Business Development Specialist

We are looking for a Business Development Specialist to support and develop our international expansion, particularly into the European and African countries. Your primary goals will be to drive and execute business development activities, which include: managing sales activities and other special projects. You will be responsible for ensuring that the company achieves its revenue as well as growth and strategic objectives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Carry out sales forecasts and analysis and present your findings to line Manager.
• Achieve sales targets, develop markets within the proposed markets by building relationships to win new clients.
• Negotiate pricing with customers, and suppliers as per mandate provided by your line Manager.
• Evaluating and improving sales, marketing, and branding strategies.
• Generate leads and cold call prospective customers. Maintain a client database to record client information, call activity, actions, follow-ups and results etc.
• Create project timelines, proposals and reports for new business development activities and or opportunities being created.
• Continuously exploring and evaluating the funding/opportunity landscapes, especially by conducting online research to find funding or business opportunities.
• Opportunistically applying for business development opportunities including writing proposals and budgets.
• Helping to manage corporate marketing (social media, newsletters, website, annual report, etc.)
• Assisting on special projects to improve the organization, efficiency, and fundraising potential of the company as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A “hunter” personality is an absolute must.
• Strong experience and passion in sales. At least 2 years of business development experience.
• Excellent report and proposal writing skills.
• Be fluent in English and Kinyarwanda. Both verbal and written. Other foreign language(s) a plus
• Strong network of contacts in the Agribusiness.
• Comfortable with Microsoft Office Suite programs and databases
• Interpersonal communication, and written communication skills
• Well organized, detail-oriented, results-focused and able to work autonomously;
• Ability to travel frequently within Rwanda and outside of Rwanda within target markets.