What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Development Specialist position at LPi?
Communication Sales Consultant: Milwaukee, Chicago, Indianapolis
The LPi Communication Consultant is the primary Business Development Specialist. In this role, you will consult with churches throughout Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana, selling communication products such as weekly print and digital bulletins, websites and more to engage parishioners and fostering the many customer relationships we have in that region. You are driven by generating new opportunities, winning new customers, and retaining lifelong relationships with your existing customer base you’ll manage. You will partner with our local production facility in New Berlin, WI to ensure our high-quality print publications are delivered on time to your accounts. Form a long-term career at LPi with unlimited potential to build your territory and communicate your customers missions!
What will make you successful:
- Passion and drive to negotiate and close opportunities for new and existing customers maximizing your earning potential and exceeding your sales goals
- A strong comfort level with technology, CRM software, and screen sharing software
- Ability to gather, clean, and analyze territory sales data to provide actionable insights identifying trends, patterns, and anomalies
- Collaborate with the Advertising Sales Management Team to assess market value for new potential customers.
- Contacting and visiting key stakeholders at each account yearly to maintain lifelong customer relationships and provide the support they appreciate
- Thorough knowledge of business development practices and skills, in addition to advertising and print industry standards
- The ability to create and maintain records in Salesforce.com to qualify potential new customers, schedule presentations on LPi’s products and services to key decision makers, and turn established prospects into closed/won accounts
- Knowledge of the Catholic Church is helpful, but not required
- Ability to travel overnight within the multistate territory up to 60% of the time
Compensation and Benefits
- Starting Base Salary of $52k-57k Plus Uncapped Commissions and Bonuses
- First year earning potential ranges from $75-100k
- All Employee Bonus up to $2000
- Click here to learn more about our medical benefits, training, and other perks
We believe that where you work matters and that our employees make a difference. For five decades LPi has been the leader in print and digital communications helping thousands of churches and communities intentionally communicate with their audience while growing their engagement. Visit our website: https://www.4lpi.com/
Equal Opportunity Employer
Salary : $52,000 - $57,000
