Business Development Manager

We are looking for an experienced and result-driven Business Development Executive who will be in-charge of leading our company's sales efforts. As a successful hire, you will be responsible for acquiring' new customers to rapidly increase revenue for the company.

Responsibilities:

• Hunt /acquire new customers.
• Independently manage the whole sales pipeline - from lead generation -> lead qualification > product presentation -> negotiation -> closure and contract signing.
• Making sales pitches and attending sales meetings with prospective clients.
• Ensuring that the sales pipeline is constantly being built and worked upon.
• Doing sufficient research to make effective pitches.
• Build long-term relationships with new and existing customers.
• Refine sales approach and meticulously execute on it (target industries, target buyers, and target personas).
• Keep self educated about competitors, and emerging trends among the customers.
• Partner with marketing, demand generation, and onboarding team to manage the customer acquisition.

Requirements:

• MBA with 2-3 years' experience in B2B sales role, preferably in automotive industry.
• Proven ability to achieve targets.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite, particularly MS Excel & Powerpoint.
• Ability to draft persuasive proposals.
• Extensive, hands-on experience selling to large and mid-sized corporates.
• Should have a track record of consultative selling.
• Strong in building rapport with customers.
• Excellent communication skills - you are a clear and compelling storyteller across written and verbal mediums.
• Strong listening and problem-solving skills - you invest time in helping customers identify best solutions for their problems, and not force your solution upon the customer.
• Ability to negotiate confidently with mid & senior management folks.
• Organized and task driven.

• Leading sales demonstrations, following up with the prospect throughout the cycle via multiple mediums including email & phone calls and bringing to closure
• Staying in touch with the prospect to understand their requirements and feedback, and acting accordingly
• Playing a critical role in planning the sales and operations functions to ensure the business goals are entirely aligned
• Helping make data-driven decisions and recommendations for improving the sales funnel and process
• Monitoring daily operations and addressing potential issues when they arise
• Phone calling, both cold calls initially to follow-up calls where necessary (even though maximum communication will be written)

Desired Candidate Profile

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar role is mandatory
• Prior experience of working in B2B Enterprise software sales is preferred
• Previous experience of dealing with enterprises or small businesses and not just selling to consumers
• Resourcefulness to come up with new ideas to re-engage dormant leads
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Flexibility to work until 3 am IST to support US time-zone
• Ability to make smart use of digital tools to organise data, manage CRM, automate parts of the task
• Eagerness to build a career in Sales/ Business Development    
• Open to work in US/Night shift  

• Managing organizational sales by developing a business plan that covers sales, revenue and expense controls.
• Meeting planned sales goals.
• Setting individual sales targets with the sales team.
• Tracking sales goals and reporting results as necessary.
• Overseeing the activities and performance of the sales team.
• Coordinating with marketing on lead generation.
• The ongoing training of your salespeople.
• Developing your sales team through motivation, counseling and product knowledge education.
• Promoting the organization and products.
• Understand our ideal customers and how they relate to our products.

• 5-6 years of proven excellence in IT- Business Development or inside sales.
• Mandate experience in Appointment setting.
• Must have B2B sales experience.
• Shift timings- 5:30pm to 2;30 am IST(8:00 am to 5:00 pm US-EST)
• 6:30 pm to 3:30 am IST ( 9:00am to 6:00pm US- EST)
• Tool Handling - LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Hubspot, Salesforce, Outreach etc

• Location - Remote (PAN INDIA)

1. Good communication skills (spoken and written).

2. Persuasion and people skills to engage clients and customers.

3. Data mining experience using LinkedIn, Google, etc.

4. IT solution/IT sales/mobility/pre-sales/outbound(software sales)/business development/key account management exposure/analytics sales experience.