Business Development Officer

We are seeking a Business Development Officer to foster sustainable business growth by developing new business opportunities, ensuring platform metrics are consistently met, and building long-term strategic relationships with brands and online marketplace platforms.

Requirements

• Develop online tactics and joint business plans in line with corporate and brand objectives.
• Monitor the execution of promotional activities with partnered online marketplaces, ensuring sales targets and budgets are met.
• Ensure platform fulfillment rate metrics are met and coordinate with operations on delivery concerns (e.g., wrong items, damaged goods, expired products).
• Negotiate and build strategic partnerships with brands, platforms, and suppliers for sustainable growth.
• Utilize data analytics to make informed decisions.
• Identify opportunities to increase category distribution or product availability with partnered platforms.
• Resolve client issues and act as a liaison between customers and GDEC internal teams.
• Collaborate closely with other departments to deliver excellent end-to-end customer service and respond to market trends and needs.
• Achieve GDEC’s monthly, quarterly, and yearly sales targets.
• Generate leads for potential platform partnerships and participate in prospective client meetings.
• Ensure healthy inventory levels through regular purchase orders and joint forecasting with partnered online platforms.
• Deliver excellence in supply (high availability to purchase), operations (coordinating delivery), digital activation (encouraging brand participation on the platform), and category leadership to grow the business on assigned platforms.
• Submit weekly reports as requested by management.
• Perform other functions and activities as assigned, based on business demands.