Business Development Manager:West Africa

Business Development Manager – West Africa
For Ghana, West Africa, the region Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) is looking for a Business Development Africa for the greater West African region
Responsibilities
 Business Development lead in West Africa a across all business lines
 Potentially serve as SSA BD lead for a specific industry (i.e Industry champion)
 Conduct market-, branch-, and industry intelligence to identify new business opportunities
 Analysis of market research with regard to new business opportunities
 Develop and execute country development strategies for strategic West African countries and align with the business lines on objectives and implementation thereof
 Assist with market introduction of new products
 Initiate, facilitate, drive and support cross business line activities and projects in conjunction iwht the business lines
 Identify and drive local business projects in West Africa for business lines
 Access, analyze and development market entry of products, viz channel and/or distributor in conjunction and alignment with the business lines
 Build up and keep the contacts to the local German associations, eg. GIZ
 Research, build and maintain government and association contacts
 Monitor and analyze competition and peer situation in West Africa
 Propose and investigate new areas of activities and new areas of implementation of company technologies in the region
 Ensure efficient communication with business line peers and regional head office
 Satisfy/delight top management needs for information
 Participate in the regular Business Update Meetings
Requirements
 Bachelor degree or above, with major in chemical engineering, business administration, oil and gas industry experience, agricultural sciences or related fields
 Ideally 4 – 6 years’ experience working in business development, business analysis, sales/marketing or related functions
 Profound knowledge on and experience of the agricultural, chemical and specialty chemicals industry in West Africa
 Proficient in business English and local West African languages
 Ability to converse in French a definite advantage
 Self-motivated, proactive and communicative
 Advantageous is applicant has previously worked in a multi country environment
 Very good understanding of the organization and business, able to develop strategy and manage implementation
 Able to work hands on and set up and drive field work
 Hands-on experience in one or more functions, eg. Business analysis, engineering, marketing/sales
 Interdisciplinary skills, e.g. technical, business, controlling
 Intercultural and team building skills
 Able to coordinate, develop and implement multifunctional and cross business line activities as well as generate new ideas
 Able to run several projects in conjunction and able to drive projects whilst in the field
 Strong communication and relationship building skills and must have ability to work remotely from head office with a higher level of communication required
 Good understanding of macro-economic connections and trends, as well as of chemical industry and manufacturing trends
 Strong project and team management skills, able to lead and work within a cross-functional team
 Acceptance to intensively travel throughout the East Africa region (at minimum two weeks per month)
What we offer
You will be working within an International and interdisciplinary team on exciting and challenging subjects in an innovative and creative environment. A competitive salary, support for your personal development, as well as professional qualifications matter to us. Our international success is ultimately built on the skills and commitment of our people.