Job Description
Job Title: Business Development Officer
Hiring Organization: Sheer Logic Limited
Location – Locality: Nairobi
Location – Region: Kenya
Industry: Financial Services
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: KES 70,000
Date Posted: 08/30/2023
Salary: Retainer @ between Kshs.30k – 70k plus very attractive commissions
Department: Sales,
Reports To: Sales Manager,
Our Client, a leading and rapidly expanding, regional Bank seeks to recruit suitable candidates for the following role:
Key responsibilities
• Responsible for the interface and support between the bank and the client or prospective clients.
• Maintaining good customer relationship to ensure that customer needs are met and are in line with the strategic objectives of the bank.
• Identifying and developing business with emphasis on fee income generation.
• Gather market and customer data for business development and sales opportunities
• Engage in training of new business acquisition
• Meets assigned targets for profitable sales growth in assigned product lines.
• Design and implement strategic sales plan that will expand company’s customer base
• Reviewing of daily sales reports
• To cross sell the Banks existing products.
• Build and maintain customer relationships through continuous networking activities and site visits
• To provide excellent customer services.
• Assisting the Head of Business in identifying emerging markets and market shifts
• Develop and implement a strategy for customer acquisition and retention.
• Development of new strategic relationships with existing and new partners and clients and prospect for new clients and identify market segments in which to sell.
• Competitor analysis and Counter measures
• Working with other Departments to ensure smooth coordination of the Banks operations
Knowledge, experience, and personal competencies
For the above position, the successful applicants should have
• Bachelor’s degree in business related field or related professional qualifications
• Five years’ experience in sales and marketing in either a Bank, Insurance Firm, Microfinance Bank or FMCG
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and knowledgeable in banking applications
• Proven ability to meet the set targets
• Excellent leadership skills
• Ability to provide advice and cause/effect evaluation to support business decision making
• Independent and logical thinker, yet an achiever and implementer
• Builds relationships and networks easily