Business Development Executive

Job Description

We are looking to hire a Business Development Executive who will provide sales and marketing support to the Business Development department by developing new customer relationships and maintaining existing ones; interfacing with other team members involved in meeting Customers' needs to achieve Customer's Satisfaction as well as the Company's targets for growth, revenue generation and profitability.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and monitor the implementation of the Marketing Plan for associates in conjunction with the Business Development Manager.
• Sell consultatively and make recommendations to prospects and customers on the various solutions the company offers to their businesses.
• Collate and review databases of qualified leads.
• Create and conduct effective proposal presentations and RFQ responses that identify prospects' business problems, the effects of the problems, and the company's solutions to identified problems.
• Collate, review, and maintain accurate records of all sales and prospecting activities, including sales calls, presentations, closed sales, and follow-up activities within teams' assigned area(s) of coverage.
• Make recommendations to the Line Manager on major prospecting functions such as seminars and successfully organize such functions upon approval.
• Prompt escalation of issues that cannot be resolved to the Line Manager.
• Deputize for the Business Development Manager when absent.
• Any other duties that may be assigned by the Line Manager, from time to time, in the course of work and in furtherance of the company's strategic objectives.

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (Minimum of Second Class Upper) in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Genetics, Microbiology, Industrial Chemistry, Science Lab Technology.

Working Experience

• Must have 1- 2 years of relevant work experience in:
• Cognate experience in Sales / Marketing of laboratory equipment and reagents
• A laboratory environment (Analyst or Laboratory Technologist), or
• Sales/technical support for science and laboratory equipment

Skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and general computer applications
• Cognate experience in Sales / Marketing of laboratory equipment and reagents
• Strong report writing and documentation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to multitask and manage time effectively
• Proactive, adaptable, and solution-oriented mindset
• Willingness and ability to learn and apply new concepts quickly