Business Development Manager

Responsibilities:

• Prospect for potential new clients and turn this into increased business.
• Cold call as appropriate within your market or geographic area to ensure a robust pipeline of opportunities. 
• Meet potential clients by growing, maintaining, and leveraging your network.
• Identify potential clients and the decision-makers within the client organization.
• Research and build relationships with new clients.
• Plan approaches and pitches. 
• Work with the team to develop proposals that speak to the client’s needs, concerns, and objectives.
• Participate in pricing the solution/service.
• Handle objections by clarifying, emphasizing agreements, and working through differences to a positive conclusion. 
• Use a variety of styles to persuade or negotiate appropriately.
• Present new products and services and enhance existing relationships.
• Work with technical staff and other internal colleagues to meet customer needs and develop revenue streams.
• Arrange and participate in internal and external client debriefs
• Attend industry functions, such as association events and conferences, and provide feedback and information on market and creative trends.
• Present to and consult with mid and senior-level management on business trends with a view to developing new services and products
• Identify opportunities for campaigns, services, and distribution channels that will increase sales.

Requirements:

• Minimum academic qualification of a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy is preferred
• Minimum 2 - 3 years experience in sales / key account management of Pharmaceutical Products.
• Fluent in English verbal/written communication
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Remuneration: NGN 100,000 - 200,000 (negotiable)