Business Development Manager

Whizz HR; Mumbai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Whizz HR in Mumbai is seeking a Business Development Manager to identify and convert new business opportunities across advertising, branding, and digital marketing. You will build a strong client pipeline, conduct pitches, prepare proposals, and negotiate contracts while coordinating with creative and strategy teams to deliver tailored advertising solutions.

The role requires excellent communication, networking, and presentation skills, with a proven ability to generate leads and close deals in

Qualifications

• Identify and generate new business opportunities through networking, referrals, cold outreach, LinkedIn, email, events, and other channels.
• Research prospective clients and understand their business, marketing, and advertising requirements.
• Develop and maintain a strong pipeline of prospective clients.
• Schedule and conduct client meetings, presentations, and pitches.
• Prepare proposals, presentations, quotations, and pitches in collaboration with creative and strategy teams.
• Understand client requirements and coordinate with internal teams to develop suitable advertising and marketing solutions.
• Negotiate commercials, contracts, and scopes of work to close deals.
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with clients.
• Follow up consistently with prospects and manage the sales process from lead generation to closure.
• Achieve monthly and quarterly business development and revenue targets.
• Track market trends, competitor activities, and emerging advertising opportunities.
• Maintain accurate records of leads, opportunities, proposals, and conversions.

Responsibilities

• Identify and generate new business opportunities through networking and referrals.
• Research prospective clients and understand their advertising requirements.
• Develop and maintain a strong pipeline of prospective clients.
• Schedule and conduct client meetings and pitches.
• Prepare proposals and pitches with creative/strategy teams.
• Coordinate with internal teams to deliver advertising solutions.
• Negotiate contracts to close deals.
• Maintain long-term client relationships.

Skills

Lead generation

Negotiation

Client relationships

Sales pipeline

Networking

CRM tools

Presentation

Digital advertising

Tools

CRM tools

Excel/Google Sheets

LinkedIn

Presentation software

Job description

Whizz HR is hiring for Business Development Manager in Mumbai for leading advertising agency :

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and generate new business opportunities through networking, referrals, cold outreach, LinkedIn, email, events, and other channels.
• Research prospective clients and understand their business, marketing, and advertising requirements.
• Develop and maintain a strong pipeline of prospective clients.
• Schedule and conduct client meetings, presentations, and pitches.
• Prepare proposals, presentations, quotations, and pitches in collaboration with creative and strategy teams.
• Understand client requirements and coordinate with internal teams to develop suitable advertising and marketing solutions.
• Negotiate commercials, contracts, and scopes of work to close deals.
• Build and maintain long-term relationships with clients.
• Follow up consistently with prospects and manage the sales process from lead generation to closure.
• Achieve monthly and quarterly business development and revenue targets.
• Track market trends, competitor activities, and emerging advertising opportunities.
• Maintain accurate records of leads, opportunities, proposals, and conversions.

Desired Skills

• Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong understanding of advertising, branding, digital marketing, social media, and/or creative services.
• Proven ability to generate leads and close new business.
• Strong networking and relationship-building abilities.
• Good commercial awareness and understanding of client business needs.
• Ability to work independently as well as with creative, strategy, media, and account management teams.
• Strong follow-up and time-management skills.
• Proficiency in CRM tools, Excel/Google Sheets, LinkedIn, and presentation software.