Business Development Executive

https://www.autogate.com/employment/

Summary

The Business Development Executive (BDE) will focus on customer acquisition, lead generation, and prospect management as this role will garner and meet with potential clients. The BDE will be responsible to research client business referrals, network, and web leads; provide prospective customers/ clients will all services offered and additional presentations as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Initiate exploratory calls with customers
• Understand buyer personas and the needs and “pains” of our target market
• Generating and qualifying leads by cold-calling, cold-emailing, and social selling
• Coordinate with Sales team to create mutually beneficial proposals
• Keeping accurate and up to date notes and client information in the CRM software
• Develop and maintain relationships with new clients, dealers, contractors, and end-users (potentially large national accounts)
• Brainstorming and executing new strategies for our target market
• Know and apply industry standards including UL325, F2200, ASTM F2656; keep up to date on trends and news from the industry, our competitors, and target market
• Conduct regular Lunch and Learns
• Networking, face-to-face meetings, and any other activities that help to generate and close leads
• Attend Trade Shows
• Maintain weekly expense reports
• Maintain a calendar of pre-set calls, tasks/follow ups, and appointments; report on progress of calls and develop follow up strategies as needed.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally, as needed to accomplish goals and objectives
• Demonstrate a sustained true hunter mindset with an unrelenting drive to identify, pursue, and wind new business opportunities across target markets.
• Other duties may be assigned
   

Additional Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver presentations about our products and services
• Regularly communicate and collaborate with other members of the Business Development and Sales department to discuss processes and procedures as well as identify areas of improvement

Supervisory Responsibilities                                                    

       This position has no supervisor responsibilities.

Education and/or Experience                                                   

Associate’s degree and  three (3) to five (5) years business development or sales experience; or High School Diploma or GED with six (6) or more years of experience in the business development or sales field.  Experience with lead generation and prospect management. Excellent verbal and written communication skills; the ability to call, connect, and interact with potential customers. Persuasive and goal oriented. Possess an energetic, outgoing and friendly demeanor. Able to professionally and confidential communicate with C-Level executives. Excellent time manager and analytical skills, demonstrated and proven sales results.

Expectations

• Embrace the EOS process and integrate into all Department activities
• Understand the roles of company leadership and AutoGate team members, system resources and processes both intra and inter department positions and duties
• Utilize the most effective form of communication with employees, managers, co-workers, clients and vendors
• Understand that daily tasks through long-term company vision are interwoven in the AutoGate EOS. Prioritize and re-prioritize tasks in a dynamic fluid environment
• Display a willingness to make decisions, exhibit sound and accurate judgement, support and explain the reason and measure in your decision-making process
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities at the same time while meeting deadlines

Personal Protective Equipment

The person performing this job function is required to wear safety glasses with side shields at any time that they are performing any duties in the production area of the shop.  Safety shoes should be worn when on the production floor; open toe shoes and sandals are not permitted in the production areas of the shop.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

This position operates in a professional office environment with frequent interaction on a production floor. The Business Development Executive routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones and printers. May occasionally need to balance, bend, stoop, crouch, kneel, push, pull, reach, reach above shoulder, squat and engage in repetitive motions. May occasionally be required to enter shop floor where personal protective equipment (PPE) is required, involving exposure to inside and outside heat/cold/wet/humid or dry conditions. The noise level in the work environment will vary and can occasionally be moderate to loud when on the production floor. The individual must be able to navigate both office and industrial environments safely and effectively.