- Company: The Purple Scripts
- Location: Lagos
- Job type: Full-time
- Deadline: 16 November 2026
About the role
The Purple Scripts is an HR consulting and recruitment company helping businesses build high-performing teams. We are seeking an Executive Director, Business Development to set the company’s growth direction and lead its execution. This role combines executive business development leadership with full operating accountability, focusing on securing strategic clients and ensuring the organization has the capability to deliver services safely and profitably across Nigeria’s oil and gas industry.
Responsibilities
- Formulate and execute the company’s multi-year growth and operating strategy.
- Identify new commercial opportunities and convert them into awarded contracts and sustainable revenue.
- Lead supply-chain resilience, strategic sourcing, and inventory policy.
- Own company-wide operational HSE, quality, and risk-management performance.
- Build senior leadership depth and ensure performance management is linked to measurable growth and delivery.
- Establish relationships with IOCs, NOCs, NNPC, and other key industry stakeholders.
- Ensure growth plans incorporate genuine Nigerian Content capability, including local staffing and technology transfer.
Requirements
- Approximately 15+ years of relevant experience in Nigerian oil and gas services, engineering, or complex technical service delivery.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Petroleum, Chemical, or Electrical) or a closely related discipline.
- Proven record of winning major technically complex contracts and negotiating strategic agreements.
- Strong technical-commercial experience, including the ability to assess technical solutions and evaluate commercial viability.
- Established professional relationships with IOCs, NOCs, NNPC, NAPIMS/NUIMS, NipeX, and NCDMB.
- Experience presenting strategic matters to MD/CEO and Board-level forums.
How to apply
Interested and qualified candidates should click here to apply online. The application deadline is 16th November, 2026.
