Business Development Executive

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new business opportunities with schools, educational institutions and corporate organisations.
• Generate leads through cold calling, field visits, references, networking, online research and other channels.
• Visit schools and corporate offices to understand their uniform requirements and introduce SAMAVASTRA's products and services.
• Meet school management, principals, administrators, purchase teams, HR teams and other key decision-makers.
• Present company products, fabric options, samples, catalogues and uniform solutions to prospective clients.
• Understand customer requirements and coordinate with the design, production and operations teams to prepare quotations and proposals.
• Follow up consistently on enquiries, quotations and proposals and convert leads into orders.
• Develop and maintain strong long-term relationships with existing and prospective customers.
• Maintain accurate records of leads, meetings, enquiries, quotations and sales activities in the CRM.
• Coordinate with internal teams to ensure smooth execution of customer orders.
• Achieve assigned monthly and quarterly sales targets.
• Keep track of competitor activity, market trends and customer requirements and share relevant market feedback with the management.

Candidate Profile

We are looking for someone who is:

• Confident, enthusiastic and comfortable meeting customers in person.
• Strong in communication and relationship building.
• Comfortable with field sales and regular travel within Chennai.
• Good at follow-ups and converting enquiries into business.
• Self-motivated and target-oriented.
• Able to communicate professionally in English and Tamil.
• Comfortable using smartphones, WhatsApp, email and basic computer applications.
• Presentable and capable of interacting with senior school and corporate decision-makers.

Qualification & Experience

• Any graduate with good communication and interpersonal skills.
• 13 years of experience in Business Development, Sales, Field Sales, Institutional Sales or B2B Sales preferred.
• Experience in school supplies, uniforms, textiles, garments, education sales, corporate sales or institutional sales will be an advantage.
• Freshers with excellent communication skills and a strong interest in sales may also be considered.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work with a growing and professionally managed uniform company.
• Performance-based incentives in addition to salary.
• Exposure to B2B, institutional and school sales.
• Opportunity to build relationships with schools, educational institutions and corporates.
• Career growth based on performance and results.
• A dynamic and entrepreneurial work environment.