Manager - Business Development

About the job

Coats is a world leader in thread manufacturing and structural components for apparel and footwear, as well as an innovative pioneer in performance materials.

Trusted by the world's leading companies to deliver crucial, innovative, and sustainable solutions, we provide value-adding products including apparel, footwear and specialty threads.

With a proud heritage dating back more than 250 years and a spirit of evolution to constantly stay ahead of changing market needs, we have operations across 50 countries with a workforce of over 17,000, serving our customers worldwide.

Coats Footwear

Headquartered in the UK, Coats* connects talent, textiles, and technology to make a better and more sustainable world.

www.coats.com

Position: Business Development Manager

Location: Bangalore

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Collect data on consumers, competitors and market place and consolidate information into actionable items, reports and presentations
• Use multiple databases both free and paid to access information on the garment industry – and generate actionable leads for the business
• Ensure follow up is done on generated leads with respective sales leaders in different regions and share results/progress.
• Perform valid and reliable market research
• Interpret data, formulate reports and make recommendations
• Use online market research and catalogue findings to databases
• Provide competitive analysis on various companies’ market offerings, identify market trends, pricing/business models, sales and methods of operation
• Evaluate program methodology and key data to ensure that data captured is accurate and actionable
• Remain fully informed on market trends, other parties researches and implement best practices

Requirements:

• PG with 4 Years of experience into Business development and Sales.
• Proven Market Research Analysis experience
• Ability to interpret large amounts of data and to multi-task
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Excellent knowledge of statistical packages (SPSS, SAS or similar), databases and MS Office
• Search engines, web analytics and business research tools acumen
• Familiarity with CRM programs
• Adequate knowledge of data collection methods (polls, focus groups, surveys etc)
• Working knowledge of data warehousing, modelling and mining
• Strong analytical and critical thinking

At Coats Group, we are committed to innovation, excellence, and fostering a diverse and collaborative environment where every team member can thrive. If you are passionate about making an impact in the textile industry and eager to join a global leader with a rich heritage and a forward-thinking approach, we invite you to take the next step in your career with us.