Business Development Officer

ROLE SUMMARY PERCOSO Nigeria is seeking a commercially minded and highly organized Business Development Support Officer to provide day-to-day execution support to the Business Development function. The role will focus on sales analytics, client request management, commercial documentation, proposal/tender support, pipeline management, and reporting. The ideal candidate must be comfortable working with numbers, clients, commercial documents, data analytics and AI-powered productivity tools. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Prepare and maintain weekly/monthly sales reports, pipeline reports and business development dashboards. Track prospects, opportunities, quotations, proposals, follow-ups and conversion status. Receive, coordinate and follow through on client requests and enquiries. Prepare quotations, BOQs, cost summaries, comparative statements and commercial schedules. Obtain and consolidate pricing from suppliers, subcontractors and internal technical/operations teams. Support preparation of RFPs, RFQs, tenders, proposals and capability submissions. Review commercial documents for accuracy, completeness, formatting and arithmetic errors. Conduct prospect/client research and prepare account and opportunity information. Maintain accurate business development and client databases. Follow up outstanding quotations, proposals and client requests and provide status updates. Support the BDM/ESM with meeting preparation, presentations, correspondence and commercial analysis. QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS Minimum of 4 years' relevant experience in Business Development, Commercial Support, Engineering, Facility Management, Procurement, or a related technical/B2B environment. Proven experience preparing quotations, BOQs, costing or commercial documentation. Strong sales/business development reporting and analytics experience. Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PPT)/AI tools for research, analysis, documentation and productivity. Strong written and verbal communication. Excellent attention to detail and numerical accuracy. Ability to manage multiple requests and deadlines independently. Strong client coordination and follow-up skills. IDEAL CANDIDATE: We are looking for someone who is commercially sharp, is analytical, proactive, takes ownership rather than waits for instructions, and can take a client request from initial receipt through internal coordination, commercial preparation, submission and follow-up.