Business Development & Sales Manager – Supply Chain Financing

About the role

ActivEdge Technologies is looking for a senior Business Development & Sales Manager to drive growth of its PayEdge supply chain financing platform across key African markets. The role combines strategic market development with hands‑on enterprise sales and partnership building.

Key responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end enterprise sales to financial institutions, banks, corporate buyers and large enterprises, managing the full sales cycle from prospecting to contract signing.
• Develop and execute territory plans to meet quarterly and annual revenue targets, maintaining a robust pipeline in the CRM.
• Identify and secure partnerships, MoUs and LOIs with C‑suite decision‑makers across finance, FMCG, manufacturing, retail and public sectors.
• Run pilot programs, oversee onboarding and ensure successful conversion to full commercial deployments.
• Provide regular pipeline, activity and market insight reports to senior management.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics or related field; MBA is a strong advantage.
• 5–7 years of business development and enterprise sales experience in FinTech, banking or supply‑chain finance.
• Proven track record of closing high‑value B2B deals with financial institutions.
• Experience managing pilots, MoUs/LOIs and post‑sale onboarding.

Required skills

• API‑driven platforms
• Cloud infrastructure
• Mobile payments
• Data analytics