Business Development Executive - Cape Town, South Africa - Nivoda

Description

_Salary range:
R245,000 - R357,000 per annum_

We are looking for a Business Development Executive based in Cape Town, SA to onboard diamond suppliers in the USA.

We are experiencing a strong period of growth creating an opportunity for a motivated individual to join our global supply-side team.

This position will be working cross-functionally but closely with the IT team to ensure the supplier's stocks are up online on Nivoda.

As we progress the role will also be responsible for engaging and selling to our wholesalers in the US.


About Nivoda:

Nivoda is a young and energetic global team headquartered in London with offices in Mumbai, New York, Hong Kong and Amsterdam.

We are an extremely fast-growing B2B marketplace changing how the global jewelry industry operates.

We connect buyers and sellers of jewelry on our online platform and facilitate the most transparent, efficient and cost-effective way to sell and buy jewelry.

Nivoda has a rapidly growing workforce expanding into new countries with a dynamic, supportive and collaborative culture.

The company's sales have grown over 250% in the last 12 months, and the team has grown from 30 to almost 200 internationally.

We are a global team of big thinkers, risk takers and hard workers.


What you'll do:

• Virtually engage with diamond suppliers in the USA to register them on Nivoda. The end goal is to onboard 1000+ suppliers from the USA
• Working closely with the Nivoda tech team and the suppliers to get their stock live
• Understand the issues with the Inactive suppliers and reactivate them
• Building relationships with the wholesalers and encouraging them to use Nivoda for purchasing
• Develop the first time buyers into a loyal buyer
• Provide feedback to the product team on how to best serve the Wholesale market

What you'll need:

• 5+ years of experience in the diamond industry, ideally working with suppliers in the US
• Network of diamond suppliers manufacturers, traders and wholesalers to bring on to Nivoda
• Handson experience with multiple sales techniques (eg: inbound, outbound)
• Track record of achieving sales quotas
• Experience with CRM software
• Fluency in MS Excel
• Understanding of sales performance metrics
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to deliver engaging presentations
• Fast learner, Driven individual
• Gets work done, and follows through on tasks
• SA based with fluency in English

What you'll get:

• A dynamic working environment in an extremely fastgrowing company
• Ample experience to grow and learn
• Work in an international environment
• Work in a pleasant environment with very little hierarchy
• Unlimited holiday

Salary:
R50, R80,000.00 per year