Business Development Manager, Temper
Retail
Plus Company Equity Plan
Flexible work platform
Job no longer available
Flexible work platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
Plus Company Equity Plan
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower people with opportunity by transforming the labour market to be more fair, accessible, and efficient.
Role
Who you are
- Have at least 5 years of experience in a similar role
- Have an established network of senior contacts at prospective enterprise clients in the retail industry
- Have the ability to win new business
- Demonstrate resilience and adaptability in navigating objections and being able to adapt to the changing business environment
- Have good communication and relationship-building skills
- Are a goal-getter that likes to succeed and over-perform targets
- Are a people person who easily connects with people
- Are a born strategic leader who can motivate and inspire others around you and make strategic decisions
What the job involves
- As a Strategic Business Development Manager, you will identify and develop new strategic enterprise partnerships in the retail industry
- Leveraging your extensive experience in business development, you will lead strategic initiatives to identify and cultivate new business opportunities within the retail sector. Your objective is to maximise the hours worked by new enterprise clients
- Identify and research potential enterprise customers and generate new leads through various channels like cold acquisition, social media, and network events in the retail industry
- Focus and build relationships with high-value enterprise clients with a potential of 50 flex workers per day
- Understand the broader business context, identify key decision-makers, make tailored solutions to address specific client needs, and navigate complex sales scenarios
- Devise and validate sales strategies to facilitate Temper's engagement with enterprise companies
- Provide leadership, guidance, and mentorship to junior and mid-level members of the sales team
- Develop an in-depth understanding of the retail industry and clients staffing needs to see how Temper fits in
- Acquire in-depth knowledge of the Temper Platform and communicate these features effectively to new potential clients
- Utilise CRM (Salesforce) and outreach tools like Salesloft and resources to cultivate and maintain a healthy sales pipeline
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve revenue targets and being able to solve complex problems
- You are successful if you can achieve individual targets and develop and inspire junior team members
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Finding flexible workers in bulk can be challenging for many industries. Temper is a digital job notice board that connects professionals with companies looking for shift-based work. Its platform enables workers to control when and where they work, and for how much, while providing companies with the tools to find and manage their freelance workforce online.
As the demand for flexible employment has increased, Temper has risen in popularity with its platform providing its 487,000+ workers across the Netherlands and the UK, with access to over 10,000 clients across a wide range of work sectors (including retail, logistics, hospitality, construction, and more).
Due to the diverse offering of work available on the platform, Temper encourages workers to develop a broad range of knowledge and skills, all while providing users with more freedom and social fulfillment. The company has experienced substantial growth and is well-positioned to be a leading FreeFlex work platform.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Aug 2025
$4.1m
SEED
Sep 2018
$4.7m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $8.7m
Company benefits
- 🌴 UNLIMITED HOLIDAYS | In consultation with your manager, you can always take vacation days. However, you remain responsible for achieving your goals.
- 🚀 FLEXIBLE AND REMOTE WORK | We offer flexible working hours and an opportunity to work remotely - some of us want to get out of bed early, others are night owls. We focus on results, not on what time you start.
- 💸 COMPANY EQUITY | We want everyone at Temper to Own It. Therefore you will be part of the attractive Company Equity Plan (SARs).
- 🌱 LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT BUDGET | Once a year you will receive a personal budget for external training opportunities. Grow with us!
- 💻 LAPTOP | A laptop of choice and all the gear you need.
- 👴👵 PENSION PLAN
Company HQ
Sloten en Riekerpolder, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Leadership
Niels Arntz
(Co-Founder)Founder of RAUW Amsterdam. Former Member of the Design Leadership Forum at InVision.
Niek van Leeuwen
(Co-Founder & CEO)Former Head of Nordics, Baltics and Benelux at Uber.
Maarten Zoomers
(Co-Founder & COO)Former Consultant at McKinsey.
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