Role & responsibilities

We are hiring a Business Development Executive to generate new business through GeM, government tenders, e-procurement portals, direct B2B sales and online enquiries. This is a business-generation role, not data entry or lead-list building.

Key Responsibilities:

- Find and evaluate relevant opportunities on GeM, CPPP, state e-procurement portals and other tender platforms

- Check eligibility, scope, deadlines and commercial viability before bidding

- Prepare and coordinate quotations, proposals and tender submissions with the technical team - Identify target companies and institutions and reach decision-makers through calls, email and LinkedIn

- Handle and qualify enquiries from IndiaMART and other online channels - Understand client requirements and coordinate with the development team

- Maintain a clean sales pipeline with clear next actions: identification contact proposal follow-up closure

- Build corporate, institutional, partnership and referral channels

- Report weekly on pipeline status, proposals sent and deals closed.

Preferred candidate profile

- 1-3 years of experience in business development, B2B sales, IT/software sales, tendering or e-procurement





- Hands-on experience with the GeM portal and government e-tenders is strongly preferred

- Experience selling websites, ERP or software services is a robust plus - Familiarity with IndiaMART seller operations is a plus

- Confident spoken and written English; Bengali/Hindi is an advantage

- Strong follow-up discipline, organisation and negotiation skills

- Comfortable with Excel/Google Sheets and basic business documentation

- Able to understand and explain IT/software requirements (websites, ERP, portals) to clients - Self-driven, target-oriented and able to work independently

- Graduate in any discipline Candidates with proven results (tenders won, deals closed, revenue generated) will be preferred. Please mention measurable achievements in your application.

Perks and benefits

- Performance-based incentives on business closed

- Direct work with the founder on government, institutional and corporate deals

- Hands-on exposure to GeM, e-tendering and IT/software sales

- Fast growth and a larger role for someone who consistently generates business.

📌 Business Development Executive - GeM / Government Tenders / IT Sales (Kolkata)
🏢 Sketch Me Global
📍 Kolkata