We are pleased to announce the following vacancy within Enterprise
Strategic Business Unit.
In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a
person who meets the criteria indicated below:
Business Development - Data & Business Applications
Ref: ESBU_ BD-DBA_JULY_2012
Reporting to the Senior Manager-Cloud and Managed Services, the job holder will Develop and deliver the strategy and roadmap for the Data and Business Applications (SaaS) products portfolio as well as coordinate marketing activities and policies to promote products and services, working with advertising and promotion managers.
Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the Senior Manager-Cloud and Managed Services, the job holder will Develop and deliver the strategy and roadmap for the Data and Business Applications (SaaS) products portfolio as well as coordinate marketing activities and policies to promote products and services, working with advertising and promotion managers.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and
deliver the strategy and roadmap for the Data and Business Applications
(SaaS) products portfolio;
- Create and
manage winning partnerships with key stakeholders including Technology and
service vendors, commercial partners and internal support teams to create
and deliver end-to-end innovation value chains for enterprise customers;
- Formulate,
direct and coordinate products marketing activities and policies to
promote products and services, working with advertising and promotion
managers;
- Conduct economic
and commercial surveys to identify potential markets for products and
services;
- Evaluate the
financial aspects of product development, such as budgets, expenditures,
research and development appropriations, and return-on-investment and
profit-loss projections;
- Ensure transfer
and sustenance of products knowledge among the Enterprise and Customer
support teams including account managers, client service managers,
deployment and support teams before launch and thereafter during the
product lifecycle;
- Use sales
forecasting and strategic planning to ensure the sale and profitability of
products, lines, or services, analyzing business developments and
monitoring market trends;
- Perform needs
analysis at prospective customers and market segments to identify winning
propositions for a products portfolio that delivers to the business unit
objectives of revenue, retention and innovation CDIs;
- Achieve the CDI
target for products and innovation for the allocated product stream.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s
Degree from a recognized university preferably in Marketing and Sales
- Knowledge of
principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or
services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product
demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
- Experience in
ICT projects management. Certification by a recognized professional body
will be an added advantage
- Knowledge of
media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods.
- Knowledge of
principles and processes for providing customer and personal services.
This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for
services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction;
- Excellent
written and verbal communication skills coupled with good listening and
critical reasoning skills.
If you meet the requirements and are self driven, proactive and
up to the challenge, please send your resume and application letter quoting the
job title and reference number to the address below.
All applications must be received on or before Monday the 6th
August 2012.
The Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition
Safaricom Limited
Nairobi
The Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition
Safaricom Limited
Nairobi
Via email to: hr@safaricom.co.ke
