Business Development Manager at Talent Bureau

Talent Bureau – Our client, a Digital Transformation Company that enables African decision makers define the future. We work with our clients as a team to ensure they compete in a world of constant innovation.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Business Development Manager

Location: Lagos Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

The Business Development Manager will be responsible for growing, developing, and managing businesses.
Seek new business opportunities by contacting and developing relationships with potential customers.

Job Description

Generate leads and cold calls to prospective customers.
Meet with partners / clients face to face or over the phone.
Understand the needs of partners / clients and be able to respond effectively with a plan on how to meet their needs.
Think strategically – seeing the bigger picture and setting aims and objectives to develop and improve the business.
Work strategically with team members – carrying out necessary plans to implement operational changes.
Have a good understanding of the businesses’ products and services and be able to advise prospective clients accordingly.
Develop proposals, presentations, contracts, and concept notes.
Attend seminars, conferences, and events where appropriate.
Keep abreast of trends and changes in the business world.
Discuss promotional strategy and activities with the marketing department.
Delivery of projects within agreed timeframes with partners.
Negotiation and set up of partnership initiatives with the highest levels of sensitivity and confidentiality to achieve a positive outcome.
Provide high level management reporting on progress of partnership initiatives against agreed targets.