Business Development Consultant /Advisor at Summit Recruitment and Search

The successful candidates must have a solid background in business development, having worked with private companies within a high pressure multinational environment. This job will be performance based.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in developing and implementing strategies for private companies in the African region
• Create a network with relevant local companies and stakeholders
• Contact relevant local and multinational companies, authorities, direct consumers, workers eg. factories and other relevant stakeholders to ensure a successful implementation of    the different companies strategy in the African region
• Identify business opportunities based on concrete and high-level analysis
• Prepare relevant industry/market reports
• Assist in sales and marketing activities on behalf of clients in the African region

Qualifications:

• A higher education, preferably in the business field
• At least 3 years working for a multinational or a local large scale company
• A passion for sales and a proven sales track record – achieving targeted goals
• Basic data analysis skills, qualitative and quantitative research, industry field research, due diligence in terms of business and finance for a private company
• Basic skills of developing strategies based on logical and analytical evidence on an international level
• African and worldwide business & industry knowledge to be able to communicate with Senior Managers in multinational companies
• Willing to travel throughout Kenya and African countries
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Good knowledge of Kiswahili
• French speaking an added advantage
• Responsible and result driven
• Able to work in a high pressure environment