Business Development Intern

Business Development Intern || Basil

“About Basil”

Basil is a clean-label QSR & beverage brand crafting better-for-you food and drinks. We’re expanding partnerships across corporates, campuses, and communities, and we’re looking for interns who want to learn real sales, fast.

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What You’ll Do

You won’t just “support sales,” you’ll run a mini sales desk at Basil, a clean-label F&B brand. In four weeks, you’ll learn how to find prospects, open conversations, run discovery, handle objections, negotiate, and close the exact toolkit that powers SDR/AE/BD roles at fast-growing companies.

By the end, you’ll leave with:

• A personal call script + objection bank you’ve tested on real calls.
• A mini portfolio of proposals/quotations you created.
• Resume-ready metrics (dials, meetings booked, conversion, revenue influenced).
• Practical experience using CRM + Sheets to manage a live pipeline.

What you’ll master (in 4 weeks)

• Cold Calling Confidence: Structure a 60–90s opener, ask discovery questions, and book meetings.
• Objection Handling: Turn “send details” and “budget nahi hai” into next steps.
• Proposal Craft: Build clear, customized quotes with pricing logic and timelines.
• Negotiation Basics: Anchor, trade smartly, and close with milestones.
• CRM Hygiene: Log, tag, and forecast so nothing slips.
• Time & Target Management: Hit daily activity goals under tight timelines.

Your first 72 hours

• Onboarding to Basil’s products, pricing, ICPs, and use-cases.
• Shadow 3–5 live calls + listen to call recordings.
• Mock-call practice with feedback.
• Make your call script + email templates and go live.

What you’ll do (and what you gain)

• Lead Generation

• Build lead lists through LinkedIn, referrals, and industry directories; make ~50 calls/day.

• Gain:

  Prospecting frameworks, ICP definition, list-building speed

• Client Outreach & Calling

• Open conversations, pitch options, set callbacks, and move prospects to demo/quote.

• Gain:

  Discovery questioning, rapport, executive presence.

• Proposal & Quotation Management

• Draft customized proposals; coordinate with design/pricing for approvals.

• Gain:

  Offer structuring, commercial clarity, written persuasion.

• Sales Conversion

• Handle objections, negotiate terms, and close against agreed timelines.

• Gain:

  Closing discipline, milestone-based selling.

• CRM & Pipeline Ownership

• Maintain accurate statuses, tags (hot/warm/cold), follow-ups, and forecasts.

• Gain:

  Real pipeline management, forecasting hygiene.

• Cross-Team Coordination

• Work with design, logistics, and fulfillment to deliver on time.

• Gain:

  Stakeholder management, operations awareness.

• Success metrics (you’ll track these weekly)

• Activity: Calls made, connections, emails sent
• Outcomes: Meetings booked, proposals sent, lead→order conversion
• Quality: CRM accuracy, on-time follow-ups, on-time deliveries, post-sale CSAT

Skills you’ll use & build

• Strong verbal + written communication; persuasion on calls
• MS Excel/Google Sheets basics for pricing and tracking
• CRM usage (Zoho/HubSpot or equivalent)
• Negotiation, problem-solving, and structured follow-ups

Who should apply

• Students/fresh grads (Business/Marketing/Commerce preferred) who want real sales reps’ muscle memory in one intense month.
• Prior client-facing experience is a plus, not a must. Coachability and hunger matter most.

What this can lead to

• Letter of recommendation + quantified outcomes for your resume
• Career-track readiness for SDR/BD/AE roles at growth-stage companies or your own startup