Position: Business Development Associate

Power-On Africa (POA) Energy Solutions is a fast growing firm that engages in the installation, repair and maintenance of electrical equipment to successfully deliver quality services in the power sector, to their customers.
Business Development Associate Job Description
POA is seeking a Business Development Associate to grow the firm by locating, developing, defining, negotiating, and closing business relationships. You will be responsible for the value of individual contracts up to $100m and solely responsible for pursuing several strategically important customers. The position is based in Lagos, Nigeria.

Job Summary/Purpose
• Locates or proposes potential business deals by contacting potential partners; discovering and exploring opportunities
• Closes new business deals by coordinating requirements; developing and negotiating contracts; integrating contract requirements with business operations
• Manage the commercial aspects of contract start and exit during the transition phases
• Analyze and review product options ensuring all products and services purchased are of the highest quality regardless of highly competitive price
• Enhances organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments
• Perform market research and competitive analysis
• Respond to RFP’s in a timely manner and make recommendations on RFP’s
• Maintain accurate records of purchases, prices and quantities ordered
• Maintain suppliers database including suppliers’ qualifications, delivery times, potential development and products
• Ensure that the performance of suppliers is monitored and managed in accordance with supplier management and segmentation policies and supplier strategies whilst ensuring that operational and contractual risk is mitigated
• Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential.

Structure:
Full-time role reporting directly to the General Manager. The Business Development Associate will primarily be required to operate independently

Qualifications
• College degree from leading 4 year institution
• Graduate degree from leading institution (MBA preferred) with 3-5 years of experience in a retail/merchandising, finance or marketing environment
• Previous work experience in the Power Sector preferred
• Leadership, process management, relationship development, negotiations, communication, customer service, analysis and Excel. Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint required
• Experience in negotiation that achieved cost savings results and a minimum of 3 years in a related procurement role.
• Strong organizational skills required. Ability to organize, prioritize, and meet competing deadlines with available resources
• Outstanding communication, leadership and analytic skills

To apply, kindly send resume and application to jobs@noemdek.co.uk

Vacancy will be closed by 6:00pm today.

Interview comes up this Friday.

Right candidate gets to resume next week.

Good luck.