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New Business Sales Manager - West Africa (Commodity Market Data) - Hybrid

Argus Media

Description

  • As our sales team and the business continue to grow, we are looking for ambitious and self-motivated sales professionals to join our collaborative and successful team.
  • In this role you will work autonomously and design your own success strategy with uncapped potential.
  • You will need a high level of emotional intelligence and business acumen to match. Are you keen to push yourself outside your comfort zone and work in a continually evolving industry? Build a real name for yourself as a specialist in the commodity markets data space for a business which has been established for over 50 years?

What will you be doing

  • The New Business Manager is a pure hunter role, accountable for winning new logos and driving net-new revenue growth for Argus services across West Africa.
  • The role focuses on proactive outbound prospecting, opening new markets, creating demand where none previously existed, and converting target accounts into first-time customers.
  • The successful candidate will be responsible for developing a pipeline of new business opportunities across key West African markets, engaging prospects across multiple stakeholder levels, and building senior-level relationships that lead to commercial success.
  • Success will be measured through activity intensity, pipeline creation, new customer acquisition, and delivery of annual revenue targets.
  • The position reports to the Head of Sales; Africa and works closely with editorial, business development, marketing teams to accelerate growth across the region.

Key Responsibilities

  • Identify and target net-new organisations across Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal, and broader West Africa.
  • Build robust pipeline and execute outbound prospecting.
  • Drive full sales cycle from first contact to contract execution.
  • Represent Argus in regional events and client meetings.

Experience & Qualifications

  • 2 - 5 years in new business or sales roles
  • Proven success in cold outreach and pipeline generation.

Skills & Capabilities:

  • Strong hunter mentality and resilience.
  • Experience working in emerging or frontier markets.
  • Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
  • High level of flexibility and adaptability when operating across diverse, fast-evolving West African markets.

Languages:

  • English required; French strongly preferred.

Travel:

  • 60–70% travel across West Africa.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
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