Senior New Business Development Manager China (Shenzhen or Guangzhou) (3708) at GBG

About GBG

GBG is the leading expert in global digital identity. We combine our powerful technology, the most accurate data coverage and our talented team to deliver award-winning location intelligence, identity verification and fraud prevention solutions.

With over 30 years’ experience, we bring together a team of over 1,250 dedicated experts with local industry insight from around the world to make it easy for businesses to identify and verify customers and locations, protecting everyone, everywhere from fraud.

Why you should be@GBG

• We make the world a safer place
• We trust each other and win together
• We are local experts in global business
• We want you to be yourself
• We grow when you grow

The team

Loqate, a GBG solution

Helping every business in the world reach every customer in the world. Sounds good, doesn’t it? That’s the vision of GBG’s Location Intelligence business. But what does it really mean?

We help our customers connect with their customers quickly and easily. We do this through world-class data, innovative technology, and our team of dedicated and experienced people.

Customers range from the smallest online shops to the biggest global technology companies, and a range of channel partners, with everyone in between. Each customer is as important as the next, and ensuring our solutions meet all customers’ needs is vital to our success.

With dedicated offices in the UK, Germany, New York City, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore, our business is proven to deliver double-digit growth each year, this will continue to help GBG Loqate become the leader in address data solutions for APAC. In China, our team has already attracted some of the region’s most successful eCommerce brands that export to the rest of the world.

The role

This is an acquisition sales (hunter) role. The role is in place to deliver our “new logo” business target from the eCommerce market sector across China, but primarily focused on the Shenzhen- Guangzhou areas. The role is predominantly field-based and involves progressing inbound enquiries to conclusion and where required an element of outbound calls/contacts to prospects, leads, and opportunities.

Focus Areas

• Proactively manage all opportunities within the pipeline. Establish working routines to support the time and territory management of the different tasks associated with this.
• Drive opportunities through the pipeline stages to “sold” by using appropriate sales processes and plays (phone, email, social, demos, Zoom etc). Handle objections and offer additional/alternative solutions.
• Build and develop customer relationships and maintain communication throughout the sales cycle.
• Identify any revenue shortfalls and ensure these gaps are filled through pro-active activity.
• Gain feedback throughout the sales cycle and share with wider team, marketing and research as appropriate to ensure continuous improvement to the process.
• Cross sell additional products through the process

What you will do

• Work with the VP Sales and SDR to research prospects within allocated sectors to create a prospect pipeline
• Manage prospecting process using appropriate sales tools (Linkedin Premium, referrals, personal networks, etc)
• Make appropriate outbound contact (phone/email/social) to move prospect to lead and closure.

Requirements

Qualifications & Experience

• Proven experience within a software/technology new business sales role with evidence of meeting / exceeding sales targets
• Strong communication skills in English and Chinese Language and Dialects
• Experience of software legal contracts
• Experience of SaaS software and commercial pricing models highly advantageous
• Experience of address management software highly advantageous
• Technical background would be advantageous
• Experience of working in a fast-paced customer focused environment
• Excellent understanding of managing a sales pipeline, including ability to self-create and close from cold – pipeline management and time management skills
• Excellent oral, written communication and negotiation skills

Person Profile

• A hungry self-starter takes ownership for own performance
• Passionate about professional sales
• Highly ambitious with drive and determination
• Has a competitive nature
• Confident and outgoing with excellent interpersonal skills; a people person who is engaging, communicative and outgoing
• Resourceful with a tenacious approach, able to handle pressure, resilience is crucial
• Always presents a professional image
• Excellent commercial and business acumen
• Able to overcome objections and remain resilient
• Delivers highest standards of performance
• Proven success in contributing within a team environment
• The ability to think and act quickly, particularly under pressure
• Flexibility with reference to working hours and open to travel in the APAC region
• A hungry self-starter takes ownership for own performance
• Passionate about professional sales
• Highly ambitious with drive and determination
• Has a competitive nature
• Confident and outgoing with excellent interpersonal skills; a people person who is engaging, communicative and outgoing
• Resourceful with a tenacious approach, able to handle pressure, resilience is crucial
• Always presents a professional image
• Excellent commercial and business acumen
• Able to overcome objections and remain resilient
• Delivers highest standards of performance
• Proven success in contributing within a team environment
• The ability to think and act quickly, particularly under pressure
• Flexibility with reference to working hours and open to travel in the APAC region
  

Benefits

We have a vision to have the best and most engaged team members in the industry. People matter at GBG, they make us who we are. Every team member across all our locations makes a difference, everyone has something to contribute. Maybe you too could make a difference.

As part of our commitment to our team and flexible working approach, we have created a Work When and Where You Want Policy to give our team members choice and empowerment, and to support a balance in work and home life. Please ask your Talent Attraction Specialist for more information on this and our Family Friendly policy if you want to find out more!

Next Steps

If you’re interested, please apply! We’re looking to hire the best and most engaged people into our business and we’ll make an offer once we’ve found that person.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing fair opportunities for everyone regardless of age, gender race/ ethnicity, sex, religion, age, nationality, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits. Everybody is welcome and our inclusion and diversity programme, be/yourself, is designed to ensure that you can thrive. Please inform your GBG Talent Attraction Specialist if you require any reasonable adjustments to the interview process.

To chat with the Talent Attraction team and find out more about our benefits and why we’re a great place to work, drop an email to behired@gbgplc.com and we’ll be in touch.

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