to Apply
All applications should be sent to recruitment@magnate-ventures.com
Deadline: 23rd July, 2018
Job Summary: | |
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Job Title |
Business Development Manager
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Job Category |
Sales and Marketing
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Job Type |
FULL_TIME
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Company / Organization |
Magnate Ventures Ltd
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Approx. Salary |
KShs
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Job Opening Date |
20180710
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Job Expiry Date |
20180723
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Job Details |
Magnate Ventures Ltd is looking for a Business Development Manager who will be responsible for improving the organization’s market position and achieving financial growth. Direct Supervisor: Marketing Director Department: Sales and Marketing Position Type: Permanent Position Overview: He/she will be responsible for defining long-term organizational strategic goals, building key customer relationships, identifying business opportunities, negotiating and closing business deals and maintaining extensive knowledge of current market conditions. Go to www.jobsinkenya.co.ke for more job details and application process. |
Job Location |
Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
N/A
Nairobi County
Kenya
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