Business Development Specialist

We take pride in being the world’s largest online community that enables people to list, find and book fishing trips worldwide. Want to help us develop our business even further?

As a Business Development Specialist at FishingBooker, you will be responsible for making new partnerships in emerging markets and strengthening relationships with existing partners from all over the world. In doing so, you will be a great part of creating the largest quality inventory of fishing guides, captains and charter operators worldwide.

Being the first person our potential partners meet, your job would be to listen to captains’ needs, communicate FishingBooker's core values, establish a relationship with captains and grow our charter operator network.

Working closely with the Marketing, Customer Service, and Coordinator teams, you will screen potential business deals by analyzing market strategies and identify new business opportunities to meet the increasing demands of our customers.

What do you get?

• Flexible working hours and flexible breaks. No one will time you, you can eat or take a break in peace. If you want to sleep in, or go to the gym in the morning, feel free to do so.

• Competitive pay and bonuses.

• Soft skills, sales skills, marketing skills, the world at your fingertips and much more. We provide company-sponsored books, training, and courses - never stop learning and improving yourself.

• Complete 3-week onboarding process. We take pride in our comprehensive onboarding process. You will learn all about the company and all about the job itself during this time.

• Respect and appreciation. We appreciate each other and show respect all the time. Doesn’t matter if you’re a newbie or a senior, we respect you all the same.

• Having a direct impact on the company development and revenue. You have the opportunity to make original, creative contributions to the growth of the company.

• Top of the line equipment. Each teammate receives a brand new MacBook laptop and top-notch equipment.

• Company fishing trips. Once a year the company will treat you and your colleagues to a fishing trip!

Who are you?

• You see challenges not as something to be afraid of, but as a chance for growth and improvement.
• You’re an exceptional listener and always demonstrate patience when dealing with people.
• Your people skills help you understand the needs of others and your communication skills aid you in expressing your ideas in the best way possible.
• You are naturally curious and you find pleasure in exploring new ideas, methods, and processes.
• You have a sales mentality. You have an innate wish to push the limits and find new ways of expanding the business.
• You have a strong work ethic. You take pride in seeing things through to completion and you’re not afraid of hard work.

Responsibilities:

• Promote FishingBooker and its services to potential partners;
• Increase the number of partners we work with and improve the overall marketplace health;
• Explore emerging markets and work on a strategy to approach them;
• Provide existing partners with information and advice by email and phone;

Requirements:

• Native or near-native English speaker;
• 2+ years of experience in business development, sales or account management function;
• Proactive, responsible, friendly and independent person;
• Resourceful, accurate, analytical and with an eye for detail;
• Great spoken and written communication skills;
• Team player, motivated and willing to work in a dynamic environment;
• Business focused;
• Available to travel (if needed).

It's a Plus:

• If you speak another foreign language (especially Spanish).

Sounds good to you? That’s because it is. Come and join us!