Business Development Trainee

Lead Generation

• Identify potential customers from online platforms, Google, LinkedIn, business directories, referrals, and local market sources.
• Build a database of potential leads with company name, contact person, phone number, email, location, industry, and requirement.
• Research target industries, businesses, and decision makers.
• Support the team in creating city-wise, category-wise, and industry-wise lead lists.

Calling & Follow-up

• Call potential customers and introduce the company’s products or services.
• Understand customer requirements and record them properly.
• Follow up with interested leads through phone, WhatsApp, and email.
• Schedule meetings, demos, or calls for the senior sales/business team.
• Maintain polite and professional communication with prospects.

Sales Support

• Explain basic product/service details to customers.
• Share company profile, brochures, proposals, pricing, and demo links when required.
• Coordinate with the internal team for customer queries.
• Assist in preparing sales presentations, proposal drafts, and quotation details.
• Help convert leads into meetings, demos, trials, or sales opportunities.

CRM & Reporting

• Update lead status daily in CRM, Google Sheets, or sales tracking tools.
• Maintain records of calls made, follow-ups, customer responses, and next actions.
• Prepare daily and weekly reports on lead generation, calls, meetings, and conversions.
• Track pending follow-ups and ensure no lead is missed.

Market Research

• Study competitors, customer needs, pricing, and market trends.
• Identify new business opportunities in different industries, cities, and customer segments.
• Suggest new ideas for lead generation and sales campaigns.

Skills Required

• Good communication skills.
• Confidence to speak with new customers.
• Basic computer knowledge.
• Ability to use Google Sheets, Gmail, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, and CRM tools.
• Good follow-up discipline.
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn.
• Basic understanding of sales and customer handling.

Preferred Skills

• English and Kannada/Hindi communication preferred.
• Prior internship or telecalling experience is an advantage.
• Basic knowledge of websites, software, SaaS, digital marketing, or IT services is helpful.
• Ability to write simple emails and WhatsApp messages.

Candidate Profile

• Freshers, interns, trainees, or junior candidates can apply.
• Suitable for BBA, BBM, B.Com, MBA, Marketing, Sales, or any graduate.
• Must be energetic, target-oriented, and comfortable speaking with business owners and decision makers.

Learning Opportunities

• Lead generation.
• Business development process.
• Customer communication.
• Sales calling and follow-up.
• CRM and sales reporting.
• Proposal and quotation support.
• Market research.
• B2B sales and SaaS/product sales.

Performance Metrics

• Number of leads generated.
• Number of calls made.
• Number of qualified leads.
• Number of meetings or demos scheduled.
• Follow-up completion.
• CRM/data update accuracy.
• Sales opportunities created.

Reporting To

• Founder / Sales Manager / Business Development Manager