Business Development Officer job description

About the job

We are looking for a business development officer to research and qualify new opportunities and clients and prepare the proposals and data the team needs to turn them into business.

Duties and responsibilities

• Research new clients, sectors and opportunities and gather information on them
• Make first contact with prospects, qualify them and book meetings
• Prepare presentations and technical and commercial proposals with the relevant departments
• Monitor published tenders and prepare bid documents on time
• Analyse market and competitor data and report on proposed opportunities
• Follow up prospects until they are handed to sales or an agreement is reached
• Keep the client and opportunity database up to date in the CRM
• Take part in trade fairs and business events to build relationships

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, marketing or economics
• 3 to 6 years of experience in business development, sales or marketing

The years of experience follow the level you choose when posting.

Skills

• Business development
• Market research
• Lead qualification
• Proposal writing
• Tenders
• CRM
• Presentations
• Communication

Preferred

• Knowledge of the target sector, such as oil, telecoms or construction
• Good PowerPoint and Excel skills
• Good written English for correspondence