Business Development Manager- Dallas, Texas
Terracare Associates
2021-12-03 09:02:12
Dallas, Texas, United States
Job type: fulltime
Job industry: Consulting & Corporate Strategy
Job description
Terracare Associates is part of a larger organization, Monarch Landscaping. Monarch is a collection of top local and regional landscape companies, which includes over 30 branches and over 1500 employees.
- Interface with Operations Managers to develop, present and negotiate the recommended portfolio of services to ensure profitability and customer satisfaction
- Manage opportunities through Salesforce to provide visibility of sales efforts to management
- Develop contacts and prospects to ensure long-term profitability for Monarch and its customers through cold-calling, market research, and internal lead development
- Assist Operations teams with generating Request for Proposals.
- Reply to client Requests for Proposal in a timely and professional manner
- Meet or exceed established annual sales targets
- Attend RFP pre-bid meetings and proposal presentations
- Maintain relationships with key clients to seek out and take advantage of opportunities for networking and additional sales generation
- Ensure a smooth transition from contract signing to contract fulfillment by facilitating introductory meeting and site walk-through between client and operations
- Attend staff and sales meetings to assess business opportunities and ensure mutual understanding of Monarch's strategic focus
- Facilitate contact with existing and potential clients via trade shows, association events, and meetings
- Manage sales promotions budget
- Other duties as assigned
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education
- At least 3 years' B2B sales experience
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Horticulture Communications or Marketing, or at least 5 years related work experience.
Language Skills
- Ability to read, write and comprehend English
- Ability to speak effectively, present information and answer questions
Mathematical Skills
- Basic math
Reasoning Ability
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions
- Ability to analyze and interpret business periodicals
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions in written, oral, diagram and/or schedule format
Certificates, Licenses and Registrations
- As required by state and federal law
- Valid driver license issued by the state where employed
- Certified Landscape Technician (CLT) and/or other relevant licenses a plus
Other Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Strong customer service
- Ability to work variable hours, including evenings and weekends, and to travel extensively within assigned territory
- Experience working the commercial property managers a plus
- Excellent oral and written communication
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks
- Organizational skills
- Flexibility
- Intermediate understanding of CRM software
- Intermediate understanding of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.
- Constantly required to talk, hear, see, sit, stand and walk
- Must be able to see at close vision, distant vision, peripherally, have depth perception and have the ability to adjust focus
- Frequent use of hands to manipulate, handle or feel objects, tools or controls
- Frequently required to reach, bend, twist, stoop, crouch, climb and balance
- Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.
- Occasionally works with mechanical objects and outside in all weather conditions
- Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals
- Occasionally exposed to loud noise levels