business development manager

RecruitFirst Pte Ltd; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

RecruitFirst Pte Ltd in Malaysia is seeking a results-driven business development professional to lead target-account and market-entry initiatives. You will research, qualify clients, secure meetings, and build a robust pipeline for strategic opportunities.

Collaborating with sales, operations, marketing, finance and legal advisers, you will prepare proposals and commercial recommendations for internal approval, ensuring disciplined progress across all deal stages.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in business development, partnerships, account growth or consultative sales.
• Prospecting, qualification, relationship-building and negotiation capabilities.
• Strong commercial judgment, written communication and pipeline discipline.
• Ability to work across evolving business lines without overstating capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop target-account, partnership and market-entry plans for assigned business lines.
• Research and qualify prospective clients, partners, distributors, service providers and strategic relationships.
• Conduct professional outreach and secure qualified meetings for approved opportunities.
• Maintain a pipeline showing contact, stage, value, probability, next action and owner.
• Prepare proposals, briefing notes and commercial recommendations for internal approval.
• Coordinate with sales, operations, marketing, finance and legal advisers during opportunity development.

Skills

Business development

Partnerships

Account growth

Consultative sales

Prospecting

Relationship-building

Negotiation

Commercial judgment

Written communication

Pipeline discipline

Adaptability

Job description

What requirements you'll need to be eligible

• Relevant experience in business development, partnerships, account growth or consultative sales.
• Demonstrated prospecting, qualification, relationship-building and negotiation capability.
• Strong commercial judgment, written communication and pipeline discipline.
• Able to work across new or evolving business lines without overstating unconfirmed capabilities.

What you'll be doing on the job

• Develop target-account, partnership and market-entry plans for assigned business lines.
• Research and qualify prospective clients, partners, distributors, service providers and strategic relationships.
• Conduct professional outreach and secure qualified meetings for approved opportunities.
• Maintain a pipeline showing contact, stage, value, probability, next action and owner.
• Prepare proposals, briefing notes and commercial recommendations for internal approval.
• Coordinate with sales, operations, marketing, finance and legal advisers during opportunity development.

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