Business Development Representative

Skills
Attention To DetailBusiness NetworkingCold CallingLead GenerationLead QualificationPhone EtiquetteSales And Marketing
Role

What the job involves

The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Sales, or Marketing
  • 1 year of professional work experience or equivalent experience
  • Experience in conducting sales campaigns or desire to learn
  • Exceptional persuasive verbal and written communication skills
  • Excellent telephone skills
  • High level of attention to detail
  • Completion of sales skills and/or phone skills training
  • Proficient in working with a CRM system
  • Strong prioritization and time management skills
  • Experience working in a fast-paced, disciplined, process-oriented sales environment

Nice to have

  • Responsiveness
  • Customer-centric
  • Displays empathy
  • Quality focused
  • Strategic
  • Creative
  • Focused
  • Multi-tasking
  • Sense of urgency
  • Strong work ethic
  • Self-directed
  • Resourceful
  • Accurate in recording information
  • Highly proficient computer skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Social networking skills

Day to day

  • Research potential prospects online to produce qualified call lists for sales colleagues
  • Grow business using sales and developing special projects
  • Oversee and provide support for multiple processes within Salesforce, Seamless AI, etc
  • Cold calling with the intent to develop new markets and customer base
  • Support lead and opportunity generation activities within the region
  • Recruit and drive attendance of new prospects and leads to various Strategic Information Group and industry events
  • Review and support the effective follow-up and management of sales leads
  • Collaborate with peers and sales representatives to ensure customer responsiveness and attainment of goals
  • Participate in team meetings and contribute to sales and marketing meetings on calling efforts to advance the sales cycle
  • Partake in projects with local and international project team members