At 1 People, were seeking a qualified business development specialist to extend our global reach through expert discovery and exploration of new and untapped business opportunities and relationships. Our ideal candidate will be trusted to dive right in, take the lead, use initiative, and help build a billion-dollar brand. Highly skilled at sales and business operations, this person will join and inspire a team of like-minded go-getters to achieve our company visio
Tasks
* Maintain and develop relationships with existing customers in person and via telephone calls and emails.
* Cold call to arrange meetings with potential customers to prospect for new business.
* Act as a contact between a company and its existing and potential markets.
* Negotiate the terms of an agreement and close sales.
* Gather market and customer information.
* Challenge any objections with a view to getting the customer to buy.
* Advice on forthcoming product developments and discuss special promotions.
* Represent the company at trade exhibitions, events and demonstrations.
* Feed future buying trends back to employers.
* Review your own sales performance, aiming to meet or exceed targets.
* Monitor deliveries and ensure customer satisfaction.
* Develop and implement overarching outbound sales and business development strategy, sales processes, structure, and best practices across the company
* Support deal structure and pricing with business value analysis
* Maintain and share professional knowledge through education, networking, events, and presentations
* Promote the company’s products addressing or predicting clients’ objectives
* Build long-term relationships with new and existing customers
Requirements
* Minimum 3 to 5 years experience in sales or business development, work experience in the fashion Industry
* Minimum Bachelor’s degree in business or management.
* Excellent English verbal and written communication skills
* Working experience with sales techniques.
* Proven ability to plan and manage resources.
* Market knowledge, communication and negotiation skills.
* Ability to build rapports.
* Time management and planning skills.
* Proven sales track record.