Business Development Executive

45 KTD F&B PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 67,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

45 KTD F&B PTE. LTD. in Singapore seeks a Business Development Executive to drive sales, build supplier and trading partner relationships, and expand overseas markets.

You will prepare proposals, coordinate with logistics partners, and lead a sales team to meet quotas while maintaining excellent customer service and storefront operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master degree in marketing, communications, or related field.
• Proven experience in sales and customer service.
• Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications.
• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Strong management and leadership skills.
• Effective communication skills.
• Exceptional customer service skills.
• The Ability to multitask and work under pressure.
• Availability to work within opening hours (e.g. evenings, holidays, weekends).
• The ability to work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new supplier, buyer, and trading partner relationships.
• Support import/export and brokerage opportunities for coffee, cashew nuts, agricultural products, industrial goods, consumer products, and other general commodities.
• Conduct market research on pricing, supplier reliability, product demand, logistics routes, and competitor activity.
• Prepare commercial proposals, quotations, supplier profiles, and client presentations.
• Coordinate with suppliers, customers, freight forwarders, banks, and service providers on trade documentation and shipment matters.
• Assist with due diligence on suppliers, buyers, product origin, quality standards, payment terms, and commercial risks.
• Maintain regular communication with regional suppliers and clients to support long-term business relationships.
• Track business leads, sales pipeline, contract status, and follow-up actions.
• Support management in business planning, overseas market development, and regional partnership discussions.
• Continually meeting or exceeding sales quotas.
• Supervising and guiding the sales team as well as providing incentives to motivate staff to achieve sales targets.
• Monitoring the performance of the sales team.
• Ensuring that the store is clean and well-maintained at all times.
• Building and maintaining good working relationships with customers.
• Identifying opportunities and strategies to increase sales.
• Regularly attending sales meetings and training sessions.
• Ensuring that the store is adequately stocked with company products.
• Performing all duties of the Sales Manager in cases of absence or emergency.
• Updates managers by consolidating, analysing, and forwarding daily action summaries.
• Assist with the sales process by maintaining a fully stocked store.
• Recommend and display items that match customer needs.
• Manage point-of-sale processes.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of product features and sales promotion
• Tracks sales expenses by tracking, consolidating, analysing, and summarising expenses, and forwarding for reimbursement.
• Update customer records in the company database as required.
• Perform any other duties assigned by the director.

Skills

Sales experience

Customer service

Communication

Leadership

Multitasking

Problem solving

Pressure handling

Availability to work opening hours

Team motivation

Education

Bachelor’s/Master in marketing or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new supplier, buyer, and trading partner relationships
• Support import/export and brokerage opportunities for products such as coffee,cashew nuts, agricultural products, industrial goods, consumer products, andother general commodities.
• Conduct market research on pricing, supplier reliability, product demand,logistics routes, and competitor activity.
• Prepare commercial proposals, quotations, supplier profiles, and clientpresentations.
• Coordinate with suppliers, customers, freight forwarders, banks, and serviceproviders on trade documentation and shipment matters.
• Assist with due diligence on suppliers, buyers, product origin, qualitystandards, payment terms, and commercial risks.
• Maintain regular communication with regional suppliers and clients to supportlong-term business relationships.
• Track business leads, sales pipeline, contract status, and follow-up actions.
• Support management in business planning, overseas market development, andregional partnership discussions.
• Continually meeting or exceeding sales quotas.
• Supervising and guiding the sales team as well as providing incentives to motivate staff to achieve sales targets.
• Monitoring the performance of the sales team.
• Ensuring that the store is clean and well-maintained at all times.
• Building and maintaining good working relationships with customers.
• Identifying opportunities and strategies to increase sales.
• Regularly attending sales meetings and training sessions.
• Ensuring that the store is adequately stocked with company products.
• Performing all duties of the Sales Manager in cases of absence or emergency.
• Updates managers by consolidating, analysing, and forwarding daily action summaries.
• Assist with the sales process by maintaining a fully stocked store.
• Recommend and display items that match customer needs.
• Manage point-of-sale processes.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of product features and sales promotion
• Tracks sales expenses by tracking, consolidating, analysing, and summarising expenses, and forwarding for reimbursement.
• Update customer records in the company database as required
• Perform any other duties assigned by the director.

Business Development ExecutiveRequirements:

• Bachelor’s / Master degree in marketing, communications, or related field is advantageous.
• Proven experience in sales and customer service.
• Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications.
• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Strong management and leadership skills.
• Effective communication skills.
• Exceptional customer service skills.
• The Ability to multitask and work under pressure.
• Availability to work within opening hours (e.g. evenings, holidays, weekends).
• The ability to work under pressure.