Business Development Executive

The post frames the role as spotting fresh openings for the company, winning over clients and helping the business grow. The duties it names are:

• Spot and approach prospective clients and business partners.
• Bring in leads by phone, networking and online channels.
• Develop client relationships and keep them in good shape.
• Work out what each client needs and pitch services that match.
• Chase up prospects and turn leads into business.
• Work with colleagues in other internal teams toward the business targets.
• Record leads and produce sales reports on a regular basis.

The post asks for the following:

• Communication and people skills.
• Comfort speaking with clients and negotiating with them.
• Basic comfort with CRM tools and MS Excel.
• Dependable follow-up and the ability to solve problems.
• Readiness to work to targets.

The work is onsite in Ernakulam. The post does not mention a degree requirement or a minimum amount of experience.

• Practise explaining a product or service in a minute or two, as if to a client who knows nothing about it. Calls and pitches are central to this kind of work.
• Brush up on basic Excel, such as sorting, filters and simple formulas. Tracking leads and writing reports is part of the job.
• Look at how a CRM tool works, even through a free trial, so the term is not new to you.
• Prepare an example of a time you kept following up or solved a problem. It speaks directly to what the post asks for.
• Be ready to talk honestly about working to targets, since the post names it as a requirement.