Business Development Executive - Durban

Bidvest Prestige; Durban; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading service provider in Durban is seeking a Business Development Executive to enhance sales and marketing strategies. The role requires a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 3 years in business development, focusing on client engagement and proposal management. Strong sales and marketing knowledge is essential, along with proficiency in MS Office. This position offers opportunities for growth in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of solid experience in Business Development & Best Practices within the Sales Environment.
• Valid Driver’s License is required.

Responsibilities

• Actively search, pursue, and engage potential clients.
• Provide comprehensive sales and marketing reports weekly and monthly.

Skills

Sales & Marketing Knowledge

Negotiation Skills

Relationship Building

Attention to Detail

Education

Bachelor's Degree / National Diploma in Sales / Business Development / Marketing

Matric (Senior Certificate)

Tools

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

MS Excel

MS Outlook

Job description

Job title : Business Development Executive - Durban

Job Location : KwaZulu-Natal, Durban Deadline : August 13, 2025 Quick Recommended Links

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ROLE PURPOSE

To contribute to the process of refining and enhancing, on an ongoing basis, the current and future sales and marketing strategy.

MAIN OUTPUTS

Sales :

Actively search, pursue and engage potential clients

Knowledge of existing contracts and weekly meetings with Regions General Manager & Operations Manager

Manage the compilation, and where necessary draft, high quality proposals, bids and tender responses

Follow-up and survey leads generated through various channels and cold calling

Ensure tenders and bids are responded to in a professional, timely and compliant manner.

Engage and manage strategic suppliers who are providing solution and commercial content for proposals, bids and tender responses

Identify weaknesses in sales process and address

Follow-up on cancelled contracts

Implement and manage strategic initiatives to ensure that annual growth targets are met and ideally exceeded to increase the company’s market share

Achieve Monthly Sales Budgets by implementing and maintaining a marketing and sales strategy.

Marketing :

Identifying new growth opportunities by market segments

Using the full marketing mix for the company’s marketing communications

Promote sister companies – Steiner Hygiene, TopTurf, etc.

Reporting :

Provide a comprehensive sales and marketing report on a weekly and monthly basis

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

The Applicant must meet the following requirements :

Bachelor’s Degree / National Diploma in Sales / Business Development / Marketing

Matric (Senior Certificate)

Valid Driver’s License

Min 3 Years’ Solid Experience In Business Development & Best Practices within the Sales Environment

Strong Sales & Marketing Knowledge (Ideally In The Services Industry)

MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Outlook

FUNDAMENTAL COMPETENCIES

Ability & Desire To Sell

Result Oriented

Attention To Detail

Stress Tolerant

Excellent Written Communication

Team Leadership

People & Task Orientated

Assertiveness

Action Orientated

Customer / Client Focused

Negotiation Skills

Interactive Reasoning

Planning & Scheduling

Teamwork

Relationship Building

Good Listening Skills

Excellent Oral Communication

Creative & Innovative

Deadline : 13th August,2025

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