Business Development Manager for Ghana

Our client is rated among Top 10 of Ghana Club 100 businesses and is in its 20th year of successful business of I.T Products distribution, I.T Solutions and Training. They are one of West Africa’s largest I.T companies with 600+ workforce and footprint on 19 locations.With its $10 million worth of local I.T inventory and $50m turnover, IPMC is facilitating the growth of I.T infrastructure and serves as many as 8000+ businesses in the region supported by 50+ suppliers globally..The company is looking for a Business Development Manager with 5+ years of experience managing IT product and services sales: Job Responsibilities / Key Result Areas (KRAs)-Lead Generation, identify & qualify the lead.-Pre-Sales, Business Study & Analysis, Sales of various Products, Solutions, Services and Training.-Relationship Management with the Customers & Business Partners Job Requirements (Qualifications/Certifications/ Experience/Skills etc.)-Candidate must have in-depth knowledge and experience in completing an entire sales cycle-Must have experience in Enterprise Sales-Knowledge on Enterprise products & Services (High-end Servers/Storage/SLA/etc)-Basic knowledge on EMC/Dell/IBM/HP/Microsoft/Riverbed/Cisco products & Services-Excellent written and speaking skills Education: Bachelor’s/Master's degree in Computer Science and/or Management Experience: 5+ years of relevant experience Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time Location: Accra, Ghana. itForte is a one of the leading Placement Agencies in India specializing in the IT and Telecom sectors with some of the leading Indian and International technology companies as its clients. Ghana is a West African country with BurkinaFaso, IvoryCoast and Togo as its neighbors. It has an area of 238,500 km2 and a population of 24 million people. Ghana is a developing country and has been ranked as a low-income Economy by the World Bank. One third of the total population of Ghana lives below the poverty level with over 25% unemployment rate. It is the largest cocoa producers in the world and is also one of the world's top gold exporters. Apart from cocoa and gold, Ghana also exports natural gas, crude oil, diamonds, manganese and bauxite. Being very close to equator Ghana has a tropical warm climate and in the areas close to the sea it is also very humid. English is the country's official language and is the main language for government and business community. Majority of the population is Christian (69%) followed by Muslims (16%).