Business Development Associate
OVERVIEW
As we continue our rapid growth, we are looking to add to our Business Development team. We are hiring a Business Development Associate to create new retailer partnerships all across the U.S. In this role, you will have responsibilities including, but not limited to, identifying key potential retailers, creating relationships within the potential retailer organization, explaining key benefits to Instacart, and formalizing partnerships.
ABOUT THE JOB
- Identify, contact, and establish relationships with key retailers and their decision makers
- Negotiate and sign retailer partnerships
- Establish a deep understanding of Instacart's business operations, including internal processes, functional group strategies, and competitive context
- Work with cross-functional teams to accomplish goals on tight deadlines
- Work with Retail Operations team to facilitate seamless partnership transition from sales process to onboarding
- Establish content, processes and reporting to help accelerate team goals
- Engage, educate, collaborate, and problem solve with external partners at all levels of the organization
ABOUT YOU
- 2-4 years previous experience
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to listen and adapt to different audiences
- Comfort with ambiguity and a rapidly evolving business landscape
- Solid stakeholder management skills, both for internal and external stakeholders
- Quick communication response times
- Creative problem-solver
- Occasional Travel