Business Development Manager at Alkanes-Diaplous Limited

Main Responsibilities

• Drive the internal team in the execution of the plan to establish retail filling stations for the company
• Identify suitable stations for lease or outright purchase
• Put up strategy for Retail Business Development
• Liaising with regulatory Agencies for relevant documentation for proposed retail outlets
• Design a financially sound matrix for identifying Retail Filling Stations for lease or outright purchase
• Supervision of the activities of the depot sales team to ensure valuable intelligence on product prices and product availability
• Supervise Alkanes operations as it relates to business development
• Work with the COO in researching and identifying new business opportunities – including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products and services - or new ways of reaching existing markets.
• Generate leads and cold call prospective Partners and customers.
• Think and work strategically - seeing the bigger picture, setting and carrying out aims and objectives in order to develop and improve the business.
• Support the COO in developing and maintaining relationships with various government agencies and trading partners such as: NNPC and her subsidiaries, NMDPRA, Trading partners such as- Vitol SA; Mocoh SA; Trafigura Pte; British Petroleum; etc
• Ensuring compliance with all various relevant regulatory authorities as it pertains to documentation
• Prepare daily/ monthly sales report.

Qualifications

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) with 3 - 7 years experience in the oil and gas industry
• Knowledge of depot sales or marketing of petroleum products would be an added advantage.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office tools.
• Resilient and able to work under pressure and time constraints.
• Must be detail-oriented, possessing the ability to adapt quickly to changing situations.
• Good time management and planning skills.
• Should have a flair for networking.