# Business Development Manager (Chinese Mandarin)

SUMMARY: An established international freight forwarding and logistics business is seeking an experienced Business Development Manager who is fluent in Chinese Mandarin to drive new business growth and strengthen customer relationships. POSITION INFO: This role is suited to a commercially driven sales professional with a solid understanding of freight forwarding, clearing and logistics, as well as the ability to engage confidently with Mandarin-speaking clients. Duties: Develop and secure new business opportunities aligned with the company's growth strategy and commercial objectives. Build, maintain and nurture strong relationships with existing and prospective customers to maximise retention and revenue growth. Identify and explore new markets, industries and business opportunities across air, sea and roadfreight. Prepare and manage estimates, pricing proposals and customer quotations, ensuring competitive and commercially viable solutions. Collaborate with the Sales Director to identify new products, develop sales strategies and explore opportunities for business expansion. Monitor sales performance and maintain accurate records of prospecting, client meetings, presentation

- **Id**: 3659513
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/switch-recruit-business-development-manager-chinese-mandarin>
- **Role**: Management
- **Role family**: Management
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Johannesburg, South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-21T00:00:00Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-10-21T00:00:00Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 16
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2612
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 4497061
- **Name**: Switch Recruit
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/switch-recruit>
- **Is staffing agency**: yes
- **Employer type**: agency
- **Is intermediary**: no

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 16

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 5
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-03T03:04:00Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 37
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 0.85
- **P active**: 0.488
- **P room**: 0.9
- **Age days**: 15
- **Expected fill days**: 28
- **Reasons**: seen:15, agency, win:mid
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-05T05:54:30Z

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