Job Description
The Business Development Manager is responsible for Driving the company’s business (POS) in the region responsible for offline merchant acquiring in different sectors and overseeing the activities of the sector sales Manager as well as the sector sales assistant (Hospitality, Retail Industry and Social Services) developing strategies to increase sales revenue.
Onboarding and managing key merchants in the identified sectors in their locality
Hit sales quotas, coordinate sales assistants to ensure they prospect and onboard businesses.
Engaging with corporate organizations to introduce them to our products.
Have a good understanding of the business's products or services and be able to advise others about them
Continuously build a stronger Merchantnetwork.
Setting goals and developing plans for business and revenue growth.
Design and ensure implementation of scalable sales strategy for their team member
Follow up with sales assistant to ensure active and inactive business partners are visited and if need be mobilize retrieval of POS from inactive business partners
Foster and develop relationships with customers/clients
Requirements
Degree in Business / Marketing and any related course
Prior experience as a Business Development manager / Key Account Manager in Hospitality, Retail and or Social Services industries.
Relevant prior experience of 5 years in commercial banking and or Fintech
Previous achievement in the public and private sector
Strong communication and presentation skills
Strong marketing & negotiating skills
Strong engagement skills