Business Development Officer at Optiven Limited

Business Development Officer Job Responsibilities

• Manage our existing customers and develop new customers within the defined area to ensure that our sales target is achieved.
• Develop and implement a Water Sector Business Plan which will target the customers that we will focus on and the sales expectations from those target customers.
• Carry out site surveys where required to Water and Water Treatment Sites throughout the region, prepare site visit reports.
• Be in charge and responsible for meter reading, collection of bills and payments
• The achievement of agreed sales and profit targets – analyzed on a monthly basis.
• Be fully conversant with the commercial and technical requirements of customers and competitors within preselected and defined market sectors.
• To contribute to the monthly report detailing activities, sales vs target.
• Provide weekly;- visit schedule and previous week customer visit reports
• Respond to and follow up all sales enquiries and quotations using appropriate methods i.e. CRM, recording results to an agreed format.
• Communicate on a frequent basis, progress of account action plans, objectives and overall budgets
• To contribute to annual Business plans / strategy for the development of sales into the Industrial & process valve related market sectors.
• To provide technical support at customer request.
• Advised way of written report new potential sales opportunities and/or additional product development within existing/ new customers.
• Adhere to health and safety regulations and procedures at all times.
• Ensure health and safety regulations are adhered to at all times.

Business Development Officer Job Qualifications

• Degree/Diploma in Sales and Marketing, Business Management or any other related field
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in Sales and Marketing. Experience in Water Supply business will be an added advantage.
• Proficiency in MS Office Applications and Computer Operations.
• Strong communication, presentation and negotiation skills.
• Excellent in developing customer relationships and customer service
• Aggressive in meeting sales targets.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Strong interpersonal skills, honesty and transparency
• Professionalism, high level of maturity, good character with positive values