Business Development Executive at Origin Tech Group Nigeria Limited

Origin Tech Group Nigeria Limited – We are an agricultural value chain company providing value – added services in agricultural advisory, civil engineering/construction of farm estates, farmland clearing, and manufacture of farm machines, sales, distribution & repairs, and trade import-export of agro-inputs.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Business Development Executive

Location: Lagos

Job Summary

Our rapidly growing company is looking for a motivated business development executive to develop and implement growth strategies for the achievement of revenue goals. Candidates should have the right blend of analytical talent and business know-how.
Successful applicants should be team players who not only understand how to identify a new market opportunity, but also know what it takes to lead a team forward and realize that opportunity.
We’re especially looking for someone with great communication skills, as you’ll be expected to interact with shareholders, executives and clients on a daily basis.

Job Description

Develop business and marketing plans in coordination with Head of Team to achieve revenue goals.
Assist in company’s branding and media communication activities such as press releases, advertisements, marketing collaterals, and web site.
Analyze the current and past budgets, expenses, sales, revenues and product deficiencies in order to provide recommendations for business growth and problem resolution.
Research the market for identifying new business opportunities.
Explain to prospective clients about the advantages of the products or services offered and follow up with them in order to close the business deals.
Respond to the client queries regarding the products in a timely fashion.
Develop business proposals for new and existing customers.
Develop creative strategies to retain the clients including interviewing them to take their feedback and incorporate it into the growth plan.
Prepare the annual marketing budget and track the expenses against the budget.
Develop in-depth knowledge about business development practices, marketing activities, prospective clients and industry trends.
Maintain a knowledge repository of clients, referrals, RFPs, prospects and presentations.
Develop strong customer relationships in order to generate high volume of prospective clients.
Manage customer calls and appointments effectively for new opportunities.
Participate in industry forums, client discussions, and conferences as a representative of the organization.
Determine cross-selling opportunities among different offices.
Supervise the client relationship management database and utilize it to manage customer contacts and mailing lists.

Job Requirements

We need a passionate Business Development Officer with experience as a marketer, with at least 4 years’ experience in marketing and breaking new business rounds.
Interested applicant should be able to head a sales and marketing team and inspire his/her team members to always meet and surpass their sales targets.
Interested applicant must be a graduate and Computer literate.
Excellent communication skills and analytical skills.
Good interpersonal relationship skills and ability to listen to details, among others.
Negotiating variations in price, delivery and specifications
Develop the marketing strategy for the old and new product
Manage and create product awareness, publicity, sales promotions and advertisements to achieve the sales
Identify potential markets for new products and design entry strategy
Estimate the demand for the new products through continuous research and design strategy for brand loyalty.
Locate warehouses around strategic and business environments.
Monitor closely the products of competitors and identify the sales trend constantly design innovative strategy for moving the organization
Develop pricing strategy to help the organization maximize profit
Conduct research on the state of the products