Bureau Veritas Group

Marine & Offshore Business Developer – Central Africa

Bureau Veritas Group

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Abidjan • Côte d’Ivoire

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Job Level

SeniorLead

About the role

  • Marketing and sales development and revenue growth for Marine & Offshore activities in Central Africa
  • Prepare and implement the Marine & Offshore strategy for the country with the support of the Regional Commercial Manager
  • Proactively visit clients and prospects in the geography to promote Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore services
  • Promote Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore services during commercial events (conferences, seminars, etc.)
  • Translate client needs into a sales strategy and plan; manage relationships and engage with key stakeholders and clients
  • Collaborate with Marine & Offshore regional Business Developers to obtain support for the Central Africa district
  • Ensure Regional Growth Initiatives are promoted and implemented in the CAF district with the expected profitability levels
  • Ensure Bureau Veritas is registered as a vendor with all clients and targeted prospects
  • Coordinate all sourcing and procurement activities related to tenders to enable on-time, competitive bid submissions
  • Prepare proposals and manage contract negotiations and finalization
  • Collect client satisfaction feedback
  • Comply with and implement Bureau Veritas corporate standards and the BV 3 Absolutes (Safety, Ethics, Financial Control).

Requirements

  • Graduate degree, preferably in engineering
  • Industry experience (5–10 years)
  • Experience in sales and marketing or business development (5–10 years)
  • Fluent in English
Benefits
  • Bureau Veritas will never request any payment or banking information at any stage of its selection process (application, written tests, job interview)
  • Only selected candidates will be subject to internal administrative formalities
  • We promote the professional integration, access and retention of all qualified and competent people, including people with disabilities
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Hard Skills & Tools
sales strategycontract negotiationproposal preparationtender sourcingbusiness development
Soft Skills
client relationship managementstakeholder engagementcommunicationcollaborationclient satisfaction feedback
Certifications
graduate degree in engineering