Business Sales Officer - Nigeria Job at RusselSmith Group

Started by Jobrib, Jan 21, 2014, 09:32 AM

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Job Title: Business Sales Officer

Job Reference Code: RS-BD-01

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Category: Full Time

Recruiter: RusselSmith Group

Summary of Functions: Responsible for creating, assisting and building customer relationships while sponsoring interaction to obtain projects. Assist in developing and facilitating the proposal process for specific clients/sponsors including proposal writing, and customer presentations.

Experience Required: 2-3 years

Skills/Qualifications Required:

•   A good university first degree is required.

•   Good communication skills and the ability to work well with people are essential.

•   Experience in sales would be an added advantage with proven record of meeting and exceeding set targets

•   Good relational and interpersonal skills.

•   Good team spirit

•    Good problem solving, initiative and negotiation skills

•   Good oral and written communication skills.

•   Good presentation skills

•   Strong quantitative skills such as statistics and data analysis skills

•   Good reasoning skills; multi-tasking skills and organizational skills

•   Good analytical skills

•   Exhibits initiative, responsibility and flexibility

•    Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Tools

Job Information:

•    Contact current and potential customers, visit companies to evaluate needs, and promote sale of services, new and existing company services.

•    Assists in meeting company sales targets through the development and implementation of sales and marketing strategies, sales programs, promotions, efforts and events including goal setting.

•    Assists in developing service awareness in the marketplace to ensure sustained profit growth of sales in the company.  

•    Prepares written reports of sales activities including sales orders, backlog, forecasts, lost accounts etc.; provides timely briefings to the Management as necessary or as requested.

•    Perform surveys and gather information on behalf of the company.

•    Manage allotted sales account(s) of both existing and potential customers.

•    Establish and maintain ongoing customer relationships with the various parties to anticipate and resolve potential problems. Participate in new customer site visits.  

•    Part of Business Development team responsible to meet and exceed customer's service expectations as outlined in the department's policies and procedures.  

•    Performs work with a constant awareness of improving processes necessary for positive growth.

•    Performs other office duties as required or as assigned.

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