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Business Development Associate - Lagos

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  • Location: Lagos (Covering Ogun)
  • Work Mode: Hybrid (3 days onsite, 2 days remote)
  • Remuneration: 250,000 base pay with performance based incentives
  • Reports To: Manager,Strategic Growth and New Initiatives

Position Summary:

We are seeking a highly driven and commercially aggressive Business Development Associate to accelerate growth across our food value chain services, including training, audit, research, and development. This role is for a relentless deal-closer who uses every available channel to originate, pursue, and close business opportunities.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Drive revenue growth by identifying, pursuing, and closing high-value deals across the food and agribusiness sector.

  • Promote and sell FHSA’s services (training, audit, R&D) to corporates (SMES/MSMES/Mid sized food value chain businesses,hospitality,hospitals,schools), SMEs, and government institutions.

  • Originate deals through cold calling, cold meetings, referrals, networking, and strategic outreach.

  • Develop compelling proposals, pitch decks, and commercial offers tailored to client needs.

  • Build and manage a strong pipeline of prospects and convert leads into paying clients.

  • Work closely with internal technical teams to design solutions and ensure strong service delivery alignment.

  • Demonstrate sufficient technical understanding to position FHSA as a strategic service partner to clients.

  • Identify and act on opportunities to expand revenue streams within existing and new accounts.

  • Lead client meetings, presentations, and negotiations to secure contracts.

  • Represent FHSA at industry events, trade fairs, and networking forums.

  • Consistently meet and exceed monthly and quarterly revenue targets.



Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, or related field.

  • 3–5 years of proven experience in business development or sales (preferably in service consulting) within FMCGs,QSRs,FastFood Chains,Hospitality,Schools,Hospitals.

  • Strong business to business experience is required

  • Strong experience in proposal writing, cold outreach (calls and meetings), and deal closing.

  • Demonstrated track record of generating and converting leads into revenue.

  • Strong network within Lagos and surrounding South-West states.

  • Excellent negotiation, communication, and relationship-building skills.

  • Self-motivated, target-driven, and resilient under pressure.


Key Attributes:

  • Hungry for revenue and closing deals

  • Strong closing instinct and persuasive ability

  • Street-smart with a deep understanding of the regional market

  • Relentless, proactive, and execution-focused



Benefits


  • Health Insurance
  • Pension
  • Professional Development Budget
  • Group Life Insurance



Skills

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