Afcomsat Limited, a global satellite communications provider
with turnkey enterprise broadband communications proffers solutions utilizing
two Satellite Earth Stations
which includes gateways, teleports, and
sophisticated monitoring devices.
This enables Afcomsat to offer guaranteed QoS backed by
superior SLAs to clients not only in Nigeria but throughout Africa. We take
pride in the fact that Afcomsat's broad network solution expertise and proven
satellite technology can solve even the most difficult communications
challenges. We provide land-based, aviation, maritime and other mobile
applications to meet your needs.
As our customer base and marketing efforts expand we require
an enthusiastic and talented technical marketing executive. This role is opened
to further enhance company’s’ leading position by expanding market awareness of
our product, services and expertise. This is an ideal position for a highly
motivated, high energy, passionate technical marketing executive with strong
technical marketing, customer, and hardware/software experience who is ready to
work in a start-up like environment to ensure Afcomsat success in this evolving
market.
JOB TITLE: TECHNICAL SALES EXECUTIVE
LOCATION: LAGOS
THE ROLE
PROJECT PROPOSALS AND CONTRACT
Though our solutions are built on a common platform, our
customers possess a wide variety of applications, resources, and capabilities.
Many of our customers/prospective customers require design and support services
in implementing our technology. The marketing executive will work with
customers to understand their needs, capture their requirements, and prepare
project proposals and contracts.
TECHNICAL SALES AND MARKETING
Afcomsat products are innovative and highly technical. A
critical part of the marketing and sales process involves communicating
features and applications effectively, demonstrating our expertise, and interacting
with customers’ engineering teams to illustrate our solutions.
DUTIES
Making technical presentations and demonstrating how our
products meets client needs.
Working with the engineering team to ensure development
schedules and deliverables
Collaboration with clients and technical team in both pre
and post sales activities
Generating technical sales proposal and contracts
Maintaining records of customer communication and sales
activity
REQUIREMENTS
2-3 years of Technical marketing experience with focus on
field support
Bachelors degree in engineering, computer science or
equivalent.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Must be able to identify all technical issues of assigned
accounts to ensure complete customer satisfaction through all stages of the
sales process.
Must have good knowledge of telecoms market, IT services
offered in banks, oil and gas sector as well as retail sector.
Experience and proven success in Technical marketing or
administration role
Proficiency in Microsoft office
Strong understanding of enterprise application, solutions
and networks
Strong interpersonal skills, ability to establish repertoire
with clients and develop good relationship with them.
Able to eliminate sales obstacles through creative and
adaptive approaches
Able to articulate technology and product positioning to
both business and technical users
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Must be responsible, self motivated, self starter and well
organized
Capable of delivering training to field and support staff
Candidate should be comfortable working across geographical
boundaries. Frequent travel will be required.
Must be able to handle stressful situation where large job
requirements in a short duration with tight budget and high quality
expectations.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should send applications
to: hr@afcomsat.com
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
31st July, 2012.