KPMG Ghana Recruits Business Development Manager
An exciting career opportunity is up for a Business Professional to join KPMG, a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services to a multitude of clients in various sectors of the economy. The firms operates in 144 countries and have more than 137,000 professionals working in member firms around the world. KPMG recently opened a new office in Takoradi aimed at extending its services to clients in and around the Western Region. To this end, KPMG is seeking a highly motivated professional to join its team of professionals as a Business Development Manager.
Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Human Resource Partner, the successful candidate will be responsible for managing, supporting and supervising the firm’s business development office in Takoradi. Specifically, he/she will be required to:
- Build a channel of business across the company’s service lines and work to expand service reach and profit revenues
- Build on personal and team’s knowledge of KPMG’s service areas to cross-sell multidisciplinary services
- Develop new revenue streams from new products and services, while optimizing income from existing lines through innovative marketing and rapid exploitation of changing customer needs and tastes
- Develop strategic plans and sales strategies, and undertake presentations to and negotiations with prospective clients
- Initiate and manage proposal development processes and maintain time-lines for the proposal teams
- Assess marketing opportunities and target markets
- Keep an up-to-date knowledge on businesses and industries in Takoradi as well as Ghana business and current affairs and maintain the Business Development databases
Required Skills or Experience
- A good first degree in business administration or a related field
- A professional qualification in Marketing (CIM, CIMG or any other) is an advantage
- Must have 3 years relevant experience with some managerial level experience in business development or exposure to managing complex engagements
Essential Skills and Competencies:
- Must be a self starter and should be able to work independently with minimum supervision
- Should have in-depth knowledge of best practice and management theories
- Good leadership and interpersonal skills
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels
- Proactive, creative and able to understands clients’ needs
- Ability to build and maintain excellent relationships with colleagues and clients
- Should possess good formal proposal writing and presentation skills
- Must be organized with good negotiation skills
- Knowledge of the oil and gas industry will be an advantage
How To Apply
Interested applicants should please apply with their CVs to:
HR Manager
KPMG
Marlin House
13 Yiyiwa Drive
Abelenkpe
P. O. Box GP 242
Accra
Closing: 08 Aug, 2011
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