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Business Development Specialist

BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU
Hybrid work in St. Louis, MO Full Time
POSTED ON 3/26/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/26/2025

Are you:

  • An experienced outbound call tele-sales professional looking for a rewarding position with an organization you can be proud to represent?
  • In search of a sales career that offers a great work/life balance?
  • A person who likes to work for a greater cause, knowing that the work you perform matters?

Better Business Bureau keeps growing and has immediate openings for three qualified Business Development Specialists. This is an inside phone sales position, contacting owners of ethical, highly-rated businesses and inviting them to apply for BBB accreditation.

How to win:

Success in this role requires a results-driven, “hunter” mentality with significant time on the telephone. If you can generate 100-120 outbound calls to business owners every day and close 3-5 sales each week, you will earn a great living here. Historically, top reps earn 6-figure salaries annually.

Candidates with prior success in B2B sales, including lead generation and cold calling in a 1-call-close environment, are preferred. Preference may be given to candidates fluent in conversational Spanish.

Must-haves:
  • High level of integrity
  • Strong work ethic
  • Great phone voice & etiquette
  • Trainable/coachable
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Professionalism
  • An intense desire to be successful
  • Excellent computer skills

If you have the character and experience to be successful and are looking for a career or place to stay until you're ready to retire ... a place with great pay, great benefits, great culture & great people .... you just found it.

What you’ll get:

  • $30K annual salary to start OR commission, whichever is greater
  • Bonus opportunities
  • Paid training to ensure your success
  • Association with a nationally known and respected brand
  • Awards & recognition
  • Fun staff events
  • Work/life balance: a 37.5-hour work week, Monday-Friday with no nights or weekends
  • Hybrid work environment
Benefits include:
  • Health, dental, vision insurance options
  • Paid life insurance and long-term disability insurance
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) and 10 holidays
  • Career development resources and assistance
  • Paid covered parking pass for the Metropolitan Square building where BBB is located
  • Flexible spending account
  • Parental leave
  • Employee assistance program
Who you’re working with:

We’re a hundred-year-old company with a start-up attitude. Our mission is to be the leader in advancing marketplace trust, educating consumers and helping businesses be better.

At BBB, we embrace diversity and strive to create an inclusive environment that provides all team members with the opportunity to thrive. We foster a culture in which our differences are celebrated; our differences are what makes us a better business! We are proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer and will not discriminate based on race, color, gender, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, disability status, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

Salary : $30,000

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