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Product Developing Officer Job in a Standardized IT firm in Lagos
A highly standardized IT
firm, is looking for a business inclined, innovative and dynamic individual to
fill the position of Product Development Officer.
Job Title: Product Developing Officer
Role Objectives
- Explore and
acquire deep understanding of full
capabilities of company’s products for the
purpose of supporting sales team with product knowledge sessions,
technical product demonstrations to customers and development of technical
proposals for winning customer business
- Research and implement
complementary content, software, products & solutions to company’s products
that would increase value delivered to customers
- Interface with respective
company’s product Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) for all support
required to aid deep product understanding and customer sales demonstrations
- Create bundle product offers
(where applicable) for company’s products and communicate same to all necessary
internal teams
Main Responsibilities &
Duties
- Implement/ execute product
training session for technical products for the sales team and any other
necessary internal teams
- Prepare product knowledge
materials (in collaboration with brand & communications team) to equip all
necessary internal teams and customers with
information on company’s products or use other
internally available platforms for communicating same e.g. To all staff of
company or customer weekly or monthly newsletters
- Hold product demonstration sessions
(internally and externally) to promote company’s product knowledge towards
delivering increased sales e.g. demos at technology fairs or conferences,
directly to clients or in their office, exhibitions, events, etc.
- Support sales team with
detailed technical proposals if and when required on applicable company’s
products
- Attend technology product or
solutions fairs, exhibitions, required to continually be exposed to new trends
in the industry, to aid recommendations on new lines of businesses for the
company
- Meet personal sales target and
actively support sales team members to attain team targets
- Regularly
research, make recommendations and implement
new products or additional content/ software/ solutions
to existing products that would enhance the value that the company can deliver
to its range of customers
- Coordinate, execute and follow
up on product demo sessions for customers which will be held within the
company’s premises
- Experience Centre (EEC)
towards ensuring most sessions generate sales
- Interface with relevant OEM
contacts to ensure that all information and support required to sufficiently
equip the company regarding the OEM products which will be obtained and
circulated to all
- Coordinate, arrange and attend
necessary OEM trainings on product knowledge or introduction of new product
models, etc.
- Engage and coordinate support
from right contact with OEM as regards execution of customer demons if and when
required
- Create product bundle offers
based on existing or new products that the company offers and communicate same
to relevant internal teams, in collaboration with brands & communication
team
- Generate regular
report on effectiveness and assessed impact
of executed activities, and make recommendations on
additional future activities that product team can execute in supporting sales
- Ensure information regarding
all company’s products are accurately captured and updated on company’s website
(in collaboration with brand & communications team)
- Keep accurate database of all
client contacts that attend demo sessions at the EEC for marketing purposes
- Adhere to all company
policies, procedures and business ethics codes
- Manage time efficiently and
accomplish tasks within set deadlines
- Delivers technical solutions
to customers allowing them to maximize their investment in technology
- The delivery of high quality
engagements around solution areas, technologies and products in diverse client
environments.
- Stabilizing developed
solutions using various methodologies in complex customer environments
- Understanding the relevant
application development, infrastructure and operations implications of the
developed solution
- Providing customer guidance
during product and services sales cycle
- Playing a vital part in business
strategy by providing internal practice management risk assessment
- Driving successful solution
deployments by ensuring proper business value and customer/partner satisfaction
Requirements & Skills
- Excellent oral and written
communication skills, including command of English
- Very creative and resourceful
– able to make the best use of limited resources
- Strong interpersonal skills -
able to work well with key internal and external stakeholders and get them to
deliver on required tasks
- High level of personal drive -
identify priority tasks and focus on the same
- Ability to manage multiple
projects simultaneously
- Team player with strong
initiative, enthusiasm and good business sense
- Attention to detail and high
level of organization
- Able to work under pressures
of deadlines
- Very IT Savvy, interested
& knowledgeable about technology trends
- Confident to present and
demonstrate product capabilities and systems solutions to customers as well as
conduct evaluation and implementation of solutions
- Ability to execute all
consulting engagements including evaluating “customers'' strategic business
issues, identify requirements, create business case justifications, and propose
appropriate enterprise solutions
Qualification
& Experience
- A university degree in Computer
Science or related field
- 3-5 years in similar position
within a corporate environment
How to Apply
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