Business Development Intern

Willow (plantwillow.com) is a carbon-negative soil startup based in California. Our mission is to harness the power of nature to help fight the climate crisis. Our first product is a carbon-negative soil amendment made from organic biochar that helps gardeners water less, grow healthier plants, and reduce global warming.

We are looking for an ambitious, highly-organized, and creative business development intern to help us build awareness + sales for our products. This is a unique opportunity to join a fast-growing, early-stage startup in the rapaidly-expanding climate tech space. We're looking for someone who's passionate about climate change, has strong prospecting + sales experience, and loves gardening + plants!

Responsibilities:

• Support the creation and presentation of new ideas to add value to our products to increase sales and company revenue.
• Analyze consumer behavior and anticipate market trends to develop solutions to consumer problems and needs.
• Perform and present competitor analysis to identify areas where our company can surpass the industry’s competitors and forge ahead to gain increased market share.
• Analyze sales and trends to promote ideas for sustained revenue growth.
• Identify and Evaluate new customers to increase the company’s sales targets and marketing campaign audience.
• Work to improve the customer feedback channels and communication to ensure a constant flow of reviews from them.
• Identify and report market lucrative business opportunities to capitalize on and increase the market share.
• Help to prepare a new sales and marketing plan for existing and under developing products.

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal skills and proficiency in clearly communicating the strategy, either verbally or in written form.
• Well-rounded young professional who can evaluate a business for its weaknesses and strengths.
• Ongoing bachelor’s degree in Business Operations, Finance or marketing, and other related fields.
• Good negotiation and persuasion skills will come in handy.
• A solution-oriented approach and the ability to keep calm under pressure and solve problems timely and effectively.
• Leadership and managerial skills are a must.
• Strong communication and writing skills
• High levels of organization and professionalism
• Passion for climate change and/or gardening