Business Development Manager

Criteria

Mandatory

• Strong Product / Business Analytics profile, with a focus on B2C digital products
• Mandatory (Experience 1): Must have 4+ YOE in Consumer analytics for Product / Marketing / Business / Consumer behaviour Insights for B2C Products (Don't want logistics, operations or supply-chain focused analytics profiles, they should have worked on consumer-side analytics)
• Mandatory (Experience 2): Must have hands-on experience with data analysis tools (SQL, Excel, Python, R)
• Mandatory (Experience 3): Must have hands-on experience with KPI dashboard creation and visualization platforms (Tableau, Power BI among others) for effective reporting at various organizational levels
• Mandatory (Experience 4): Proven ability to translate and communicate complex analytical concepts into clear, actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders
• Mandatory (Company): B2C product companies offering digital / Tech products (such as Fintech, EdTech, AdTech, TravelTech)
• Mandatory (Exclusion): Avoid all e-commerce companies like Meesho, Amazon, Flipkart, Swiggy, as their scope of work is limited and irrelevant to their requirement.
• Note: Candidates must be from B2C tech product companies where the core user experience is driven by the technology itself—not from companies like Ola, Swiggy, Zepto, Zomato, Uber, where the user experience is shaped by a tangible service (e.g., food delivery or cab rides).
• Mandatory (Stability): Minimum 2 years per role required. One short stint is acceptable if there’s a long tenure (eg: 5+ years) in a prior role. Frequent job changes are straight rejects.
• Note: Total years of experience must not exceed 6 years.

Preferred Companies

Scaler, Unacademy, upGrad, BYJU’S, Vedantu, Khan Academy, Toppr, Practo, QISpine, Paytm, Paytm Money, Freo Money, Groww, Zerodha, CRED, Navi, PhonePe, Jupiter, Kuku FM, Hike Messenger, Pocket FM, Dailyhunt, Gaana, JioSaavn, MX Player, Hotstar, Gameskraft, Dream11, MPL, Nazara Technologies, WinZO

Procurement Management

• Oversee and manage the procurement of raw materials and packaging materials for cosmetic production.
• Identify, evaluate, and establish strong relationships with new and existing suppliers.
• Negotiate contracts, pricing, and terms to ensure cost-effectiveness without compromising quality.
• Ensure timely delivery of materials to maintain seamless production schedules.
• Conduct market research and attend trade fairs/exhibitions across India to source innovative products and stay updated on industry trends.

Production Coordination

• Collaborate with production teams to ensure availability of materials for efficient manufacturing.
• Develop and implement production schedules, optimizing processes to enhance efficiency and minimize waste.
• Coordinate with supply chain and logistics to ensure smooth material flow and inventory management.

Research and Development Support

• Work with the R&D team to identify and procure suitable raw materials for new product formulations.
• Stay updated on emerging trends in cosmetics and skincare to support innovation and development.

Quality Assurance

• Ensure that procured materials meet regulatory and company quality standards.
• Work closely with the quality control team to address any quality issues and implement corrective actions.

Budgeting and Cost Management

• Perform cost-benefit analyses to optimize spending and secure the best value.
• Conduct forecasting and variance analysis to align procurement with financial goals.
• Review and approve expenses related to procurement, ensuring adherence to budgetary constraints.

Team Collaboration

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including production, quality assurance, and supply chain, to meet organizational goals.
• Actively participate in team meetings, contributing insights and recommendations for improvement.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Cosmetology, or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum of 2-3 years in procurement in the cosmetics, beauty, or skincare industry.
• Strong knowledge of raw material and packaging material procurement.
• Proficiency in production scheduling, market research, and supplier negotiations.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective vendor and team collaboration.
• Detail-oriented, with strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
• Proficiency in data analysis and reporting.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements and industry standards in cosmetics production is an advantage.

Key Responsibilities:

• Rewrite existing APIs in NodeJS.
• Remodel the APIs into Micro services-based architecture.
• Implement a caching layer wherever possible.
• Optimize the API for high performance and scalability.
• Write unit tests for API Testing.
• Automate the code testing and deployment process.

Skills Required:

1. At least 3 years of experience developing Backends using NodeJS — should be well versed with its asynchronous nature & event loop, and know its quirks and workarounds.
2. Excellent hands-on experience using MySQL or any other SQL Database.
3. Good knowledge of MongoDB or any other NoSQL Database.
4. Good knowledge of Redis, its data types, and their use cases.
5. Experience with graph-based databases like GraphQL and Neo4j.
6. Experience developing and deploying REST APIs.
7. Good knowledge of Unit Testing and available Test Frameworks.
8. Good understanding of advanced JS libraries and frameworks.
9. Experience with Web sockets, Service Workers, and Web Push Notifications.
10. Familiar with NodeJS profiling tools.
11. Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git.
12. Good knowledge of creating and maintaining DevOps infrastructure on cloud platforms.
13. Should be a fast learner and a go-getter — without any fear of trying out new things Preferences.
14. Experience building a large-scale social or location-based app.

Sizzle.gg is an exciting new startup that’s changing the world of gaming.  At Sizzle, we’re building AI to automate gaming highlights, directly from Twitch and YouTube streams. We’re looking for a superstar front-end engineer that can work closely with UI/UX designers and continuously improve our site.  

You will:

• Work closely with UI/UX designers and the management team to make iterative enhancements to the website, using React, HTML & CSS
• Keep iterating and improving our client video player in React and Meteor.js
• Run numerous A/B tests on the website design, layout, color scheme, button placement, images/videos, and other objects to optimize time on site and conversion
• Create other online assets in similar style, such as HTML emails, ad landing pages, and more
• Work closely with marketing and management team to ensure successful adoption of the app, and make iterative changes to make them more user-friendly
• Work with the rest of the engineering team (back-end engineers, AI engineers) to optimize the user experience across both the site and the apps

You should have the following qualities:

• Must be an expert in React.js, HTML5, HTML, CSS, and related web technologies.  Ideally also have expertise in Meteor.js.
• Must have expertise in Bootstrap and have built responsive websites with high polish
• Familiarity with AWS environments
• Excited about working in a fast-changing startup environment
• Have a point of view on designs, usability, and delivering what the user wants
• Willingness to learn rapidly on the job, try different things, and deliver results
• Ideally a gamer or someone interested in watching gaming content online
• Looking for someone in Bangalore or willing to relocate

Job Description

• Designing system architecture, develop and maintain high performing & scalable services using Node.js frameworks.
• Extensively engage in iterative development model right from requirement analysis, estimation, development, testing & production support
• Mentor, groom junior developers and participate in code reviews
• Contribute towards building company’s coding culture

Requirements

• 3+ years of relevant industry experience in Node.js
• A deep understanding of JavaScript
• Experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases
• Experience with Unit and Integration tests
• Experience with CI/CD
• Experience with MathJax/Latex
• Experience with large scale video streaming
• Experience with ReactJS is a bonus

Position Description:

Our Market Research firm needs an experienced Inside Sales Specialist to join our team. The incumbent will work with our Sales team to reach out to business stakeholders over email, phone and other platforms. We are looking for a smart-working dedicated individual to join our team.

Responsibilities:

• Source new sales opportunities through inbound lead follow-up and outbound cold calls and emails
• Understand customer needs and requirements
• Route qualified opportunities to the appropriate sales executives for further
• development and closure
• Close sales and achieve quarterly quotas
• Research accounts, identify key players and generate interest
• Maintain and expand your database of prospects within your assigned territory
• Team with channel partners to build pipeline and close deals
• Perform effective online demos to prospects
• Document all pertinent customer information and conversations in HubSpot

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree
• Proven inside sales experience in a SaaS preferably in market research company
• Proficient in using MS Office
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to perform under pressure in fast paced start-up environment