Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager

• Remote Worldwide
• Contract

Job title: Business development manager (remote position)

Job Type: Contractor (full-time)

Location: Remote

Start Date: As soon as possible

Compensation: Attractive

Reports To: General Manager PADI Travel

Company description:

PADI Travel is the world’s leading online travel agency for scuba divers. It’s a platform like no other, inspiring divers to dive more, travel more and take care of our oceans. Researching and booking a scuba holiday has never been easier or more enjoyable. Learn more on the PADI Travel website

Role description:

You will assist in developing growth by implementing new and effective strategies, with a focus on establishing and maintaining relationships with our partners. You understand the scuba diving and travel/leisure and outdoor activity industry with a very strong sales and relationship-building background. You must be a true digital native, a fast thinker, comfortable taking initiative and thrive in a fast-paced and growing environment. You are a do-er who likes to move things forward on a day-to-day basis and gets involved in operational details to ensure things run smoothly.

Responsibilities

• Assisting General Manager with business development goals
• Developing and executing on growth strategies
• Building rapport with new and existing partners

Prerequisites

• Experience in Business Development or similar
• Knowledge of marketing, supplier relations, B2B development
• Great relationship building skills
• Familiar with Salesforce or other CRM tool (preferred but not required)
• Proven track record in sales
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Experience in (tele)sales is ideal
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills in English, other languages are a plus
• Great Powerpoint skills
• Very flexible when it comes to your working hours (we are a global company which may require taking meetings at different times of day)

Furthermore you are…

• A proven self-starter, passionate for the work you are doing
• Looking for a career (not just a job)
• Independent and able to work with minimal supervision but still a team player
• Ethical and professional, used to working to the highest standards and you display a high attention to detail
• Open and willing to learn
• A strong team player

Note on the application process:

• Please apply using this link only (applications reaching us via different channels will not be considered)
• En lieu of a cover letter there is a questionnaire to be filled out. After your initial application it will be emailed to you
• Please read through all the questions before you start answering to avoid duplicate answers
• Please answer in a structured manner by comprehensively addressing each question and sub-question
• A separate cover letter is NOT required