Business Development Executive - B2B Sales

About the role

A company is looking for an energetic, commercially driven Business Development Executive to lead its sales growth in Iraq. The role is a hunter-type position focused on acquiring new customers, closing deals and growing revenue.

Key responsibilities

• Identify, develop and convert new business opportunities across Iraq
• Build relationships with decision-makers, business owners and enterprise clients
• Generate leads through prospecting, networking, referrals, market research and industry contacts
• Understand customer needs and present solutions and services
• Hold client meetings, product presentations, demonstrations and commercial discussions
• Prepare and follow up proposals, quotations and tenders
• Manage the full sales cycle from lead generation to closure and meet monthly and quarterly targets
• Maintain an accurate sales pipeline and give regular forecasts and reports
• Coordinate with technical, project and support teams after closure
• Upsell and cross-sell, and monitor competitors and market trends

Required profile

• Minimum 2 years of proven sales experience, with a strong track record in B2B sales and new customer acquisition
• Proven ability to close sales, with examples of closures and achieved targets
• Valid Iraq driving licence (mandatory)
• Willingness to travel within Iraq or outside the region for customer meetings
• Good working knowledge of English; Arabic speakers strongly preferred
• Added advantage: experience selling SaaS, digital signage, POS, retail or IT solutions, or managing enterprise accounts and multi-location deployments