Business Development Specialist - Mandarin Speaking

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New York, NY, USA
In-Office
55K-65K Annually
Junior
eCommerce • Food • Software
The Role
Acquire and onboard restaurant merchants, negotiate contracts, grow orders and GMV, and manage sales revenue and market share. Maintain merchant relationships, resolve operational issues, conduct regular visits, update merchant platform settings, coordinate marketing and delivery initiatives, and ensure solutions meet merchant needs. Requires fluent Mandarin, commercial and negotiation skills, at least one year of sales or business development experience, and a valid driver license with vehicle.
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About HungryPanda

Founded in 2017, HungryPanda is a leading Asian food delivery platform worldwide. Guided by its core value of “Satisfy Your Chinese Taste”, the company connects overseas Chinese communities with authentic Chinese cuisine through technology and services, while empowering the globalization of the Chinese catering industry.

Starting from Nottingham, the UK, HungryPanda has expanded its business to more than 80 cities across 10 countries, including the United Kingdom, France, Italy, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea and Singapore.

At present, HungryPanda partners with over 260,000 riders and 140,000 merchants, serving more than 10 million users globally. The company has completed its Series D+ financing, with a total financing amount of over US$275 million.

Our Value

HungryPanda’s vision is to become the global market-leading platform that enables overseas Chinese business in the food industry and connects Chinese food to all consumers who enjoy it.

Our Mission

Connecting merchants to consumers via our state-of-the-art online platform and industry-leading delivery service. Consolidating the end-to-end value chain of the overseas Chinese food industry to leverage efficiency and scale. Creating business opportunities via our far-reaching business network and digital solution

Our People

Above all we are food lovers, curious to explore new opportunities, as passionate about creating value for every stakeholder in our ecosystem as we are about delivering our customers quality authentic oriental food. We are a young company, innovative and enthusiastic, creative and professional, supporting our team members to work efficiently rather than long hours. We value everyone’s opinion and encourage open-mindedness and sharing within the team. We work hard, play hard, and – of course – keep our workforce fed and happy!

Job Description:

  • Acquire merchants and assist them in achieving higher orders and GMV (Gross merchandise volume), Responsible for the Sales revenue and market share.
  • Arrange in-person meetings to negotiate contracts with potential merchants
  • Maintain existing relationships with cooperating merchants, coordinate and resolve issues with various stakeholders, continuously improve merchant satisfaction and merchant service quality, and ensure fluent business operations
  • Conduct regular merchant visits, apply for/replace merchant material for merchants.
  • Ensure the timely and successful delivery of our solutions according to customer needs and objectives
  • Maintain and constantly update backstage setting for each merchant in charge
  • Liaising with Marketing, and Delivery Operation to align strategies aimed at increasing Gross merchandise volume

Job Requirement:

  • Must be fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese is an asset. 
  • At least 1 year of experience in business development or sales roles and customer experience in the foodservice or/and delivery industry is a plus.
  • Strong time management and project management skills
  • High sensitivity on market trend, high sensitivity on data
  • Strong commercial acumen and a desire to work with restaurants, not afraid to be refused, have top-notch people skills
  • Excellent teamwork ability, cooperate with different teams to promote business cooperation, and be able to efficiently complete business negotiations independently
  • Have a valid driver license and a vehicle

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 - $65,000.00 per year

Skills Required

  • Fluent Mandarin
  • At least 1 year of experience in business development or sales roles
  • Customer experience in the foodservice or delivery industry
  • Strong time management skills
  • Project management skills
  • Strong market trend and data sensitivity
  • Strong commercial acumen and willingness to work with restaurants
  • Top-notch people skills and resilience to rejection
  • Excellent teamwork and independent business negotiation abilities
  • Valid driver license and a vehicle
  • Cantonese language proficiency
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The Company
HQ: London
536 Employees
Year Founded: 2017

What We Do

Founded in 2017, HungryPanda is currently the largest overseas Chinese food delivery company. Starting in Nottingham, the UK, it has expanded to more than 60 cities in 10 countries, including the UK, France, Italy, the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea and Singapore. In 2021, HungryPanda launched its new business models, "Panda Fresh", a platform for Asian fresh food and grocery e-commerce, and "VouchersPanda", a platform to provide new discounted ordering methods of online and offline lifestyle services for overseas Chinese. Besides, HungryPanda is awarded in the Deloitte 2021 UK Technology Fast 50, making the company the only food delivery platform in the ranking.

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