Our company, Connect Rail is at the cutting edge of leveraging rail and in-land waterways in transporting heavy-lift goods by taking the pressure off the road network. Our vision is to build a Pan African logistics business committed to unlocking the challenge of moving goods across the continent. We have a full-time role based in our office in Yaba for an experienced Marketing Associate

Role Summary
We are looking for high-performing Marketing Associates to help us meet our customer acquisition and revenue growth targets by keeping our company competitive and innovative. You will be responsible for maximizing our sales team potential, crafting sales plans and justifying those to plans to the upper management.

Key Responsibilities

• Identifies and develops new customers, and functions as local customer contact for Business Development.
• Act as the focal client contact, identify clients’ business strategies and objectives, logistics and transportation needs and buying criteria to develop and articulate value-based solutions to address their needs and wants.
• Drive new business opportunities from concept to fully sustainable revenue generating business stream.
• Responsible for high quality preparation and timely submission of client’s requests for quotation and information.
• Achieve growth and hit sales targets
• Build and promote strong, long-lasting customer relationships by partnering with them and understanding their needs
• Present sales, revenue and expenses reports and realistic forecasts to the management team
Requirements
• Bachelor’s Degree holder from a reputable university
• Minimum 3 years’ relevant sales experience with in FMCG, Blue Chip Shipping, Logistics or Clearing & Forwarding Company/Agency etc
• Fluent spoken and written English
• Relevant experience in Maritime/transportation/Logistics Industry
• Strong interpersonal, teamwork and communication skills
• Highly analytical with proven negotiation skills.
• Excellent commercial acumen.
• Passionate, strong initiative, self-driven with commitment to succeed.

send cv to careers@connectrail.net and info@talent24ng.com