Job vacancy: Business Developer

Trademart is the largest B2B marketplace for retail professionals in Europe. We bring retailers and professional end users together with hundreds of brands in Fashion, Accessories, Shoes, Home & Living, and Baby & Kids.

As a facilitator in the B2B retail market, we create an omnichannel platform where inspiration, orientation, and purchases come together in one strong and high-quality shopping experience.

We want to build a total experience that supports the entire B2B purchasing process in the retail sector. Trademart helps buyers find the right brands and products for their stores and projects. Efficient, inspiring, and future-oriented.

Are you ready for a new challenge within a unique and ambitious organization? Then be sure to read on.

As a Business Developer, you will strengthen our sales team by actively attracting new brands and customers within Fashion, Home & Living, and Baby & Kids.

Your focus will be on acquisition. You will actively seek out opportunities, proactively approach brands, and convince them to join Trademart based on various evolving commercial propositions. In this way, you will contribute directly to the further growth and renewal of our brand portfolio, within our existing and future new business.

Specifically, this means that you will:

• Actively identify and approach new leads via online databases, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, events, trade shows, referrals, and cold calling.

• Screen and evaluate potential brands for quality, relevance, and match with our retail customers.

• Build and manage a structured sales pipeline in the CRM system

• Prioritize leads and follow up consistently to maximize conversion

• Work independently in a distinct one-to-one prospecting role

In addition, you will work closely with:

• Marketing, to optimally coordinate outbound and inbound activities

• Sales colleagues and account managers, to ensure a smooth transfer after closing and to share market knowledge

• Technical and operational colleagues, to correctly translate the needs and expectations of new customers

You will supervise the entire process: from initial contact and negotiation to the effective onboarding of the brand within Trademart.

After closing, you will transfer the customer to account management for further relationship building and long-term cooperation.

To be successful in this role, you have:

• At least 5 years of experience in an acquisition or hunter role, preferably in B2B or retail

• An affinity with Fashion, Home & Living, and/or Baby & Kids

• An existing network in the sector, which is a strong asset

In addition, you recognize yourself in the following:

• You are results-oriented and derive satisfaction from securing new deals

• You are entrepreneurial, independent, and take initiative

• You communicate clearly and negotiate with conviction

• You are a team player who shares market insights and wants to grow together

• You have demonstrable experience in achieving acquisition targets and realizing growth

• You are fluent in Dutch, French, and English

• You are willing to regularly visit international trade fairs and permanent centers

• A permanent role within the sales team of Europe's largest wholesale retail marketplace

• A position with a clear focus on acquisition within an existing and growing business

• A competitive salary package with fringe benefits, including a company car

• A driven team of professionals who work together to achieve commercial results

• The opportunity to actively contribute to the further expansion of Trademart

Would you like to be part of an ambitious sales team and actively contribute to the growth of Trademart's brand offering?

Send us your resume and come meet us.