10 Nov
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Apostrophe Datatech
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Kolkata
10 Nov
Apostrophe Datatech
Kolkata
NOTE:
Candidates meeting any of the following criteria are requested NOT TO APPLY:
- Candidates who have not completed their graduation.
- Candidates holding professional degrees (e.g. BTech, LLB etc.) in disciplines other than Management.
- Graduates with work experience exclusively in fields other than Sales/Marketing.
- Candidates with more than 3–4 years of experience in Sales/Marketing.
Candidates meeting either of the following criteria are WELCOME to apply:
- Graduates with 6 months to 2 years of relevant experience in Sales/Marketing; OR
- Candidates holding an BBA/BMS/MBA/PGDM or equivalent Management degree with a specialization in Marketing.
Role & responsibilities
Lead Generation: Identify and research upcoming local events, workshops, stand-up comedy shows, nightlife gigs, and festivals.
Cold Outreach: Proactively reach out to event organizers, planners, and agency heads via cold calling, emails, LinkedIn, and field visits.
Pitching & Onboarding: Conduct pitch meetings to demonstrate how our ticketing portal works, negotiate commercial margins, and onboard them onto the platform.
Account Management: Serve as the primary point of contact for onboarded organizers, assisting them with event creation, ticket setup, and tracking sales.
Relationship Building: Maintain strong, long-term professional relationships with clients to ensure they list all their future events exclusively on our platform.
Target Achievement: Meet weekly and monthly organizer onboarding and revenue targets to unlock maximum performance incentives.
Preferred candidate profile
Education: Graduate in any stream with excellent interpersonal skills (BBA, BMS,
or MBA Marketing freshers are highly preferred).
Experience: 0 to 2 years of experience. Absolute freshers with high energy and a genuine passion for sales/outreach, as well as MBA/PGDM holders looking to quick-track their career in startup sales, are welcome.
Communication & Pitching Skills: Exceptional verbal and written communication in English and Bengali. You must have the ability to articulate value propositions clearly, handle objections confidently, and build instant rapport with business owners.
Core Sales Mindset: Highly target-driven, competitive, and resilient. You must possess a high level of ownership, a "hustler" attitude, and see a clients "no" as an invitation to negotiate commercial terms, not a personal rejection.
B2B & Tech-Sales Focus: Strong analytical ability to understand and pitch an e-commerce platform's commercial models (such as ticket commission splits and exclusive hosting perks) to prospective clients.
Lead Generation & Data Hygiene: Comfortable with proactive prospecting, cold outreach, and pipeline management. You should be data-disciplined enough to use MS Excel or Google Sheets to track leads methodically.
Field-Ready Work Style: Comfortable with a dynamic hybrid working model that demands active field outreach, on-ground B2B client meetings,
and high-volume cold calling.
Assets & Availability: Ready to join immediately or within 15 days. Possessing a two-wheeler for business commute is highly preferred; a personal laptop for operations is necessary.
Remuneration & Benefits
Fixed Compensation: Competitive, industry-standard monthly fixed salary (based on capability and interview performance).
Uncapped Performance Incentives: High-earning potential with monthly commissions tied directly to your onboarding targets. There is no upper limit to what you can earn.
Career Growth: Fast-track promotion opportunities into corporate sales and leadership roles based purely on performance metrics, not tenure.
Role: Business Development Executive
Industry Type: Internet (E-Commerce)
Department: Sales & Business Development
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
Role Category: Enterprise & B2B Sales
Pay: ₹15,000.00 - ₹35,000.00 per month
Benefits
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Flexible schedule
- Paid sick time
- Paid time off
- Work from home
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Kolkata, West Bengal: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Application Question(s):
- Do you have a personal laptop for work?
- If selected, how soon would you be able to join?
- Are you comfortable with lead generation and cold-calling activities?
- Are you comfortable commuting within and around Kolkata for client visits?
- Do you own a personal two-wheeler that you can use for work-related travel?
Education:
- Bachelor's (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Kolkata, West Bengal
📌 Business Development Executive (BDE) (Kolkata)
🏢 Apostrophe Datatech
📍 Kolkata