Business Development Executive

About the role

This role combines business development, sales, and marketing responsibilities. You will actively identify and pursue new business opportunities through cold calling, networking, social media outreach, and industry events. You will drive corporate sales during key festive seasons and prepare compelling business proposals for corporate clients with a focus on gifting solutions. You will also work closely with designers and internal teams on marketing collaterals, product launches, and premium gift development, while supporting joint promotional campaigns with external partners.

Key responsibilities:

• Actively source for new business opportunities by canvassing potential customers through cold calling, networking, social media etc

• Follow up with enquiries and work closely with external vendors on potential business collaboration opportunities

• Prepare business proposals and present sales pitches (eg. on corporate gifting solutions etc)

• Service and build long term relationships with existing partnering vendors

• Participate and support various retail marketing campaigns

About you

• Degree/Diploma in Marketing, Business, Communications or a related discipline

• Possess relevant working experience in business development/ channel sales/ marketing

• Strong selling skills, as well as communication and negotiation skills (comfortable with customer facing role)

• Demonstrate integrity and professionalism, with a customer-centric mindset

• Resourceful, Persuasive, resilient, open-minded and willing to take on new and exciting challenges

• Able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment