Kaymu Business Development Officer Job, Wednesday 1, July 2015

Kaymu is the largest and safest online marketplace in Africa , where buyers and sellers meet and exchange everything from Fashion to Phones. Founded in January 2013, Kaymu’s vision is to offer both customers and sellers a shopping experience that is convenient, safe and second to none. We now operate in over 35 countries, across 3 continents.

Our company is part of Africa Internet Group , a global and leading incubator of startups specialized in e-commerce. AIG is the leading internet group of Africa with already over 3000 employees in 26 African countries. It is led by top talented leaders offering a great mix of local and international talents and is backed by Millicom, MTN and Rocket Internet.

We want to create a well-balanced team of talented, truly dynamic and highly motivated individuals with a passion for emerging markets and Africa. We are currently looking for outstanding candidates interested in entrepreneurship and web businesses

We are currently looking for talented people to join our team and embark on an exciting journey in the core of business development, to fill the position below:

Business Development Officer

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

JOB DESCRIPTION

Your main responsibilities will be to develop the ventures in your market through operational and strategic actions.

You will directly manage your operational and commercial team.


RESPONSIBILITIES

Key responsibilities include:

Defining and implementing commercial strategy

Identifying and targeting revenue potential by focusing on securing sustainable repeat business

Negotiating best conditions with partners while still building long lasting relationship

Creating trust with all partners

Monitoring and analysing sales and external market trends

Building strong customer relationships by leveraging information and defining opportunities

Building and leading cross-functional teams that are able to anticipate and deliver solutions to client issues

REQUIREMENTS

A successful candidate will fulfil the following requirements:

3+ years’ work experience

Very structured, independent and adventurous

Strong entrepreneurial skills

Impeccable communication skills

WE OFFER

A unique experience in an entrepreneurial, yet structured environment

The opportunity to become part of a highly professional and dynamic team working around the world

An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer-term objective is to train the next generation of leaders for our future internet ventures

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