Job Description Business Development Executive
Position: Business Development Executive
Industry: Recruitment / Staffing / HR Consultancy
Experience: 6 Months - 3 Years
Location: Hadapsar, Pune
Work Mode: On-site
Employment Type: Full-Time
About the Role
We are looking for an enthusiastic and result-oriented Business Development Executive to join our recruitment consultancy team. The candidate will be responsible for generating new business opportunities, acquiring corporate clients, understanding their hiring requirements, and building long-term client relationships.
The ideal candidate should have good communication and negotiation skills, a strong sales mindset, and an interest in the recruitment/staffing industry.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and generate new business opportunities through cold calling, LinkedIn, email campaigns, references, and networking.
- Identify potential corporate clients and connect with HR Managers, Talent Acquisition Teams, Business Heads, and decision-makers.
- Understand client hiring requirements and promote the company's recruitment and staffing services.
- Generate leads, conduct regular follow-ups, schedule client meetings, and convert prospects into active clients.
- Prepare and share company profiles, service proposals, commercial quotations, and agreements.
- Negotiate commercial terms and close business deals.
- Coordinate with the recruitment team to ensure timely fulfilment of client requirements.
- Maintain strong relationships with existing clients and generate repeat business.
- Maintain accurate records of leads, prospects, client interactions, and business pipeline.
- Achieve monthly and quarterly business development and revenue targets.
- Research market trends and identify new sectors, companies, and business opportunities.
- Attend client meetings and represent the company professionally.
Required Skills
- 6 Months - 3 Years of experience in Business Development, B2B Sales, Client Acquisition, Recruitment Sales, Staffing Sales, or HR Consultancy Sales.
- Prior experience in a recruitment consultancy/staffing firm will be preferred.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong cold calling, lead generation, follow-up, negotiation, and client conversion skills.
- Ability to communicate confidently with HR and senior-level decision-makers.
- Strong target-oriented and sales-driven approach.
- Good convincing, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
- Basic knowledge of MS Excel, MS Office, LinkedIn, email, and CRM tools.
- Ability to work independently as well as coordinate with the recruitment team.
Preferred Candidate Profile
- Confident and proactive personality
- Strong networking and relationship-building skills
- Comfortable with cold calling and client acquisition
- Target-oriented and self-motivated
- Good negotiation and convincing abilities
- Willingness to learn and grow in the recruitment/staffing industry
- Candidates who can join on-site at Hadapsar, Pune will be preferred
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- New leads generated
- Client meetings scheduled
- New corporate clients acquired
- Conversion of prospects into active clients
- Revenue generated
- Client retention and repeat business
- Monthly/quarterly target achievement
What We Offer
- Competitive salary + Performance Incentives
- Opportunity to work with a growing recruitment consultancy
- Exposure to multiple industries and corporate clients
- Career growth opportunities
- Supportive and performance-driven work environment