Sales - Business Development Manager (SAGE)

Apple; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking a Business Development Manager in Singapore to enhance sales capabilities and lead key projects for growth. This role involves analyzing performance opportunities, collaborating with various teams, and driving sales initiatives. Ideal candidates will possess a strong commercial acumen, excellent communication skills, and relevant experience in business development.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial acumen and problem-solving analytical skills.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• Relevant work experience in strategy consulting, financial institutions, or business development preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and identify opportunities to enhance performance.
• Formulate plans with managers and teams to improve performance.
• Lead special projects to drive sales growth.
• Sales planning and managing effective performance management.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Problem-solving analytical skills

Business planning capabilities

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Education

MBA/Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

As the SAGE Business Development Manager, you will join Singapore's fast-growing Sales and Distribution team. The position plays a significant role in Apple's sales performance and growth in SAGE. You will be responsible for enhancing capabilities, planning, and performance, leading projects, and scaling initiatives to drive short-term and long-term growth.

Are you ready to do your life's best work here at Apple

De ion

• Analyze and identify opportunities to enhance short and long-term performance.
• Formulate plans with the country manager, account managers, cross-functional teams, and external partners to improve business performance.
• Lead special projects to drive sales growth (e.g., finance, lease, trade-in, solution bundles, enterprise deals, marketplace expansion).
• Sales planning (including but not limited to managing, developing, and improving reports, analysis, insights, processes, and templates for effective performance management).
• Develop compelling pitches and storylines.
• Work cross-functionally for best-in-class execution.

Minimum Qualifications

• We anticipate you will have an MBA/Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Strong commercial acumen and problem-solving analytical skills to identify critical issues, evaluate options, and provide recommendations.
• Robust business planning capabilities. Ability to work within and design processes that lead to developing innovative and commercially driven sales plans.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and experience presenting to senior-level executives. Able to simplify complexity and share insights and proposals.
• Clear ability to engage and influence others, navigating diverse and demanding stakeholder groups, including C-suite.
• Capable of working autonomously yet building, developing, and harnessing strong internal and external networks.
• In-depth understanding of emerging/mature markets, multi-channel structure, business models, marketplaces, affordability, and financing.
• Relevant work experience in strategy consulting, financial institutions, or business development is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Accountable and reliable, with a team player and growth mindset.
• Demonstrate a positive and approachable demeanor.
• Always represent the Apple brand at the highest level.