Executive Assistant

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT – BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
KI & KA | FURNITURE & HOME DÉCOR
**Location:** Pune
**Experience:** 1–2 Years
**Industry:** E-commerce / Furniture / Home Décor / Lifestyle
**Employment Type:** Full-Time
**Joining:** Immediate / Short Notice Preferred
ABOUT KI & KA
**Ki & Ka** is SpazioLiv's e-commerce brand focused on **furniture and home décor**, offering curated loose furniture and décor products to customers across India, with plans for international expansion.
We are looking for a highly proactive **Executive Assistant – Business Development** who will work closely with the leadership team and take ownership of **calling, business outreach, lead generation, relationship building and converting opportunities into business**.
This is **not a traditional administrative Executive Assistant role**. The person should be commercially driven and comfortable spending a significant part of the day **calling, networking, following up and creating business opportunities**.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Business Calling & Lead Generation
* Make outbound calls to potential customers, business prospects and relevant industry contacts.
* Identify and qualify potential business opportunities.
* Follow up on leads generated through website, social media, campaigns, referrals and other channels.
* Maintain a structured calling and follow-up pipeline.
* Convert conversations into meetings, enquiries and business opportunities.
Business Development
* Identify opportunities with **interior designers, architects, real estate professionals, developers, hospitality businesses, corporate offices and other potential B2B customers**.
* Build and maintain a database of prospective clients and business contacts.
* Develop relationships that can generate recurring business for Ki & Ka.
* Support partnerships, collaborations and referral opportunities.
Leadership Support
* Work directly with the leadership team on business-development initiatives.
* Prepare daily/weekly business-development updates.
* Coordinate meetings, follow-ups and action items.
* Track important business opportunities from initial contact through closure.
CRM & Reporting
* Maintain accurate lead and contact records.
* Update CRM / trackers regularly.
* Track calls, meetings, follow-ups, conversions and pending opportunities.
* Prepare basic MIS and business-development reports.
KPIs / KRAs
* Daily outbound calls
* Qualified leads generated
* Meetings / enquiries generated
* Lead-to-meeting conversion
* Business generated
* New B2B relationships developed
* Follow-up completion
* CRM accuracy
* Revenue generated from sourced opportunities
CANDIDATE PROFILE
* 1–2 years of experience in **business development, inside sales, telecalling, sales coordination, e-commerce or a similar role**.
* Excellent verbal communication and confidence on calls.
* Comfortable making high-volume outbound calls.
* Strong follow-up and persuasion skills.
* Commercially minded and target-oriented.
* Excellent coordination and organizational skills.
* Comfortable working directly with founders / senior leadership.
* Good knowledge of Excel / Google Sheets and CRM tools.
* Prior experience in furniture, home décor, interiors, lifestyle or e-commerce is an advantage.
IMPORTANT
We are looking for someone who is **hungry to build business**, not someone who is primarily looking for a conventional EA/administrative role.
The candidate must be comfortable with **calling, follow-ups, networking, lead generation and revenue-oriented work**.

Work arrangement
No