superscholar

Business Development & Sales

India
November 1, 2023
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Job Description

About Super Scholar
India has over 9 million graduates every year. Only 26% of these fresh graduates get hired. This leads to extreme anxiety, fear, and poor career choices. But there isn’t a shortage of jobs. There is a shortage of skills.
Our mission is to empower a generation of independent young Indians. We offer job-guarantee programs across various domains that help young Indians kickstart their careers.
We’re backed by top investors and an outstanding founding team.
About the role
We’re looking for an all-in Business Development Executive for an incredibly rare opportunity at a well-funded, fast-growing early-stage start-up with both, a mission and value creation upside.
We are targeting an $8 billion opportunity of helping 6 million unemployed graduates each year. This would unlock tremendous personal and professional growth in a short time for an A+ early member.

Responsibilities

  • Qualify leads from marketing campaigns as sales opportunities
  • Contact potential clients through cold calls and emails
  • Present our company to potential clients
  • Identify client needs and suggest appropriate products/services
  • Customize product solutions to increase customer satisfaction
  • Build long-term trusting relationships with clients
  • Proactively seek new business opportunities in the market
  • Set up meetings or calls between (prospective) clients and Account Executives
  • Report to the Business Development Manager on (weekly/monthly/quarterly) sales results
  • Stay up-to-date with new products/services and new pricing/payment plans

Requirements and skills

  • Proven work experience as a Business Development Representative, Sales Account Executive or similar role
  • Hands-on experience with multiple sales techniques (including cold calls)
  • Track record of achieving sales quotas
  • Experience with CRM software (e.g. Salesforce)
  • Familiarity with MS Excel (analyzing spreadsheets and charts)
  • Understanding of sales performance metrics
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills
  • Ability to deliver engaging presentations
  • BSc degree in Marketing, Business Administration or relevant field