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Business Development Officer

Signal of Sarasota & Central East Florida
Sarasota, FL Full Time
POSTED ON 2/9/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/8/2025

Job Overview

We are seeking a motivated and results-driven Business Development Officer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for promoting our service to draw in potential clients. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the market, excellent customer service skills, and the ability to negotiate effectively. This position requires a proactive approach to business development and a passion for searching out new opportunities and clients to generate sales.

Duties

  • Identify and engage potential customers through various channels including telemarketing and networking.
  • Conduct market research to understand customer needs and industry trends.
  • Present and demonstrate our service solutions to clients, highlighting their benefits and features.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with existing clients to encourage repeat business.
  • Build and grow an ever increasing referral program to aid added sales
  • Analyze the territory/market’s potential, track sales and status reports
  • Utilize our CRM to track sales activities, manage leads, and report on progress.
  • Negotiate contracts and close sales while ensuring customer satisfaction.
  • Collaborate with the Ops team to develop strategies that drive sales growth.
  • Stay informed about service updates, industry developments, and competitive landscape.
  • Supply management with reports on customer needs, problems, interests, competitive activities, and potential for new services.

Requirements

  • Proven experience in sales or business development, preferably in "service" sales.
  • Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal.
  • Ability to provide exceptional customer service and support throughout the sales process.
  • Experience with CRM software is preferred.
  • Strong negotiation skills with a focus on achieving win-win outcomes.
  • Ability to work independently when generating leads and prospecting clients as well as part of a team in making the proposal transition to a sale.
  • A proactive attitude towards learning new technologies and market trends.
  • Ability to understand these sales are LONG lead times and to not be deflated
  • Be able to redirect your focus at any time
  • Ability to deliver to management comprehensive reports with evidential back up

If you want a challenge and are not afraid of long lead-times (can be as long as several months per sale) have the ability, drive, passion and integrity to succeed, then please accept the challenge.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Basic and Commission based. OTE $85,000 - $100,000 per year


Experience:

  • Business development: 2 years (preferred)
  • Sales: 2 years (Required)
  • CRM: 1 year (preferred)

Language:

  • English (Required)

License/Certification:

  • Driver's License - clean and valid in state of Florida (Required)

Work Location: In person

  • Office based in LWR 34240 (required, this is not a Work From Home position)

Salary : $85,000 - $100,000

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