Associate, Business Development-Singapore

Department: Sales, Business Development & Strategy

Location:

Job Description

You will play an important role in leading and supporting the acquisition of potential sellers and also serve as a business consultant to Lazada’s online business owners / sellers to assist them to achieve their business goals by:

Responsibilities:

1. Acquire online and offline sellers by reaching out to them, understanding seller’s needs and concerns and onboard into our platform for a mutually beneficial long-term partnership.
2. Construct, pitch and negotiate with sellers to convince them to join Lazada.
3. Be the point of contact for matters specific to your accounts and our sellers during the onboarding process while assisting sellers with their sign up process, documentation and product uploading.
4. Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with sellers and internal stakeholders to ensure continuous growth and acquisition targets are achieved.
5. Collaborate closely with incubation team to support sellers’ growth and provide a positive seller journey.
6. Analyze performance and prepare reports to present progress on a weekly and monthly basis along with providing solutions to blockers and challenges faced by the team and sellers.

Job Requirements

1. Preferably a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent.
2. Computer savvy and proficiency in Microsoft Excel (Pivot Table & vLookup) and Microsoft PowerPoint.
3. Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in cold calling, business development &/or account management.
4. Organizational skills, attention to detail, and thoroughness.
5. Basic photo editing and photoshop skills will be advantageous.
6. Ability to multi-task, set priorities and manage time effectively.