Business Development Associate

Work with the Founder to identify and prioritise the most promising customer segments, then build and manage a qualified sales pipeline. Potential channels include cafés and restaurants, corporate and institutional accounts, premium retail, gifting, events and residential communities. • Prospect actively through cold outreach, referrals, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, field visits, networking and direct introductions. • Conduct product meetings, tastings and sampling with prospective customers and decisionmakers. • Understand customer requirements, prepare commercial proposals, negotiate terms and convert opportunities into paid orders. • Manage the complete account journey—from first conversation and order confirmation through payment, collections, reorder and account growth. • Maintain an accurate CRM or sales tracker covering leads, meetings, proposals, next actions, closures, lost opportunities, account revenue and reorder behaviour. • Coordinate with production and operations so that samples, stock and deliveries remain aligned with active opportunities.