Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
RSM Zambia invites suitably qualified and experienced candidates to apply for the following position:
Job Title: Business Development Manager

DUTIES
• Creating development plans and forecasting sales targets and growth projections
• Identifying market opportunities through meetings, networking and other channels
• Meeting existing and potential clients and building positive relationships
• Liaising with colleagues to develop sales and marketing strategies
• Preparing financial projections and sales targets
• Attending events such as exhibitions and conferences
• Preparing sales presentations and participating in sales meetings
• Producing reports for management
• Training business developers and sales colleagues
• Working in a client’s business or in an office.

SKILLS
• A drive to seek new business
• Excellent telephone skills
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Good IT skills
• Initiative and good decision-making skills
• Project management skills
• Strong organisational skills
• Strategic and analytical thinking skills
• Ability to write reports.

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
Customer relationship management CRM software — Blackbaud The Raiser’s Edge; QAD Marketing Automation; Sage SalesLogix; Salesforce software
Data base management system software — Apache Cassandra; Apache Hive; Elasticsearch; Oracle PL/SQL
Data base user interface and query software — Airtable; Amazon Redshift; Amazon Web Services AWS software ; Yardi software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software — Microsoft Dynamics; Oracle Fusion Applications; Oracle PeopleSoft; SAP software
Web platform development software — Cascading style sheets CSS; Drupal; Oracle JavaServer Pages JSP; Ruby on Rails

KNOWLEDGE
• Sales and Marketing — Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
• English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Administration and Management — Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Communications and Media — Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.

EDUCATION
Bachelor’s degree in a business or marketing related field.

EXPERIENCE
2-5 years work experience in a similar role

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
RSM Zambia is an Equal Opportunity Employer and if you meet the requirements, please address your application letter to: The Human Resource Manager, RSM Zambia, Mt. Meru House, Ground Floor, Zambezi Road, Roma, Lusaka Zambia and e-mail your application to: recruitment@rsmzm.co.zm. 




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