Summary of Role

The DG Business Development Associate is responsible for delivering an amazing customer experience, both internally and externally, while exceeding performance targets. The DG Business Development Associate supports the Residential and Commercial Divisions and is responsible for supporting the Business Development Director. The Business Development Associate will be responsible for lead generation, new business document compliance, proposal creation, and onboarding of new business. This role will support the Business Development Director to ensure follow-up is completed for all new lead generation, all documents for new leads are fully executed and signed, proposal creation, and smooth onboarding transition.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Build strong relationships between clients and all stakeholders ensuring positive, long-term partnerships.
• Assist with developing sales and marketing strategies.
• Assist with developing sales targets and growth projections.
• Manage document control and compliance.
• Track lead lifecycle and status.
• Create business development proposals.
• Other work duties as assigned.

General Skills/Competencies:

• College Degree in Business Administration or related field, preferred.
• Years of related experience will be considered to meet education preference.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Must demonstrate a proactive approach to work assignments.
• Must possess a willingness to work independently, but also be comfortable working as part of a team.
• Proven experience prioritizing work tasks.
• Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced, often hectic environment while meeting tight deadlines.
• Must be a detail-oriented individual, especially under pressure.
• Strong organizational skills are a must.
• Hours of operation may vary between Eastern and Pacific time zones – ideal candidate must be flexible to work between these time zones as needed.
• Bi-lingual in English and Spanish, highly preferred.

Experience:

• 1-2 years’ experience in a business development role, required.
• Solar experience, preferred.
• Salesforce experience, preferred.

Office Physical Requirements

All positions in our office require interaction with people and technology while standing or sitting. To best serve our customers, internal and external, all employees must be able to communicate face-to-face and on the phone with or without reasonable accommodation. NovaSource is committed to compliance with its obligations under all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. In keeping with this commitment, it attempts to reasonably accommodate applicants and employees in accordance with the requirements of disability discrimination laws. It also invites individuals with disabilities to participate in a good faith, interactive process to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made without imposing undue hardship.

Please note that potential candidates will meet the education and experience requirements in the above job description and excel in completing the listed responsibilities for this role. All candidates receiving an offer of employment must provide acceptable documentation as evidence of identity and U.S. employment authorization, successfully pass a required background check, and pass a possible pre-employment drug screen, and/or any other test that may be required for the role.

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It is NovaSource Power’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees. NovaSource disapproves of, and will not tolerate, unlawful discrimination against any applicant or employee because of race, color, national origin or ancestry, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, age, religion, disability, family care status, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state or federal laws.