B2B Sales Intern

About Wakefit

Wakefit was started in 2016 with a vision of offering highly innovative sleep solutions at affordable prices, thus democratizing sleep in India. The ethos of Wakefit lies in extensive and deep customer-centric research. The founders, Ankit Garg and Chaitanya Ramalingegowda started by visiting about 100 customer homes to perfect the recipe for the ideal mattress. The secret to the company’s success lies in its core team, which comprises graduates of top Indian Institutes of Technology and management schools. Wakefit’s team ensures that products are of high quality yet more affordable by 50% compared to other brands. This allowed the company to build a loyal customer base with more than 75,000 patrons. Wakefit has sold over 125,000 products since its inception.

Your role

Wakefit is looking for talented Interns for their Business teams. 

Role Summary:

• As a sales professional, you will be given a unique opportunity to create B2B Network in the respective market for the D2C brands. This is accomplished by adding new potential institutional customers and searching for new channels of sales.
• You must be proactive in prospecting and closing new markets that are strategically consistent with Wakefit's overall B2B sales strategy.
• Prior exposure to Project sales catering to the Hospitality segment can be an added advantage.

Key Deliverables:

• To increase revenue generation from respective markets, find new B2B opportunities,
• Schedule meetings with potential customers, and turn them into wins.
• Outbound efforts to create a B2B network for Wakefit
• Explore new potential markets to create business opportunity
• Product presentation, Demo with decision makers to effect closure
• Plan and executive weekly and monthly customer meetings

Salary & benefits 

The average annual salary for an Intern will range from INR 2.5 to 3 LPA (Source: glassdoor). The comprehensive benefits package for an employee at Wakefit includes:

• Health Insurance
• Job Training
• Work From Home
• Free Transport
• Soft Skill Training
• Team Outings
• ...read more

Career Progression 

Besides the short-term Internship, freshers may find it difficult to find full-time roles at Wakefit. The company often needs experienced professionals for most of the available roles. Freshers can still explore a career path in one of Wakefit’s five departments:

• Design
• Factory Operations (eg GET program)
• Finance
• Logistics and Supply Chain
• Technology

Inexperienced freshers may join the company in some design jobs such as illustrators and visual designers. Entry-level employees in the other departments normally have one to two years of experience.

Work-life balance

It is the best place to work and learn new things. It is also considered a Fast-paced and exciting workplace. A place to learn and gain more skills as the company allows employees to explore new marketing techniques.

Culture & vibe

Wakefit describes its work environment as a fast-paced, rapidly growing place. Employees should expect a typical startup culture where people don multiple hats. In other words, new hires should be comfortable with handling several tasks and meeting targets. The company may not be a good fit for people who dislike abrupt changes.

About You

Here’s what Wakefit is looking for with this role:

Job Functions:

• Business Development
• Market Expansion
• Project Sales
• Job Requirement

Key Competencies:

• Effective Communicator
• Innovative thinking
• Networking
• Customer-centeredness
• Dynamic and adaptable

How to apply

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