Business Development Intern

About Next Quarter
Next Quarter is a Shopify CRO and growth agency for DTC fashion and lifestyle brands. We help founders turn existing traffic into revenue through conversion audits, A/B testing, store design and performance marketing, all run on 90-day growth roadmaps. We work with brands across India and are expanding into Australia, the UAE and the US.
The Role
You'll sit at the front of our sales engine. You'll be speaking directly with DTC founders, qualifying opportunities and moving deals from first call to signed contract. If you want to learn how an agency actually wins clients, this is a hands-on seat.
What you'll do
Make cold calls to DTC founders and marketing heads to book meetings
Run discovery calls to understand a brand's traffic, conversion rate, AOV and growth goals
Maintain and update the sales pipeline in our CRM, keeping every lead's stage, notes and next steps current
Prepare and manage MOUs and contracts, and coordinate with the founders through to signature
Research and build lead lists of Shopify brands that fit our ideal client profile
Follow up with prospects over email, LinkedIn and WhatsApp
Help prepare proposals and pitch decks tailored to each brand
Share weekly pipeline reports with the founders
What we're looking for
Excellent spoken and written English, with Hindi as a strong plus
Confident on the phone and comfortable with rejection
Organised and detail-oriented, able to track many conversations at once
Genuine interest in e-commerce, D2C brands or startups
Proficiency in Google Sheets or Excel and basic email tools
Self-driven and reliable in a remote setup
Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in business, marketing or a related field

Work arrangement
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