Job Overview
We are looking for an energetic and result-oriented Business Development professional with experience in events, weddings, corporate events, or hospitality. The candidate will be responsible for generating new business opportunities, building client relationships, converting leads, and coordinating with internal teams to ensure smooth event execution.
Key Responsibilities
- Generate new leads and business opportunities through corporate clients, wedding clients, referrals, networking, digital platforms, events, and cold calling.
- Identify and approach potential clients for corporate events, weddings, conferences, exhibitions, parties, and other social events.
- Handle the complete sales cycle from lead generation and client meetings to negotiation, closure, and post-sales relationship management.
- Understand client requirements, prepare proposals/quotations, and present suitable event solutions.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with corporates, wedding clients, event planners, venues, vendors, and other business partners.
- Achieve monthly and annual sales and revenue targets.
- Coordinate with the event operations, production, creative, dcor, vendor, and execution teams to ensure successful delivery.
- Participate in client meetings and venue visits and ensure requirements are communicated properly to the operations team.
- Follow up regularly with prospects and maintain an updated sales/lead pipeline and MIS.
- Explore new markets, partnerships, venues, and corporate accounts to generate additional business.
- Ensure excellent client experience and develop repeat business and referrals.
Candidate Profile
- 2-6 years of experience in Event Management, Wedding Planning, Corporate Events, Hospitality, or related industries.
- Strong experience in B2B/B2C sales and business development.
- Proven ability in lead generation, client acquisition, negotiation, and sales closure.
- Excellent communication, presentation, networking, and interpersonal skills.
- Should be comfortable with client meetings, field visits, and event-site coordination.
- Target-oriented, proactive, and capable of handling multiple projects simultaneously.
- Candidates with an existing corporate/wedding client network will be preferred.