Job for Senior Sales Manager at GE (Oil and Gas)

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Job Title: Senior Sales Manager - Downstream Technology Solutions
Job Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Role Summary/Purpose:
As part of the SSA Region, the candidate will be responsible for leading and strategically growing our full scope of DTS portfolio in the West Africa Countries.
The Sales Manager is responsible for the effective and profitable management of assigned Customer Accounts. In this role he/she will be primarily focused on growing and maintaining existing accounts. He/she will also work with current and new Customers to provide value and meet their needs new equipment and after sales Services)

Essential Responsibilities:
- Outline, present and sell the value of our products and services that can benefit our customer needs
- Identification, qualification, pursuit and capture all sales opportunities with the objective of maximizing sales
- Lead the preparation, submission, tracking and closing of quotations and proposals
- Develop and implements strategies for key accounts, tenders and strategic deals
- Make sales presentations to senior level customers & internal GE management
- Actively engage in New Product Initiatives and relate this to sales
- Develop, maintain and nurture relationships with customers
- Effectively coordinate relationships and interfaces with Commercial Operations, Technical Marketing, Product management and other functions
- Actively maintain update all electronics sales tools and present result to the periodic team conference calls
- Manage working time according to business needs and customer/projects requirements or constrain

Qualifications/Requirements:
- A proven background in the oil & gas industry a minimum of 5 years in a similar sales role
- Proven sales record or show that he/she has the aptitude to succeed in a technical and relationship driven business
- Technically strong and preferably with an engineering qualification or degree
- Excellent written and oral skills and confidence with client presentations
- Effective team contributor and member
- Ability and willingness to travel within territory
- Fluent in English
- Strong work ethics
- A valid NYSC discharge or exemption certificate will be required.
- Must have valid authorization to work full-time without any restriction in Nigeria

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:
Desired Characteristics:
- Ability to communicate at all levels within customer organizations as well as GE
- Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
- International Experience
Mode of Application: Click here to apply
Application Deadline: Not stated