Business Development Manager
- Remote Worldwide
- Contract
Job title: Business development manager (remote position)
Job Type: Contractor (full-time)
Location: Remote
Start Date: As soon as possible
Compensation: Attractive
Reports To: General Manager PADI Travel
Company description:
PADI Travel is the world’s leading online travel agency for scuba divers. It’s a platform like no other, inspiring divers to dive more, travel more and take care of our oceans. Researching and booking a scuba holiday has never been easier or more enjoyable. Learn more on the PADI Travel website
Role description:
You will assist in developing growth by implementing new and effective strategies, with a focus on establishing and maintaining relationships with our partners. You understand the scuba diving and travel/leisure and outdoor activity industry with a very strong sales and relationship-building background. You must be a true digital native, a fast thinker, comfortable taking initiative and thrive in a fast-paced and growing environment. You are a do-er who likes to move things forward on a day-to-day basis and gets involved in operational details to ensure things run smoothly.
Responsibilities
- Assisting General Manager with business development goals
- Developing and executing on growth strategies
- Building rapport with new and existing partners
Prerequisites
- Experience in Business Development or similar
- Knowledge of marketing, supplier relations, B2B development
- Great relationship building skills
- Familiar with Salesforce or other CRM tool (preferred but not required)
- Proven track record in sales
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Experience in (tele)sales is ideal
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills in English, other languages are a plus
- Great Powerpoint skills
- Very flexible when it comes to your working hours (we are a global company which may require taking meetings at different times of day)
Furthermore you are…
- A proven self-starter, passionate for the work you are doing
- Looking for a career (not just a job)
- Independent and able to work with minimal supervision but still a team player
- Ethical and professional, used to working to the highest standards and you display a high attention to detail
- Open and willing to learn
- A strong team player
Note on the application process:
- Please apply using this link only (applications reaching us via different channels will not be considered)
- En lieu of a cover letter there is a questionnaire to be filled out. After your initial application it will be emailed to you
- Please read through all the questions before you start answering to avoid duplicate answers
- Please answer in a structured manner by comprehensively addressing each question and sub-question
- A separate cover letter is NOT required
