Business Development Manager

About the role

Opontia is one of the fastest growing eCommerce companies in the Middle East, Turkey and CEE and we are on a mission to build the next-generation e-commerce house of brands. We build success stories with brands by acquiring and scaling high performing e-commerce businesses that operate on marketplaces, own websites and social platforms. 

We are looking for Business Development Manager based in KSA with a strong network of e-commerce sellers in the Middle East. We are particularly interested in those who have experience in Home grown brands.

What are we looking for in a Business Development Manager

• Find and qualify home grown brands on e-commerce platforms like Noon, Amazon etc
• Build relationships with brand owner to facilitate collaboration and potential brand acquisition
• Promote Opontia through outreach calls, emails and other messaging to prospective partners
• Work with technical team to evolve our outbound prospecting strategy

What the ideal candidate looks like

• 2-3 years experience in a sales, business development, category or key accounts role.
• Previous experience with ecommerce marketplace in Middle East 
• Member of Amazon or Noon’s ecommerce platforms’ seller groups and forums
• Very fluent in Arabic language
• Desire to work in high growth startup environment and deliver results consistently

Sound like you? We’d love to chat.