Business Development Executive Chandigarh

About Apna (https://linktr.ee/apnahq)

Founded in 2019, Apna is India’s largest professional networking platform dedicated to helping India’s burgeoning working class to unlock unique professional networking, and skilling opportunities. We’re one of the fastest growing unicorns currently live in 60+ cities of 20+ states.

Backed by marquee investors like Tiger Global, Lightspeed, Sequoia, Owl Ventures, Greenoaks Capital & few more with solid $190+ funding. Apna is on a mission to enable livelihoods for billions in India. With over 16 million users from 50+ cities and 100,000+ employers that trust the platform - India has a new destination to discover relevant opportunities.

About the Team

The FOS team is a critical piece of Apna’s growth story so far. The team has played a key role in Apna’s growth journey to become a clear market leader in the space within 18 months of product launch overtaking multiple incumbent players. This has been achieved by managing thefunnel of SMB leads in the market, targeting the right clients, & ensuring their timely onboarding. We are adding new members to the team to augment our existing capabilities and help chart Apna’s next phase of rapid growth.

Location: Chandigarh

About the Role

We are looking for a BDE to carry out hunting activities in the market for acquiring SMB customers, driving the cold calling of clients, and closing long-term deals on the ground.

Incentive : Yes

Responsibilities ·

• Visiting 5-6 clients daily to pitch them Apna’s hiring products ·
• Generate prospects and share with your manager all data pertaining to market ·
• Manage objection handling of customers with respect to product, competition, pricing & expectations. ·
• Selling recruitment solutions to SMB clients by assessing their business requirements. ·
• Manage onboarding of clients and them posting their first job on the platform ·
• Create references in the market and drive organic revenue ·
• Be a representative of the Apna brand and effectively pitch our value proposition to suitable and interested prospects ·
• Work on weekly / monthly targets and ensure adherence to short and long-term goals of the growth ·
• Create brand visibility of Apna in the market by handing out collaterals & building references

Requirements

• Skillsets: Hustler, Street Smart, Negotiation, Lead generation (cold calling + physical), Knocking ·
• Bike and DL mandatory.
• Team player and a strong people person.
• Ready to do extensive travelling.