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Business Development Manager, Wish Local APAC

Wish

Wish

Sales & Business Development
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Posted on Dec 5, 2024

Company Description

Wish is a mobile e-commerce platform that flips traditional shopping on its head. We connect millions of people with the widest selection of delightful, surprising, and affordable products delivered directly to their doors. Each day on Wish, millions of customers in more than 60+ countries around the world discover new products. For our over 250,000 merchant partners, anyone with a good idea and a mobile phone can instantly tap into a global market.

We're fueled by creating unique products and experiences that give people access to a new type of commerce, where all are welcome. If you’ve been searching for a supportive environment to chase your curiosity and use data to investigate the questions that matter most to you, this is the place.

Job Description

Our Wish team embodies the company’s approach to innovation. It functions as an internal incubator for new business ideas and is empowered to take calculated risks, think creatively, and embrace different perspectives. By constantly iterating and deploying, we have the freedom and flexibility to try out new ideas and work toward the best solutions.

What you'll be doing:

  • Help build and scale the Wish Local store partner base in the APAC region
  • Create and execute short and long term inbound and outbound store acquisition strategy
  • Build a team (both internal and external) to help acquire store partners and manage accounts
  • Build market position by locating, developing, defining, and closing new business relationships
  • Manage and retain relationships with existing store partners
  • Represent Wish Local at industry, partner events and business associations
  • Be the Retailer advocate within the Wish Local program, helping to drive product roadmap for APAC region
  • Demonstrate analytical thinking and leverage data to drive decision-making
  • Proactively manage technical and operational hurdles in new store partners’ on-boarding
  • Effectively communicate and collaborate with relevant internal stakeholders

Qualifications

  • 3-5 years of business development experience, identifying leads and converting to active accounts
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience
  • Building and managing teams
  • Previous experience in a similar marketing/sales role strongly desired
  • Some knowledge of the online shopping industry, brick and mortar retail industry, and buy-online pick-up in-store programs is a plus.
  • Highly competitive, smart, detail-oriented, relentlessly resourceful
  • Strong personal presence with excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Naturally curious. You're innovative, extremely creative, and constantly looking for ways to improve upon things
  • Multilingual in any of the APAC regions is a plus
  • Excellent organizational skills including prioritizing, scheduling, time management, and proficiency in CRM systems
  • Team-oriented with the ability to work independently
  • Agile individual with the ability to work autonomously in a demanding and ambiguous environment
  • Proven ability to meet growth quotas

Here at Wish, you are joining a team and company at a time of growth and transformation. You will love being surrounded by people who are as passionate as you are about e-commerce, technology, and a data-driven culture. Even if you don't meet 100% of the above, we encourage you to still apply!

Additional Information

Wish values diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive work environment. We provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. We do not discriminate based on any legally-protected class or characteristic. Employment decisions are made based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please let your recruiter know. For job positions in San Francisco, CA, and other locations where required, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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