Business Development Executive / Senior Executive (FMCG Clients)

Euromonitor International is the leading independent provider of consumer market research providing strategic intelligence on industries, companies, economies and consumers around the world. We are currently looking for a Business Development professional to join our Corporates sales team in our Singapore Office. This is a great opportunity for someone wishing to further a career in a commercial, sales-driven role within B2B FMCG industry.

• Work for a global and diverse company with unique international environment
• Entrepreneurial approach and structured progression with possibility to quickly develop throughout the business including opportunities for international transfer
• Competitive salary, uncapped commission, enhanced healthcare, generous holiday allowances
• Work-life balance with flexible working hours
• Extensive Corporate Social Responsibility Programme with 2 two paid volunteering days a year

If you are a motivated self-driven sales hunter who enjoys winning the sale through problem solving, relationship-building, creative solutions, deeper client partnerships, and consultative selling then this role is for you!

As part of Euromonitor’s expansion plan in SEA, this Business Development role is part of the corporate sales team based in the Singapore regional office. You will be responsible for targeting new organization’s within your territory, across South East Asia. You will be a highly self-motivated sales professional with a proven track record for selling in the business-to-business arena. You’ll have the tenacity, drive, commercial awareness and persuasiveness to find the right contact, understand the client’s issues, and match and apply the benefits in your solution. You will often need to involve several stakeholders, both internally and externally, in different locations across the world so strong networking and organization skills as well as an understanding of corporate purchasing dynamics are a must.

Key Responsibilities

• Generate sales with new clients in your designated territory (Food & Nutrition, Drinks, Health & Beauty, Packaging, Ingredients, Luxury & Fashion, Channels, Travel, etc). This role targets large, multinational companies and companies who need consumer data to help them make strategic decisions
• Identify key sponsors, influencers and decision makers at target companies and ensure that you understand their roles and objectives, and that they understand the benefits and applications of using data.
• Create a sales plan on how to reach sales targets and ensure implementation of the plan
• Research a strong prospect list
• Take ownership of your personal sales targets
• Educate your new clients on how to use our online database and services to ensure renewal contracts and opportunities to increase contract values.

Requirements

• Right to work in Singapore
• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Business Studies
• At least 2-4 years in strategic market information sales or consultative selling experience
• Proven experience of selling to large multi-national organisations
• Familiarity and comfortable with cold calling
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills
• Intelligent, able to solve problems, and react positively to change
• Tenacity, drive, resilience and commercial awareness
• A targets-driven approach to work
• Self-motivated and organized

Benefits

International: not only do we have a very multinational workforce in each office, dealing with our 16 offices worldwide daily. With 16 offices globally there are regular opportunities for international transfer.

A nurturing culture promoting flexibility and accountability: Providing a culture for ambitious team members to grow in their career having appropriate work-life balance is critical in our values. We offer flexible hours, hybrid work from home and office as well as 15 working days from anywhere in the world. We also focus on productivity by having rules such as free-meeting Fridays and shorter working hours in the summer on Fridays.

Committed to making a difference: We think that people are looking for something worthwhile in a company beyond the workplace. Our extensive Corporate Social Responsibility Programme gives each member of staff two volunteering days a year in addition to holidays. It sees us reaching out into the local community with our mentoring, group volunteering, and fundraising initiatives as well as supporting international charities through our website sales, matching staff sponsorship fundraising, and carbon offsetting all our flights, amongst many other activities.

Opportunities to grow: we offer extensive training and development opportunities at all levels. The vast majority of our managers and directors have been promoted from within and many have moved across departments as well as upwards. We pride ourselves on identifying and rewarding talent.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: Euromonitor International does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability and genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factor.