Business Development and Sales Intern

About the Job

We are looking for confident communicators who enjoy talking to people, building relationships, and closing deals. You will be the voice of Alliance India on calls with brand owners and franchise investors, keep existing clients informed and happy, and convert interested prospects into paying clients. This is a hands-on sales role with real targets and real rewards. This is a paid internship, with an additional success-based payout linked to your conversions.

Key Responsibilities

• Client Connect & Calling
• Outbound calling: Call brand owners and investor leads from campaigns, databases, and referrals.
• Lead qualification: Understand budget, location, timeline, and fit; record outcomes accurately.
• Discovery & pitch: Explain our three-phase process and the franchise opportunity with confidence.
• Meetings: Schedule and attend client calls, video meetings, and office visits with the senior team.
• Client Management
• Point of contact: Act as a day-to-day link between onboarded brands and our internal team.
• Updates & coordination: Share progress and collect inputs for SOWs, proposals, and documents.
• Relationship building: Follow up regularly and keep clients engaged through every phase.
• Sales & Conversion
• Follow-ups: Nurture warm leads through calls, WhatsApp, and email until a decision is made.
• Closing: Handle objections, negotiate within guidelines, and move prospects to signed agreements.
• Pipeline & reporting: Keep the CRM / tracker updated and share daily call and conversion reports.
• Targets: Work towards weekly call, meeting, and conversion targets set by your manager.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication: Confident spoken English and Hindi; clear writing for email and WhatsApp.
• Comfortable on the phone: You enjoy calling people and are not put off by a "no".
• Persuasive and personable: You can listen, understand a need, and make a convincing case.
• Organised: You follow up on time and keep track of every lead.
• Target-driven: You are motivated by results and the chance to earn more.
• Education: Pursuing or completed graduation / post-graduation (BBA, MBA, B.Com or any stream).
• Good to have: Prior sales, tele-calling, or customer-facing experience; interest in franchising, startups, or F&B; working knowledge of Google Sheets / Excel.