Business Development Manager – Northern, Southern or Western Africa
Aldelia
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Anywhere in Africa
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About the role
- The Business Development Manager would be directly responsible for the overall building of The organization’s market position in their different locations.
- Responsibilities include locating, developing, defining, negotiating, and closing business relationships whilst achieving measurable financial growth for the company.
- Define long-term organizational business strategic goals, build customer relationships with existing clients, identify new business opportunities.
- Negotiate, and close business deals and maintain extensive knowledge of current market conditions.
- Carry out extensive market survey and mapping and provide detailed report on trends.
- Responsible to increase sales opportunities and maximize revenue for the organization.
- Identify potential new customers, nurture them, and ultimately convert them into clients.
- Responsible for the management of the current clients and development of new businesses.
- Collaborate with local businesses to acquire all necessary resources and services.
- Collaborate with the country manager to strategize how best to roll out product line.
- Research and identify new business opportunities - including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products, and services.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree qualified ideally in Social Sciences, Business Administration and Humanities etc.
- Membership of a relevant Professional body is desirable.
- 8-10 years relevant experience.
- Demonstrate high level of interpersonal, writing skills, organisation, Negotiation, presentation and effectively communicate skills.
- Must be familiar with Uganda consulting environment.
- Must have high knowledge of excel reporting, forecasting, business tools usage and Microsoft office.
- Strong understanding of the local politics to enforce laws and regulations.
- Analytical thinker with superior problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrate high level of proficiency in pricing, quotation and proposal drafting.
- Can consistently meet competing demands through effective prioritizing in a result oriented and client-focused environment.
- Demonstrates emotional intelligence, leadership, and soft skills attributes.
- Good understanding of the businesses' products or services and be able to influence others about them.
- Experience in the use of CRM, and clients/candidates’ databases.
Benefits
- Employees can work remotely
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
business developmentnegotiationsales strategymarket analysisfinancial growthreportingforecastingproposal draftingclient managementCRM
Soft Skills
interpersonal skillswriting skillsorganizational skillspresentation skillscommunication skillsanalytical thinkingproblem-solving skillsemotional intelligenceleadershipprioritization
Certifications
Bachelor’s degreemembership of a relevant Professional body