Business Development Manager

Cheil India; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,100,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

CYLNDR India is seeking a highly talented Business Development Manager to drive sales as an individual contributor and scale revenue while collaborating with the Business Head. You should have a background in selling to brands and a deep understanding of content creation and production capabilities.

This role focuses on driving profitable growth by engaging brands, responding to content requests, and building strong client relationships.

Qualifications

• MBA in Marketing with 3-4 years of experience selling to Brands.
• Strong understanding of the Advertising Business with exposure to brands/agencies.
• Proven track record of managing large-scale projects and closing complex deals.
• Experience with Creative/Digital Agencies, Broadcast or large print publications.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive go-to-market initiatives and sales activities for CYLNDR India.
• Engage with brands, map accounts, brief creative teams, and craft ideas.
• Initiate cold calls and schedule client meetings.
• Lead day-to-day client engagement with creative & production teams.
• Manage projects from planning to client presentation and coordination.
• Meet monthly/quarterly/annual sales targets for assigned accounts.
• Serve as the main contact for client concerns and needs.
• Strengthen client relationships for long-term partnerships.
• Juggle multiple accounts with careful attention to detail.

Skills

Sales to Brands

Advertising Industry knowledge

Account management

Client relationship management

Cold calling

Education

MBA in Marketing

Job description

ABOUT US:

CYLNDR India empowers brands to achieve more through creative, production and new-age content for their present and future communication goals. It serves as a platform-agnostic powerhouse for brands, content creators and advertising agencies offering full-service production, post-production and new age content. CYLNDR India also provides a state-of-the-art shooting studio with in-house online and offline editing suites.

Our clients come first: CYLNDR was designed to put clients at the center of all we do. Their needs and objectives drive the solutions we provide in order to help them win and grow.

https://www.cylndr.in/work

Job Description

You will be responsible for driving sales as an individual contributor and scale revenue for CYLNDR INDIA while working closely with the Buisness Head. We are seeking a highly talented Business Development Manager to play a pivotal role within the CYLNDR India growth team. This individual should have background in sales with experience in content creation and content production. This individual will need to have a deep understanding of all CYLNDRs capabilities and always be at the forefront of the latest offerings we are developing.

This key role will drive sales, responding to client request for content, building and establishing client / procurement relationships. Driving profitable growth is the core objective, so knowledge of the industry with an insatiable curiosity and excitement for market trends is a must.

Responsibilities :

• Manage go to market initiatives towards selling CYLNDR offerings to Brands and managing sales activities for the region
• Reach out and engage with Brands, map accounts, crack insightful briefs and inspire creative team members to come up with interesting and engaging ideas
• Cold Calling is a must
• Responsible for lining up and fixing client meetings and mapping client data
• Lead day to day client engagement and interaction with creative & production teams
• Run projects independently from Planning, briefing, presentation to client and co-ordination with the creative/production teams
• Responsible for monthly / quarterly / annual sales target for the region / set of accounts allocated
• Act as the main point of contact in all matters relating to client concerns and needs
• Build and strengthen client relationships to achieve long-term partnerships
• Proven ability to juggle multiple account management projects at a time, while maintaining sharp attention to detail

Desired Candidate/ What you will need to succeed in this role :

• Successful applicant should be an MBA in Marketing with 3-4 years of experience selling to Brands
• Should have good understanding of the Advertising Business either working with or engaging with known brands, advertising agencies, digital agencies, production houses
• Strong connect with Advertising agencies & Brands
• Track record of handling big ticket projects and ability to close complex deals
• Proven track record of managing all scale of projects with deep client relationship
• Prior experience working for Creative Agencies, Digital Agencies, Broadcast Industry or Large Print publications
• Successful track record of having managed clients, achieving Sales targets and delivering growth in this sector
• Exceptionally strong communication, engagement, presentation skills
• Highly organised, motivated and able to multi-task
• Ability to coordinate and support senior leaders
• Self-driven and proactive