in a firm in Lagos Full-time
Industry Trade / Services
Specialization Sales/Business Development, Consulting/Business Strategy & Planning,
Minimum Qualification HND
Required Experience 5 - 7 years
Application Deadline 2012-07-17
Specialization Sales/Business Development, Consulting/Business Strategy & Planning,
Minimum Qualification HND
Required Experience 5 - 7 years
Application Deadline 2012-07-17
The
Orkila group is the largest distributor of chemical products in the
Middle East and African markets. The company imports and sells chemical
products that are intermediates for Home and Personal Care,
Pharmaceuticals, Food, Animal Nutrition & Health and Agrochemical
& Fertilizers, Paints and Construction, Tyre, Rubber, Textile and
Plastic, Silicones, Paper, Glass and Crystal, Oilfield, Metal and Water
Treatment and Automotive products.
Job Title: Business Manager
Location: Lagos
Responsibilities:
- Plan, develop and implement strategy to market & sell company's chemical products and achieve set objectives.
- Develop new products, customers & suppliers for the assigned market.
- Prepare comprehensive annual sales budget, showing key products, customers and margin for the assigned market.
- Maintain and follow up existing & potential customers.
- Provide market intelligence report on competitors.
- Ensure prompt payment by customers.
- Establish and maintain market information data bank.
- Prepare a variety of status reports and maintain effective communication with management, customers and suppliers.
- Supervise sales team to ensure delivery of sales and margin objectives.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- B.Sc/ HND in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Bio-Chemistry or other related subjects.
- MBA or Msc (Marketing) will be an added advantage.
- At least 5 years Sales/ Marketing experience of chemical products.
- Strong knowledge of business issues such as product development will be highly considered.
- Candidate must be computer literate with good communication skills.
