Business Development Executive Internship

Key Responsibilities

• Field Sales & Customer Acquisition:
• Identify and approach potential B2B customers across assigned Bengaluru territories.
• Visit hotels, restaurants, cafés, cloud kitchens, premium grocery stores, and other potential buyers.
• Connect with chefs, procurement managers, business owners, and F&B decision-makers.
• Generate leads, arrange meetings, follow up, and convert prospects into customers.
• Product Sampling & Order Generation:
• Explain product varieties, freshness, quality, applications, and value propositions.
• Organize product demonstrations and sampling with interested customers.
• Collect product feedback and identify purchasing requirements.
• Secure trial orders and develop repeat-order opportunities.
• Marketing & Market Research:
• Identify new customer segments, emerging market opportunities, and competitors.
• Suggest creative, low-cost marketing campaigns and customer acquisition ideas.
• Support digital promotions, WhatsApp marketing, referrals, and community outreach.
• Identify opportunities for cross-selling other TerraFlare products.
• Order Fulfilment & Customer Relationships:
• Coordinate customer orders, dispatch, and timely deliveries.
• Support local product deliveries when assigned, following handling and safety procedures.
• Maintain customer relationships and follow up for repeat orders.
• Coordinate invoicing and payment follow-ups under supervision.
• Sales Reporting & Team Collaboration:
• Maintain daily visit reports, lead status, orders, and customer feedback.
• Update assigned Excel / CRM trackers.
• Work closely with the sales and production teams to support demand forecasting and customer satisfaction.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Communication, persuasion, and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to travel extensively across Bengaluru for business development.
• Valid two-wheeler driving licence mandatory.
• Own two-wheeler preferred for daily field movement.
• Comfortable with customer visits, product sampling, and local deliveries.
• Basic knowledge of Excel, Google Sheets, WhatsApp Business, or social media marketing is desirable.
• Kannada and English communication preferred; additional languages are an advantage.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or completed BBA, B.Com, MBA, B.Sc. Agriculture, Food Technology, Hotel Management, Marketing, or related qualifications.
• Freshers, final-year students, and recent graduates are welcome.
• Candidates who are hungry to learn, fearless in approaching customers, creative in solving sales challenges, disciplined in follow-ups, and excited about building a business in Bengaluru.

What We Offer

• Fixed monthly internship stipend.
• Approved travel/fuel reimbursement and applicable field allowances.
• Performance-based sales and customer acquisition incentives.
• Practical exposure to launching and growing a premium fresh-produce brand.
• Sales mentoring and hands-on industry experience.
• Internship completion certificate based on successful completion.
• PPO opportunity for top-performing interns, subject to business requirements and performance evaluation.