Boon - International Business Development Manager

About Boon

Boon (Formerly known as Swajal) is a Singapore based water-tech startup with a mission to use innovation for impact. Boon is about celebrating water the way it should be. As a blessing.

Boon is backed by major international organizations such as REEEP, UNDP and UNIDO.

Job Description

As a business development manager, you'll need to:

- research and identify new business opportunities - including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products and services - or new ways of reaching existing markets

- seek out the appropriate contact in an organisation

- generate leads and cold call prospective customers

- meet with customers/clients face to face or over the phone

- foster and develop relationships with customers/clients

- understand the needs of your customers and be able to respond effectively with a plan of how to meet these

- think strategically - seeing the bigger picture and setting aims and objectives in order to develop and improve the business

- work strategically - carrying out necessary planning in order to implement operational changes

- draw up client contracts - depending on the size of company, this task may be completed by someone else or agreements may not be as formal

- have a good understanding of the businesses' products or services and be able to advise others about them

- ensure staff are on board throughout the organisation, and understand the need for change and what is required of them

- train members of your team, arranging external training where appropriate

- discuss promotional strategy and activities with the marketing department

- liaise with the finance team, warehousing and logistics departments as appropriate

- seek ways of improving the way the business operates

- attend seminars, conferences and events where appropriate

- keep abreast of trends and changes in the business world.

- help to plan sales campaigns

- create a sales pipeline

- negotiate pricing with customers, and suppliers in some cases

- increase sales of the business

- carry out sales forecasts and analysis and present your findings to senior management/the board of directors

- develop the business sales and marketing strategy.