Business Development Specialist

HungryPanda; San Gabriel (CA); On-site; USD 46,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

HungryPanda, a London-headquartered food delivery platform, seeks a proactive business development professional to grow our US merchant base and increase orders and GMV. You will target restaurants, onboard partners, and work to expand market share.

Responsibilities include arranging in-person meetings to negotiate contracts, maintaining strong merchant relationships, coordinating with Marketing and Delivery Operations, visiting merchants regularly, and ensuring timely delivery of our solutions

Qualifications

• Must be fluent in Mandarin and English.
• 1 year of BD or sales experience in the fooddelivery/delivery industry is a plus.
• Strong time management and project management skills.
• High commercial acumen and ability to negotiate with restaurants.

Responsibilities

• Acquire merchants and help increase orders and GMV.
• Arrange in-person meetings to negotiate contracts with potential merchants.
• Maintain existing relationships and coordinate with stakeholders to improve merchant satisfaction.
• Conduct regular merchant visits and update merchant materials.
• Ensure timely delivery of solutions according to customer needs.

Skills

Mandarin & English

Sales experience

Customer service

Job description

About HungryPanda

Headquartered in London, the UK, HungryPanda is a specialist food delivery platform to providing authentic Chinese food and groceries to Chinese compatriots and students abroad since its establishment in 2017.

Our Value

HungryPanda’s vision is to become the global market-leading platform that enables overseas Chinese business in the food industry and connects Chinese food to all consumers who enjoy it.

Our Mission

Connecting merchants to consumers via our state-of-the-art online platform and industry-leading delivery service. Consolidating the end-to-end value chain of the overseas Chinese food industry to leverage efficiency and scale. Creating business opportunities via our far-reaching business network and digital solution

Our People

Above all we are food lovers, curious to explore new opportunities, as passionate about creating value for every stakeholder in our ecosystem as we are about delivering our customers quality authentic oriental food. We are a young company, innovative and enthusiastic, creative and professional, supporting our team members to work efficiently rather than long hours. We value everyone’s opinion and encourage open-mindedness and sharing within the team. We work hard, play hard, and – of course – keep our workforce fed and happy!

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Acquire merchants and assist them in achieving higher orders and GMV (Gross merchandise volume), Responsible for the Sales revenue and market share.
• Arrange in-person meetings to negotiate contracts with potential merchants
• Maintain existing relationships with cooperating merchants, coordinate and resolve issues with various stakeholders, continuously improve merchant satisfaction and merchant service quality, and ensure fluent business operations
• Conduct regular merchant visits, apply for/replace merchant material for merchants.
• Ensure the timely and successful delivery of our solutions according to customer needs and objectives
• Maintain and constantly update backstage setting for each merchant in charge
• Liaising with Marketing, and Delivery Operation to align strategies aimed at increasing Gross merchandise volume

Job requirement

• Must be fluent in Mandarin and English
• 1 years of experience in business development or sales roles and customer experience in the foodservice or/and delivery industry is a plus.
• Strong time management and project management skills
• High sensitivity on market trend, high sensitivity on data
• Strong commercial acumen and a desire to work with restaurants, not afraid to be refused, have top-notch people skills
• Excellent teamwork ability, cooperate with different teams to promote business cooperation, and be able to efficiently complete business negotiations independently
• Have a valid driver's licence and a vehicle

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $45,600.00 - $65,000.00 per year