Business Development Executive

Role Overview:

The Business Development Executive will support the development of new business opportunities across assigned markets and customer segments, with a focus on B2B and B2G engagements. The role will generate and qualify leads, build relationships with prospective and existing customers, understand customer requirements, coordinate suitable product solutions with internal teams, and support opportunities through presentations, demonstrations, proposals, follow-up and conversion. The position is part of the Marketing function and requires willingness to travel for customer meetings and business development activities.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Identify and develop new business opportunities across assigned markets and customer segments.
• Generate leads through market research, networking, customer references, industry events, cold calling and other relevant channels.
• Qualify leads by understanding customer profile, requirements, needs, decision process and potential business opportunity.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective customers across B2B and B2G segments.
• Understand customer requirements and coordinate with internal teams to provide suitable product solutions.
• Conduct client meetings, product presentations, product pitches and demonstrations.
• Follow up on leads, enquiries, proposals and open opportunities and work towards timely conversion.
• Handle customer questions and objections professionally and support requirement clarification during the sales process.
• Conduct market and competitor analysis to identify potential opportunities and support business planning.
• Maintain timely records of customer interactions, lead status and follow-up actions and provide updates to the reporting manager

Requirements

Required Skills:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Client relationship management and customer engagement skills.
• Presentation, product pitching and product demonstration skills.
• Market research, lead generation and competitor analysis skills.
• Lead qualification, cold calling and objection handling skills.
• Confident and professional approach with good listening ability.
• Proactive, self-motivated and target-oriented attitude.
• Willingness to travel for customer meetings, events and business development activities.

Education & Qualification:

Bachelor's Degree in any discipline.

Key Skills:

Business Development

Lead Generation & Qualification

B2B / B2G Sales

Client Relationship Management

Product Presentation & Demonstration

Market Research & Competitor Analysis

Cold Calling & Objection Handling

Communication & Interpersonal Skills

Experience:

1-3 years of experience in Business Development. Experience in Defence business development and exposure to B2G / B2B customer segments will be preferred.