Business Development Associate

Business Development Associate identifies and helps to develop strategic relationships with partners or potential customers. Assists in the development of a strong pipeline of new business opportunities through direct or indirect customer contact and prospecting. Being a Business Development Associate works with marketing, sales, and product development teams to implement business development initiatives. Requires a bachelor’s degree of business, finance or marketing. Additionally, Business Development Associate typically reports to a supervisor or manager. The Business Development Associate gains exposure to some of the complex tasks within the job function. Occasionally directed in several aspects of the work. To be a Business Development Associate typically requires 2 to 4 years of related experience.

Business Development Associate Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Business Development Associate to join our team.

Responsibilities:

  • Understand customer ‘s business needs and propose unique and effective solutions;
  • Discovers new customers and expands customer base;
  • Collaborate with the regional and global marketing teams in business development initiative;
  • Developing sales strategies and setting sales targets per learning event;
  • Assist team lead in analyzing industry developments and competitor strategies needed for recommending appropriate business tactics;
  • Brand ambassador: become the face of Lalamove when engaging local partners to promote our services and values;
  • Communicate with clients across all managerial levels to support their future needs as part of account management;
  • Providing feedback and coaching to team members;
  • Sales operations: ensure Standard Operating Procedures and Policies are implemented in a timely and accurate manner;
  • Lead generation;
  • Monitoring the team’s performance and motivating them to reach targets;
  • Support the immediate head in preparing presentations, developing project proposals, project planning, documentation, and project start-up;
  • Continuous iteration on Sales process;
  • Organize meetings or itinerary schedule as needed;
  • Nurture and close the leads generated by the marketing team.

Requirements:

  • Sales and Marketing Knowledge;
  • Business Correspondence;
  • Rapport Building;
  • Ability to motivate and lead a team;
  • Preferably with experience in channels marketing of information technology products (software and hardware);
  • Adept in planning and developing effective strategies;
  • Communication skills;
  • Results driven and with good decision making skills;
  • Trainable and has good analytical skills;
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the firm;
  • An entrepreneurial DNA. Proven to be self-motivated, self-directed, and eager to take ownership of ambiguous tasks to ensure success;
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Marketing, or related field;
  • Candidate must have an overview in the Business Development side of things;
  • Proven experience in project management;
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Marketing, Communications, any related courses.