Business Development Manager

LOCATION

Lagos

BACKGROUND

ReTrain is a modern training institute delivering interactive physical or online courses (live from Canada) to reskill and upskill people and organisations with future-focused education for career advancement and global opportunities.

Increased adoption of remote work has created opportunities for capacity to be retained within the continent, whilst engaging globally – presenting opportunities to reduce or reverse brain drain + economic migration thereby providing new income sources. Our model has intentionally been developed to align with our corporate social responsibilities to humanity.

We are recruiting for a dynamic and experienced sales professional with extensive knowledge of the technology training and professional development landscape in Nigeria.

ROLE PROFILE

The Business Development Manager will play a key sales execution role in:

Planning, developing, marketing, executing, monitoring, resolving issues and initiating appropriate corrective actions to ultimately boost sales and commercial growth of the organisation.

 

The Business Development Manager will be expected to execute industry best practices for:

• Sales growth

• Sales partnership

• Sales process development

• Sales channel development

• Stakeholder communication

• Market scoping and assessment

• Process and programme monitoring

• Customer recruitment (B2C and B2B)

• Costs, budget and expense management

• Support brand marketing & social media activities

• Activities and interventions to address arising market challenges

• Defining required product offerings and innovations for the market

• Contributing to governance structure and quality assurance measures

• Management of third party (internal teams and external suppliers) contributors

Additional responsibilities may include research and application of global education technology trends; best practice discovery and competitor analyses of local market trends; exploration of new opportunities, customer groups and revenue streams and recommendation for development of local and global job placement opportunities.

Other ad-hoc duties as may be delegated.

PREFFERED EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline

• Additional sales or relevant certifications

KEY KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• 4+ years core sales or business development experience

PREFFERED KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE

• 2+ years experience in technology or related sector

• Fair knowledge of human resources management processes

• Fair knowledge of planning, managing and delivering training programmes

• Previous responsibility for generating own leads and managing sales cycles

• Demonstrable and quantifiable successes and track record in securing new business (B2B or B2C)

• Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Word)

PREFERRED SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES

• Tech savvy

• Results oriented

• Natural relationship builder

• Self-starter with ability to work independently

• Excellent presenter, communicator and negotiator

• Experience in selling training solutions to organisations

• Passion for technology and human capacity development

• Ability to work speedily and deliver quality results under pressure

• Intellectual curiosity, creativity and a desire for successful project delivery

• Established contacts and networks at large corporates and government institutions

• Well networked in the local information and communications technology ecosystem

• Comfortable with providing effective sales presentations to varied audiences and stakeholders

• In tune with future-focused technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, cryptocurrency, cybersecurity, data analytics, digital marketing, internet of things, software engineering, Web3, etc.

REMUNERATION

A fair market-based compensation package with generous commission, incentives and perks will be offered.

CONTACT

Interested applicants are to mail their CVs to [email protected].

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