Business Development Representative

Business Development Representative – Job Description

Location: In-person | Old Rally Building, Karachi, Pakistan

About PAR

Pakistan Agriculture Research (PAR) is a private company transforming Pakistan’s agricultural markets through reliable data on commodity prices, crop production, and trade flows, helping stakeholders make smarter and more informed decisions. PAR ensures users receive accurate, actionable data, positioning itself as a strategic partner and not just a data provider.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead Generation and Prospecting

• Identify and research potential clients, markets, and growth areas through structured lead generation activities.
• Use our internal Data to outline clients who would be a good fit as customers
• Utilize cold outreach and network-building to initiate contact with potential partners.
• Maintain and update internal lead tracking systems (e.g., CRM/Excel).

Client Engagement and Relationship Building

• Assist in planning and conducting client meetings—conduct demos, participate in discovery calls, and take follow-up action.
• Building and maintaining long-term partnerships with clients, understanding their needs, and providing tailored solutions.
• Maintain timely and professional correspondence across all client touchpoints, offering business support to ensure customer satisfaction

Market Research and Opportunity Analysis

• Analyze industry trends, competitor activity, and customer segments to identify opportunities for strategic growth.
• Support in preparing SWOT analysis, business proposals, and internal briefings.
• Bring forward suggestions for expanding into a wider geographic range of clients within Pakistan and abroad.

Sales Support and Pipeline Management

• Support proposal development, pricing, and negotiation strategies.
• Monitor BD pipeline against targets.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Coordinate with internal teams (Research, Product, Finance, Tech, Marketing) to ensure smooth business operations.
• Communicate needs, expectations and feedback of external prospects with internal teams.
• Participate in brainstorming sessions and strategy development around the internal teams.

Continuous Improvement and Learning

• Staying informed on industry trends, policy changes, and competitor activities, providing market analysis.
• Regularly collect feedback from prospects and team members to improve outreach tactics, refine pitches and retain clients.
• Demonstrate a learning mindset by experimenting with new tools or strategies.

Preferred Majors

• Bachelor’s in Business Administration, Marketing, Sales, Commerce, Social Sciences, Communications

Skills and Tools

• 1-2 years of experience with SaaS products
• Strong communication and persuasion skills
• Market Research
• Fluent English writing and speaking ability
• Physical and Online Presentation skills (Zoom, Google Meet)
• Microsoft Excel/ Sheets, Google Docs/ Words
• Familiarity with CRM and ERPs such as ODOO.

Post-Probation Benefits: Health insurance, EOBI, Provident Fund, 25 annual paid leaves, transport allowance, performance bonus, and annual salary increment.

Work Environment

• On-site at Old Rally Building, I.I. Chundrigarh Road, Karachi
• Monday – Friday | 9 AM – 6 PM
• 3-month probation period

For queries, contact hr@par.com.pk or + 92323-3107777 (Call/WhatsApp)