General manager/chief operating officer

Our Client, a leading hospitality company requires qualified and competent individual to fill the following vacancy as a matter of utmost urgency.

VACANT POST: GENERAL MANAGER/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

LOCATION: ABUJA

• Present and sell company services to current and potential clients with excellent product knowledge to achieve target.

• Prepare action plans and schedules to identify specific targets and to project the number of contacts to be made.

• Follow up on new leads and referrals resulting from sales activity.

• Provide market intelligence reports on competitor's activities.

• Identify sales prospects and develop old accounts as assigned.

• Establish, maintain and follow up on current client and potential client relationships.

• Develop new accounts.

• Identify and resolve client concerns.

• Prepare a variety of status reports, including activity, closings, follow-up and adherence to goals.

• Communicate new product and service opportunities, special developments, information or feedback gathered through field activity to manager.

• Develop and implement special sales activities to increase company’s revenue.

• Prepare presentation and proposals.

• Develop and maintain current product knowledge.

Qualification: Minimum of HND/B.Sc in Business Administration or any related field in any Social Sciences Field. A chartered member of NMIN/NIM or a masters degree in marketing will be an added advantage.

Required Skills:

• 5 -10 years of hands on experience; Minimum 4 years managerial and marketing experience in the hospitality industry. Management of corporate accounts will be an added advantage.

• Strong analytical skills to review both financial and operational data.

• Strong leadership, management and motivational abilities.

• Excellent communication skills in English (Written & Spoken)

• Innovative, dynamic couple with CAN-DO attitude

• Proficient with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint – a must.

• Professional image, polished presentation

• Strong relationship building and negotiating skills

• Strong Relationship management skills

• Good Report writing skills

Qualified Candidates should email their curriculum vitae to [email protected] and copy [email protected] and quote the job title as the subject of the email. Application deadline is March 28,2014.