Business Development Executive – SaaS Sales (Retail Tech)
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Full-Time
- On-Site
Job Description:
Overview
Our client, a growing retail and FMCG technology company, is looking for a driven, tech-savvy salesperson to grow their client base and revenue. This is a hunter role for someone who wants to sell and is motivated by commission, not someone looking for a quiet account management seat.
Our client's platform is an ecosystem of retail and FMCG technology solutions, covering field sales, merchandising and AI-driven shelf scanning, store operations and task management, consumer engagement and campaign technology, and bespoke micro-software built at speed. The successful candidate will sell across this existing product suite as well as bespoke, custom-built solutions developed for individual clients.
Tasks include
- Identify and pursue new business opportunities, building a healthy pipeline from the ground up.
- Sell our client's product suite (field sales and merchandising, store operations, consumer engagement, and bespoke micro-software) as well as custom-built solutions to prospective clients.
- Run the full sales cycle, from first contact through to close.
- Build and maintain strong client relationships.
- Report on pipeline, activity and results.
Requirements
The "must-haves"
- Proven track record in a sales or business development role, ideally selling technology or software into retail or FMCG environments.
- Confident, resilient and self-motivated, comfortable with a target-driven, commission-linked role.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
Competencies
- Hunter mentality: proactive in generating and closing new business rather than waiting on leads.
- Resilience: comfortable with rejection and able to keep pipeline momentum going.
- Commercial acumen: able to translate a technical offering into client value.