Junior Business Development Specialist

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Job description

*Must already be located in Los Angeles

Junior Business Development Specialist

Job description

Requirements:

• 2-5 years of B2B sales experience preferred
• Strong working knowledge of standard software and online tools (MS Suite, Google Tools, etc)
• Excellent presentation and communication skills along with the ability to create strong sales collateral
• Solid experience negotiating contracts and partnerships
• Hardworking and determined hustler, who has both the skills to close and the skills to maintain relationships over time
• Previous experience working in a small business and/or start up environment is preferred; Resourceful and creative
• Strong attention to detail with outstanding multi-tasking skills and solid follow through skills
• Passion for and knowledge of the art world is a plus but not a requirement

Responsibilities include:

• Generating revenue and closing new business
• Autonomously craft and execute upon business development strategy
• Identifying potential areas of expansion
• Building relationships with key e-commerce businesses.

Required Candidate Characteristics:

• Demonstrable capacity for sales success and business development
• Strong self management, communication and interpersonal skills, sense of ownership, internal drive and work ethic
• Desire to grow within an organization and participate in that growth and success.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Sales Account Management Project Management Business Development Strategic Planning Customer Service

About the Position:

We're looking for a natural salesperson with a deep understanding of what makes a business profitable. Your primary responsibilities will be analyzing web based businesses and facilitating acquisitions between web entrepreneurs.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Establishing strategic relationships;
• Negotiating and closing deals via email, phone, and video calls;
• Analyzing and completing due diligence on a range of businesses;
• Working with a global team (with offices in US, and Romania);
• Strengthening the brand and company culture in our Los Angeles office;
• Writing and preparing sales documentation including prospectuses and presentations;
• Analyzing and responding to marketplace data and contributing to product development;

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• A strong interest in business and sales;
• The ability to negotiate 6 and 7 figure deals;
• A forensic-like attention to detail and punctuality;
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills;
• The ability to identify future growth opportunities across various business models;
• An understanding of business tools and financials (such as Excel and P&L statements);
• The ability to identify the factors of a strong online business (websites or mobile apps);

Bonus Qualiities:

• Tech savvy;
• Innovative and solution-driven;
• Continuously driving improvement at work;
• Have experience in building website or mobile app startups

Salary to be commiserated with experience.

Job Type: Full-time

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Location:

• Los Angeles, CA (Required)