Job Summary
As a Business Development Associate, you will be responsible for helping the business expand into new markets through outreach to key decision-makers at large corporations around the world. This role requires market research, proactive business development, and setting up demo appointments using various sales techniques, including cold-calling, social media, and email campaigns.
Duties:
- Learn the company's products and functionality to the extent required to sell or market the product to potential clients.
- Establish a universe of potential clients and generate leads. This includes identifying and researching potential clients in the local and targeted international markets, prospecting for leads, and networking internally and externally.
- Create brand awareness through sharing relevant content on social media platforms and becoming an "ambassador" for their brand.
- Approach approved companies through cold calling, emailing, and networking, as well as using any warm leads and other viable and approved sales strategies.
- Set up sales meetings with the appropriate people in the target company and assist in preparing for meetings and demos.
- Continual follow-ups and deal closing if required.
- Work with the other team members and managers to grow the business's sales.
- Establish and coordinate regular points of contact with various stakeholders for sales engagements.
- Build relationships with prospective clients.
- Assist BD managers and dealmakers in reaching their target.
Benefits:
- Mentorship and strength-building opportunities
- Continuous learning and development (training/coaching/ conferences)
- Growth prospects
- Start-up: high-growth organisation
- Inclusive, innovative, and dynamic corporate culture
- Team interaction and involvement
- Exposure to international markets at a corporate level
- Benefits of this role
- Competitive starting salary
- Automatic salary adjustment after you transition to a senior business development role.
- An average of 6 new meetings over 3 months, with an acceptable attendance rate.
- A commission structure that rewards performance, we make sure that the greater your results are, the greater the payout!
Requirements:
- University qualification/ Degree
- 1 - 2 year work experience
- Sales-orientated
- Team player