Our client is hiring for the position of a Business Development Officer.

• Assist MD or Line manger in setting up meetings with clients or potential clients  
• Drive new business opportunities by developing and leveraging on both new and existing relationships
• Drive sales and marketing initiatives, vendor selection and management for the organization
• Ensure the achievement of customer satisfaction targets and providing value to the clients
• Implement/improve detailed market analysis for growing market space and executing strategies to penetrate a defined market target.
• Develop and maintain an understanding of existing and prospective customers to maximize market share
• Identify opportunities and prepare bid and tenders from start to submission 
• Identify and manage Marine and Subsea business transactions from start to finish
• Handle Presentation defense
• Handle commercial end-to-end responsibility for negotiating and agreeing the best possible pricing and terms with the vendors confirmed by contracts within the company’s directives, rules and guidelines.

• Degree in Engineering  preferable  (Bsc holder  or Higher )
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years professional experience in Business Development in Marine / Subsea transactions
• Experience in Bidding for NNPC NIPEX/ I.O.C’s Contracts on Product Code –Marine/ subsea  services , AGO Supply, Manpower Supply , logistic , (Maintenance is a must )      
• Candidates should have strong links to industry and knowledge of the business drivers for the key markets
   

• Management and marketing  skills 
• Strong financial acumen and analytical skills
• Strong Networking and interpersonal skills
• Readily available contacts and relationships with I.O.C’s
• Strong written and oral communications skills
• Excellent Influencing and negotiation skills
• Strong work and business ethics
• Honest and committed to the company
• Good computers skill for presentation and online bids etc 
• Strong follow up abilities