Job Description:

About the Role

We are hiring a Business Development Manager for a fast-growing industrial B2B marketplace platform that connects verified suppliers with global buyers across engineering and industrial product categories. The role focuses on scaling platform adoption by onboarding high-quality sellers and enterprise buyers, driving transactions, and building a scalable partner ecosystem.

This is initially an individual contributor role with robust ownership expectations and will gradually evolve into building and leading a marketplace growth team.

Key Responsibilities

Seller Acquisition & Activation
- Identify and onboard manufacturers, distributors, exporters, and industrial suppliers across Electrical and Industrial Vaults .
- Build strong category pipelines (automation, valves, motors, cables, hydraulics, fire & safety, tools, Cables , Switchgears etc.)
- Drive active product listing adoption and RFQ participation
- Ensure seller activation, engagement, and repeat transactions

Buyer Acquisition & Marketplace Expansion
- Acquire OEMs, contractors, EPC companies,



exporters, system integrators, and industrial procurement teams
- Develop relationships with MSMEs and mid-enterprise procurement stakeholders
- Increase RFQ flow and platform-based sourcing adoption

Ecosystem Development
- Build category-wise seller networks regionally and nationally
- Strengthen marketplace liquidity (buyers + sellers both sides)
- Enable cross-border sourcing opportunities where applicable

Revenue & Transaction Growth
- Drive GMV growth through strategic seller onboarding
- Improve conversion from inquiry to order
- Support pricing alignment and transaction closure coordination

Strategic Ownership
- Identify new industry clusters and sourcing corridors
- Recommend category expansion strategies
- Support marketplace positioning vs platforms like IndiaMART / TradeIndia / Moglix-type ecosystems

Team Building (Phase 2 Responsibility)
- Build and mentor inside sales

📌 Business Development(Industrial Automation/ Pneumatics/ Hydraulic/Safety (Ahmedabad)
🏢 Mantras2Success
📍 Ahmedabad