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.