The Business Development Manager is responsible for the development, implementation and execution of strategies that contribute to the strategic business goals. Key responsibilities attributed to this function will also include leading Innovation and Business Intelligence activities to identify new business opportunities.

• BSC / HND in Social Sciences/Business Administration or related discipline.
• An MBA and/or any other related certification is an added advantage
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Application
• Minimum of 5 years related experience
• Experience in strategy consulting or corporate strategy/business development/brand strategy/growth strategy is an added advantage
• Develop, orchestrate, and implement strategies to ensure the company’s long-term growth and profitability.
• Collaborate with other departments to set priorities, and goals and implement strategic initiatives.
• Champion new opportunities across the company, working collaboratively to identify critical business needs and eliminate key roadblocks.
• Partner with revenue-generating departments to develop the corporate strategic growth plan, using fact-based analysis to identify growth and profit opportunities to shape the future of the company.
• Achieve sustainable financial growth through boosting sales and forging strong relationships with clients.
• Drive and harmonise Business growth & strategy team effort for optimum productivity.
• Promote cross-functional synergy to create systemic efficiency for goal delivery.
• Identify & ensure funnelling of prospective customers using a multi-sectoral approach.
• Integrate and co-ordinate sales operations of the group to optimise performance.
• Drive team cohesion with a focus on performance management.
• Create initiatives to increase customer lifetime value via customer-centricity and reduce customer churn to non-existence.
• Provide appropriate sales structure, coaching, support, and accountability for sales managers.
• Design strategic initiative for brand positioning.
• Drive brand awareness, loyalty, perceived quality, and association aimed at increasing brand equity.
• Continue to create positive perception of the brand in the business ecosystem
• Strategically create initiatives for customer acquisition, retention, and enhanced revenue.
• Use both online and offline media to aggregate brand goodwill and elongation of lifetime.
• Work with team members to achieve monthly and annual targets