Hospitality & Conference BD Hunter — Network Growth

K2 Recruit; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a high-performing Business Development Manager to drive new business growth in the hospitality sector. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in selling networking and storage solutions, along with a strong network in hotels and conference venues. This role offers the chance to work in a dynamic environment, engage with diverse stakeholders, and contribute significantly to business growth through effective solution selling and performance management.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience selling networking, servers, and storage solutions.
• Proven success in a hunter/new business role.
• Strong network within hospitality and conference sectors.
• Experience with tenders and complex deal cycles.

Responsibilities

• Own the full sales lifecycle from prospecting to closing deals.
• Drive high-volume outbound activity through various channels.
• Build and convert a strong hospitality/conference pipeline.
• Collaborate with internal teams and partners to register deals early.
• Maintain accurate CRM pipeline and forecasting.

Skills

Strong prospecting and cold-calling capability

Commercially astute with strong margin awareness

Consultative selling and solution scoping ability

Ability to work within vendor/channel ecosystems

Tools

Ruckus

Dell

Huawei

Microsoft

H3C

HPE

Job description

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a high-performing Business Development Manager to drive new business growth in the hospitality sector. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in selling networking and storage solutions, along with a strong network in hotels and conference venues. This role offers the chance to work in a dynamic environment, engage with diverse stakeholders, and contribute significantly to business growth through effective solution selling and performance management.