Business Development Manager

Job Description : BDM PAN AFRICA FOR PALM OIL/FMCG/SUGAR CANE 12-15 years experience Result-oriented, visionary & qualified professional with a proven record of achievement in conceiving & implementing ideas that drive revenue and generate business. 2. Overcoming complex business challenges and making high-stake decisions. 3. Ensuring the successful accomplishment of pre-set targets in face of growing competition by identifying prospective clients/markets, generating business from new accounts/markets and developing them to achieve profitability. 4. Development and launch of new products (speciality fats) to cater to the needs of ever evolving markets/clients. Possess end-to-end market knowledge of packed palm oil & fats Industry. 5. A forward-thinking person with good communication, analytical & organizational skills; exceptionally well organized with a track record that demonstrates 6. Achieve budgeted numbers in East, West and Central Africa with development of new markets in Asia. 7. Speculation and oil purchase decisions while mitigating the risk and market monitoring. 8. Developing & maintaining relations with clients, generating business from existing & new accounts and achieving profitability & sales growth in focus markets. 9. Development of new products and recipes in coordination with R&D catering to the need of the market/customer with focus on specialty fats. Highlights: 10. Attain growth by developing new customers in Packed oils & fats category. 11. Monitor competitor activities and pricing to identify business opportunities and threats in addition to the destination governmental policies that poses threats in order to mitigate the risks. 12. Manage demand forecasting and optimum inventory levels with channel partners to ensure timely deliveries to customers 13. Achieve top & bottom line budgeted numbers. 14. Liaising with Purchase & Customer Service Depts. for product quality, timely shipment and proper product pricing

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