Business Development Executive

Business development executive is a person who handles the growth of the business. The main job of the Business development executive is to find new targets and leads to promote the sales and services of the company or organization. He or she should be capable of finding new strategies to attract new customers and boosting the business of the organization. Some of the major tasks of the Business development executive are Identifying and qualifying business opportunities, Understanding the needs of the customer and providing services as per his need or requirements, Collaborating with management on sales goals, Building strategies for increasing the sales of the company and Creating and maintaining a list/database of prospect clients.

Requirements

Experience: Candidates applying for this profile must have 1-3 year work experience in a corporate company. Candidates with some experience would be given preference over those who are new to the industry.

Skills: Since there is a large competition in the job market, having some additional skills is always an advantage. Companies hire candidates who possess some advanced skills so that they can match the standard of the market. Candidates who want to apply for a job as a Business development executive may check some of the skills provided below.

• Good interpersonal skills
  
• Good communication skills
  
• Good business knowledge
  
• Tact and diplomacy
  
• Negotiation skills
  
• Creativity
  
• Organisational skills
  
• Problem-solving skills