Business Development Executive at Kenya Tea Development Agency (MS) Ltd

Position scope

 The successful candidate will be responsible for co-ordinating in liaison with the Head of Marketing and Business Development all Marketing and Business Development activities

 Key Responsibilities

• Preparing and monitoring implementation of annual overseas and promotional budgets for the department
• Managing prospects from initial contact through to hand over to the sales team.
• Preparing initial contact reports with appropriate parties of potential client companies and qualify the company (size, interest, etc.).
• Managing/initiating /setup meetings and engagements with clients; current and potential.
• Screening potential business opportunities in every market by analysing market risks and threats and make recommendations.
• Closing new business deals by co-ordinating requirements; developing and negotiating contracts; integrating contract requirements with business operations.
• Developing/tracking/recording status of new business efforts and/or other reports through the Business Development Database and maintain the database as required.
• Implementing approved Business Development strategies and activities.
• Undertaking new market development through profiling of new clients and markets.
• Analyzing and interpret all market reports and recommend actions and decisions
• Marketing customer trend analysis of all direct sales on monthly basis in liaison with sales team.
• Proposing potential business deals by contacting potential partners; discovering and exploring opportunities.
• Efficient and effective clients’ and events’ management both local and global.

Qualifications/Skills/Experience

The ideal candidate must possess the following qualifications and competencies: -

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or other related discipline.
• Post graduate Marketing qualification.
• Minimum of four (4) years’ experience, 2 (two) of which must be in a reputable organization.
• Must demonstrate high integrity and ethical practice
• Must demonstrate ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
• Must be a team player who is able to work cordially in teams
• Should have ability to solve problems by applying relevant business knowledge
• Must have the ability to communicate for both written and oral communication
• Must be able to work under pressure.
• Must have knowledge in use of MS office packages