Business Development Officer

Recruiter: Talented Recruitment

Job Ref: DBN003340/Murra

Date posted: Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

SUMMARY: A dynamic and well-established company based in Melrose, Johannesburg is seeking a driven Business Development Officer to join their team.

The successful candidate will be responsible for identifying new business opportunities, building strong commercial relationships and driving the growth of commercial asset-finance solutions through proactive prospecting and business development.

POSITION INFO: Duties and responsibilities: Identify and secure new business opportunities through direct prospecting, referrals, suppliers, brokers and introducers. Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, business owners, suppliers, dealers, brokers and referral partners. Develop and manage a healthy pipeline of commercial asset-finance opportunities. Identify client funding requirements and assess the commercial viability of transactions. Understand asset values, transaction requirements, deposits, security, cash flow and client trading profiles. Structure and present suitable finance opportunities in collaboration with internal credit and operations teams. Manage transactions from initial enquiry through approval, documentation and payout. Maintain regular communication with clients and referral partners and ensure effective follow-through. Develop supplier, broker and introducer relationships to generate repeat business and referrals. Maintain accurate pipeline records, activity levels, expected deal values, gross profit and conversion probabilities. Work consistently towards agreed sales and profitability targets. Ensure all transactions comply with company credit, sales, documentation, confidentiality and compliance requirements. Requirements: Proven track record in business development, sales origination or commercial relationship management. Demonstrated ability to generate and close new business independently. Strong B2B sales and relationship-building experience. Ability to identify and develop commercial funding opportunities. Strong negotiation, communication and influencing skills. Commercially minded with sound judgement and problem-solving ability. Ability to manage a sales pipeline and work towards demanding targets. High level of initiative, accountability and resilience. Should you not receive a response within 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful. Please refer to our website, , where all our active vacancies are advertised. IMPORTANT NOTICE By applying to this advert you hereby acknowledge that you have read and accept the following Protection of Personal Information ACT (POPIA) disclaimer: I hereby consent for Talented Recruitment to process my personal information as part of the recruitment process. Talented Recruitment shall take all reasonable measures to protect the personal information of applicants and for the purpose of this disclaimer "personal information" shall be defined as detailed in the Protection of Personal Information Act, Act 4 of 2013 ("POPIA").