Job Openings at Corporate Staffing Services - 2 Positions

Our client is a well-established marine engineering company in Africa delivering high quality ship repair, machining and steel fabrication services. They seek to hire an experienced and action oriented Business Development Manager.  She/ He will be tasked with establishing new clients and growing the business of the existing clients.  She/ he will also set targets for business development, strategy and tactics, yet also actively contribute to the operational works.

Industry: Manufacturing
Location: Mombasa
Salary: Competitive based on experience

Job Roles and Responsibilities

• Prepare annual work plan, targets, budget and budget implementation for the Business development, as a member of the Management Team.
• Managing and organizing business development for the organization
• Setting and implementing, annual, quarterly, monthly and weekly targets, chase results and report on the results, activate and lead the agents and team members.
• Business development, establish and maintain a sound client base and sales.
• Improve sales techniques and sales meetings by all Business Development Staff.
• Improve client communication and customer experience.
• Strengthen business development organization and operations.
• Create business focus and have the ability to follow the money.
• Strengthen customer orientation, by developing account management.
• Push for and organize contemporary marketing material.
• Supervise and organize response on tender bids and request for quotations.
• Steer and maintain customer contact and customer experience.
• Reporting to management on Business Development progress.
• Setting-up the concept of accounts management, and roll out overall training of staff in relation to clients.
• Identify short term and long-term clients and relations.
• Direct sales and sales management. 
• Market intelligence and Product idea development based on client needs

Skills and Qualifications

• MSc/BSc Engineering /Marketing or related courses
• Other: training/Professional training courses in Sales, Customer Experience Development, Tendering and financial/project management or other related fields is required.
• International Business Development experience preferably East African environment is desired.
• Independent working experience in Business Development of complex products, in civil / mechanical fields, preferably in the oil and gas industry
• Experience with sales, client orientation, quotations, tendering and customer satisfaction programmes
• Previous experience with costing and marketing through tendering is necessary.
• Market sensitive, knowing the market, able to deepen out and create new markets.
• Ability to set targets and efficiently guide the efforts to reach them effectively
• Financial mathematical prowess, analytical and unrushed into quality offers to clients.
• Analytical: do situational appraisals, understand and combine thoughts interwoven in complex issues and multiple layered relationships
• Communication: Communicative elegance, ability to probe
• Management/Leadership: Overall management, strength in time management and effectively working with others.

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Our client is a well established furniture company and has been in business for over 20 years providing end to end office furniture solutions. They seek to hire a mature and dedicated Executive Driver for the C.E.O

Responsibilities

• To drive the C.E.O to/from office, appointments, meetings and etc.
• To accompany the C.E.O to events, and selected meetings
• To operate assigned vehicle in a safe and courteous manner
• To keeps the assigned vehicle(s) clean inside and outside
• To recognize vehicle maintenance needs
• To undertake ad-hoc assignment or duties assigned by management when required
• Comply with the rules of the road such as traffic lights and so on
• Perform basic inspection of the vehicle before traveling and ensure that vehicles are in good condition and safe
• Routine errands during the day will be included
• Any other duty assigned by the C.E.O

Job Qualifications

• A Diploma in any field
• Over 6 years’ experience as a personal or corporate driver is required
• Must be very polished and street smart
• Familiar with the routes in Nairobi and surrounding environs
• Mature, healthy with excellent eyesight and punctual with a good attendance record
• Ability to multi task, willingness to learn and positive attitude
• A valid driving license
• Free of any criminal record
• Flexibility in terms of working hours