Sales Executive / Business Development Consultant – JHB, Johannesburg

ENVIRONMENT:

Our client, a fast-growing multinational and JSE listed business within the Financial Services environment, is seeking an ambitious and commercially driven Sales Executive / Business Development Consultant to join their high-performance Johannesburg team.

This opportunity is ideal for a confident, energetic sales professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys building relationships with high calibre professionals, and is motivated by targets, growth, and earning potential.

The role will focus on generating new business opportunities, developing strong client relationships, and engaging with senior professionals and decision makers across multiple industries.

The environment is energetic, social, high performance, and globally connected, with exposure to international clients and business operations.

They are specifically looking for individuals with strong commercial acumen, entrepreneurial flair, and a naturally driven personality. Individuals with “side hustles”, entrepreneurial ventures, leadership initiatives, or evidence of exceeding targets and expectations will stand out strongly.

DUTIES:

• Develop and grow new business opportunities across multiple sectors
• Build and maintain strong relationships with prospective and existing clients
• Conduct outreach, networking, and business development activities
• Identify client needs and present suitable solutions and services
• Manage the sales process from lead generation through to closing
• Consistently achieve and exceed sales and revenue targets
• Represent the business professionally in the market
• Maintain accurate pipeline and CRM activity reporting
• Collaborate with leadership and internal teams to drive growth initiatives

REQUIREMENTS:

• Previous experience in sales, business development, account acquisition, or client engagement preferred
• Strong communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills
• Commercially minded with strong relationship building ability
• Highly organized, proactive, and energetic personality
• Comfortable working in a fast paced, high-performance environment
• Strong academic achievements advantageous
• Experience within financial services, recruitment, consulting, professional services, or
• corporate sales environments beneficial
• Johannesburg based
• Willing to work primarily office based

ATTRIBUTES:

• Ambitious and target driven
• Entrepreneurial mindset
• Strong sense of urgency
• Confident engaging with senior professionals and decision makers
• Naturally outgoing and relationship focused
• Resilient and commercially minded
• Professional yet personable

What the Company Offers:

• Exposure to multinational and global clients
• A highly social, energetic, and ambitious culture
• Strong earning and growth potential
• Career progression opportunities within a fast-growing business
• The opportunity to work with some of the brightest professionals in the market
• Salary will depend on experience, track record, and overall potential.