Business Development Manager

$75,000 - $85,000/Yr

Element Materials Technology - Saint Paul, MN

posted 6 months ago

Full-time - Mid Level
Saint Paul, MN
5,001-10,000 employees
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods

About the position

As one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world, Element is actively recruiting for an ambitious Business Development Manager based in York or Western Connecticut to join our expanding Northeastern US team. This unique opportunity will allow you to increase knowledge and expertise in lab services across the Aerospace, Defense, Space, and Technical Engineering industries. Catapult your career by partnering with the US Business Development Director to develop and execute aggressive growth strategies across the York, Western Connecticut, and surrounding area markets. In this role, you will drive sales expansion by identifying and onboarding new customers while re-engaging with dormant accounts across the Northeastern US. You will build and maintain positive relationships with existing strategic and key customer accounts to uncover additional growth opportunities and revenue streams, through the understanding of customer project scopes and application of related analytical services. You will own lead generation, deal negotiation, and agreement closure in the B2B sales cycle, overseeing internal collaboration with Project Management and Lab Operations teams to ensure a successful customer experience. Additionally, you will gather and analyze market and industry intelligence, metrics, and trends to influence your sales approach and differentiate Element as an industry leader and testing partner of choice. This is a remote position with flexibility to manage your day-to-day schedule and meet customer site visit requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Drive sales expansion by identifying and onboarding new customers.
  • Re-engage with dormant accounts across the Northeastern US.
  • Build and maintain positive relationships with existing strategic and key customer accounts.
  • Uncover additional growth opportunities and revenue streams through understanding customer project scopes.
  • Own lead generation, deal negotiation, and agreement closure in the B2B sales cycle.
  • Oversee internal collaboration with Project Management and Lab Operations teams to ensure a successful customer experience.
  • Gather and analyze market and industry intelligence, metrics, and trends to influence sales approach.
  • Differentiate Element as an industry leader and testing partner of choice.

Requirements

  • 4 to 8 years of B2B sales experience in a professional environment, with monthly targets focused on new lead generation and sales pipeline development.
  • Post secondary education (certificate, diploma, degree) or a combination of relevant experience and supplementary professional development.
  • Clear, confident, and proactive communication to elicit internal cooperation and gain customer trust.
  • Motivated and driven to quickly learn about the Aerospace, Defense, Space, and Technical Engineering industries, technical lab knowledge and processes, and Element service offerings.
  • Reliable transportation to accommodate customer site visits within territory and travel approximately 50% - 75% of the time.

Nice-to-haves

  • Industry (Aerospace, Defense, Space, and Technical Engineering) related experience and/or education.

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary of $75,000.00 - $85,000.00 USD plus variable commission.
  • Flexible remote work options.
  • Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
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