Business Development Executive

Description:

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the President to execute strategic and tactical sales plans that produce a track record of long-term profitable growth.
• Research prospects, initiate contacts (phone calls, letters, emails) and build relationships with prospective clients through virtual and in-person meetings.
• Write proposals; interface with appropriate field management to establish pricing that is consistent with the company’s financial objectives.
• Make follow-up calls/emails, set follow-up appointments, and make formal sales presentations to prospective new business accounts.
• Collaborate with appropriate internal resources to develop comprehensive sales presentation materials tailored to the account.
• Log and organize activities utilizing the company’s Client Relationship Management system (CRM).
• Use the consultative sales strategy to effectively overcome client objections, negotiate deals, and close the sale.
• Collaborate with internal service staff to ensure that accounts sold are consistent with service resources and candidate pool.
• Transition accounts to the service team with high client satisfaction.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent business experience.
• 3-5 years of staffing industry experience, preferably in business development/sales with 2+ years of recent experience in selling staffing services.
• Familiar with consultative, solutions-based selling.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Skill in relationship builder and management.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Strong sales presentation and persuasion skills.
• Energetic, self-manager who can compete to achieve sales goals.
• Works well within a quota driven, commission-based environment.
• Understands financials and has ability to analyze, interpret and prepare statistical sales data.
• Possess a positive attitude with self-confidence and trustworthiness.
• Strong work ethic and high sense of urgency.
• Ability to use computer systems (Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office products, CRM application).
• Flexibility to travel.