Business Development Manager jobs in India

A Business Development Manager’s remit and goals are tailored to match the business operations and specific growth plan. For this reason, BDM vacancies generally require a broad spectrum of skills and employment experience, covering aspects of finance, sales and data management and analytics.

They may also require knowledge and insights within specific industry sectors– such as retail, manufacturing, healthcare, IT, engineering or finance.

However, there are some general requirements that are common in a business development manager job description:

Exploring business growth potential

A Business Development Manager would usually be tasked with assessing the current status of the company, its potential for growth and the best way to achieve that. This involves analytical abilities, including exploring data forensically as well as providing predictive analysis of opportunities and threats.

Building customer relationships

As a Business Development Manager is a front-facing role the position requires working with existing customers to explore ways of increasing order size and frequency as well as routes to identify potential new customers. Along with exploring the product and market fit of both the business and industry competitors.

For this reason, Business Development Managers need strong interpersonal skills and confidence in negotiation techniques. Having a clear picture of the company’s capabilities (as referenced above) means they don’t promise anything they can’t deliver.

Attending conferences, trade shows and meetings to develop customer relationships is generally important and depending on the vertical, confidence in cold calling can be be a valued trait.

Finding business growth opportunities

The third primary function of this job role is informing decision making and business growth activities. As a Business Development Manager you may have a seat on the executive team – or even in the board room – to consider threats and opportunities.

Soft Skills

If you’re considering employment in business development, then being articulate and confident in presentations along with relationship building are important workplace skills to develop.

Business Development Manager Salary

Business Development Managers often come from a sales background, or from central roles in production teams, for example. As such, successful ones can command high salaries, as they are key to their employer’s profitable growth. To compare business development manager salaries in India with other jobs check out our India Salary Guide.