Internship - Business Development - Beauty & Wellness Social App

We are looking for a passionate and energetic young professional who would like to gain experience in business development and growth strategy, and receive equity in return for helping a new tech startup reach its full potential!

The right candidate would be able to progress to a senior business development team member in the future. The work you would be involved in will be challenging and will require constant thinking out of the box. It will require close interaction with the founders and most importantly working with the CEO of the company to attract clients and further investment.

An ideal candidate should have or would be studying a degree in Business Management, Marketing, Business Intelligence, IT Management OR should have a great confidence to prove that degree means nothing when talking business results!!!

Objectives of this role

• Lead Generation and Sales, interviewing beauty salon owners
• Manage both our existing business channels and the development of new business opportunities within the beauty industry.
• Take a lead role in developing new-business proposals and presentations that create and nurture opportunities and partnerships within the Beauty industry and Social Creators.
• Identify trends and customer needs, building a sales pipeline for short/medium/long term in accordance with targets set by the leadership team.
• Develop strategies and positions by analyzing competitors and recommending ways for growth.
• Assist in the coordination and implementation of documentatiom, marketing strategies, and strategic goals.
• Motivate the team, track performance, and report metrics.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure continuous documentation and clear communication is in place for omni-channel marketing
• Generate new leads, identify and contact decision-makers, screen potential business opportunities, select deals in line with strategies, and facilitate pitch logistics.
• Develop and implement overarching outbound sales and business development strategy, sales processes, structure, and best practices across the company.
• Monitor and evaluate industry trends and customer drivers, and meet regularly with management and stakeholders to discuss strategy.
• Manage proposal response process, including detailed RFP requirements, content creation (working with team designers to provide content requirements), and inputs from various sources.
• Support deal structure and pricing with business-value analysis, and negotiate prices for proactive bids and proposals.
• Maintain and share professional knowledge through education, networking, events, and presentations.

Required skills and qualifications

• A track record in and/or ability to showcase understanding of Lead generation and B2B sales
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Experience in or desire to learn sales techniques (previous retail experience is a plus)
• Proficiency in light data analysis, forecasting, and budgeting
• Ability to work with O365, specifically Excel and PowerPoint
• Proven ability to plan and manage time and resources

Preferred skills and qualifications

• Passion for Beauty and Wellness!
• Experience with Instantly and/or Freshworks software
• Ability to deliver presentations and come up with answers on the spot