Business Development Manager at takealot.com

Your responsibilities will include:

• Deliver on sales targets focused on acquiring quality clients 
• Creating and maintaining a robust sales pipeline with focus on key strategic clients 
• Conceptualise and execute on new client acquisition strategies 
• Be able to perform needs analysis for potential clients 
• Feedback to Senior Management on both sourcing strategies for new clients, and our service delivery for existing client partnerships 
• Able to manage data to create executable actions and report on findings 
• Able to work with operational teams to relay client needs or concerns to create executable actions 
• Able to work cross-functionally within the business to optimize client partnerships 
• Ability to present to and build relationships with senior managers and clients 
• Provide national partners with weekly and monthly performance reports around agreed SLA’s 
• Monitor and analyze the performance of client-specific KPIs, preparing and presenting partner performance review meetings to the TDT & Takealot business 
• Ensure client partners are also kept accountable on all aspects of their agreed service delivery SLA’s for continuous operational performance 
• Traveling within South African provinces as required 

Skills Required:

• Ability to go beyond what is expected
• Commercially-minded, strong negotiator
• Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude; self-motivated
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Passionate about takealot.com and the potential of marketplace
• Ability to develop senior level relationships quickly and effectively
• Strong prioritization and time management skills
• Comfortable with change and excellent team player
• Ability to manage multiple opportunities simultaneously

Qualification & Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma
• Minimum 3 - 5 years Freight Forwarding Sales experience
• Experience in generating leads through physical and digital means 
• Proven track record of delivering results in business growth and development or client acquisition Competence in Excel (Google Sheets) & PowerPoint (Google Slides) Experience in an e-commerce environment is an advantage