Company Description

Maritime Strategies International (MSI) Ltd is a dynamic and highly successful shipping, offshore and renewables consultancy business, widely respected for its forecasting and business advisory services to prestigious clients in the financial services sector and shipping/offshore industries across the globe.

Targeting significant growth over the coming years, we are seeking a Commercial & Business Development Executive to accelerate our corporate footprint across the Asia-Pacific region. We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic individual to deepen relationships with our existing clients and actively seek new opportunities as we continue to expand our innovative online forecasting services, unique data platform, and strategic advisory services.

The successful candidate will:

● Research and build targeted prospect lists across maritime sectors in our core Asian territories

● Execute high-volume outbound calling, email and sales campaigns to reach senior decision-makers

● Conduct platform demonstrations and articulate MSI's value proposition to convert prospects into opportunities

● Own the CRM (Pipedrive) for Asia, ensuring accurate tracking of deals and pipeline stages

● Set up and manage trial accounts, monitor client usage, and support regional marketing events and conferences

● Assist with tender and bid support, meeting preparation, and distribution of marketing materials

The ideal candidate will have:

● Warm, polished, and highly engaging presence with a natural passion for networking and building immediate rapport with stakeholders at all levels

● Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Maritime Studies, Business Administration, International Trade, Marketing or relevant disciplines

● At least 1 year experience in outbound sales, business development, or an inside sales role (maritime, SaaS or financial data experience a plus)

● Excellent written and spoken English; fluency in Mandarin, Japanese or Korean is a strong advantage

● Hands-on experience with CRMs (Pipedrive, Salesforce etc), LinkedIn Sales Navigator and presentation tools

● Resilience, commercial curiosity, and comfort balancing client-facing outreach with day-to-day administrative work

Salary S$3,500 – S$4,500 + Bonus + Uncapped Incentive

In return, MSI offers a competitive base salary plus bonus and an uncapped incentive tied to pipeline creation and closed revenue. The successful candidate will gain unrestricted access to MSI's proprietary global shipping research and direct mentorship from the Director of Asia, in a challenging yet rewarding environment and will be exposed to an array of shipping sectors and financial services clients.

For further information on MSI please visit our website at www.msiltd.com.

Commercial & Business Development Executive (Asia)