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Sales/Business Specialist
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY
Your primary role is to generate a large quantity of new business leads and prospects for the firm according to a pre-defined set of client criteria. The new business developer generates research on prospects and assembles reports to use in attracting and inciting prospects interest in the agency. Also, the new business developer maintains the prospect database, makes and keeps appointments, cold calls leads and prospects, maintains and follows up on regular new business developer mailings to prospects, looks for new leads and creates prospect profiles.
Your secondary role is to foster business relationships and offer advice and support for clients through a wide range of knowledge on growing businesses. Not only do you sell our services, but you will need to be able to link our services with client business growth through a solid understanding of business through your own experiences.
SKILLS
We would prefer candidates with at least 5 years of selling skills experience, however we will consider others that could prove they have the majority of the following
Have demonstrated skills for prospecting for new business
Grown existing accounts through relationship based selling
Comfortable attending Networking Events
Excellent oral and written communication
Above average organizational skills
Able to work independently, but also a very strong team player
EXPERIENCE
Developed relationships with Owners, Presidents and General Managers of small to medium sized-companies by
Creating and implementing sales plans
Have sold and are comfortable in a commission based selling environment
Past experience dealing with top level decision makers and comfortable calling on them
Sold product or service based on value not price
Strong closing skills
Willingness to prospect