Business Development Officer (Select Customer) jobs in Louisiana

Overview

The Business Development Position will be based in the Louisiana, service the Gulf Coast Region and execute commercial sales activities. Applicant should have a strong understanding of the sales process, excelling at prospecting, converting leads, building relationships, and closing business.

Responsibilities

The ideal candidate will be a self-motivated quick learner, with a bias for action. The candidate will possess strong negotiating skills, the ability to showcase our offerings in a compelling way and be comfortable presenting in front of groups. The person must be able to work collaboratively in a team environment, to ensure a culture of success is maintained.

· Engage with customers to develop, maintain, and expand commercial relationships

· Present and sell products and services to current and potential customers

· Prepare action plans and schedules to identify specific customer targets for new business growth

· Prospect industry accounts to expand customer base

· Work closely with estimating, engineering, and purchasing to ensure providing best solution to customers.

· Develop and maintain sales materials and current product knowledge

· Establish and maintain current client and potential customer relationships; identify and resolve customer concerns

· Prepare a variety of status reports, including itineraries, timely call reports and expense reports; review monthly sales reports in order to monitor customer performance and evaluate appropriate business actions; forecast annual territory sales, report pertinent customer data, gather and report on competitive activity.

· Achieve monthly, quarterly, and annual sales goals within assigned territory

· Participate in marketing events such as seminars, tradeshows, and marketing events

· Assist with overdue collections of accounts within the region.

Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred and/or three years to five years of applicable industrial/technical sales experience required

· Process water filtration experience strongly preferred

· Proven track record of successfully increasing territory sales volume consistently

· Ability to persuade and influence others as well as develop and deliver sales presentations

· Computer proficiency required

· Strong time management skills and the ability to organize and manage multiple priorities

· Must be a strong team player with the ability to work with high performance teams

· Customer-oriented and able to adapt to changing customer requirements; Strong problem-solving skills required

· Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills as well as ability to utilize appropriate e-mail and telephone etiquette; ability to write routine reports and correspondence; Ability to speak, listen and communicate well throughout all levels of the organization

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $100,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance

Schedule:

• Evenings as needed
• Weekends as needed

Travel requirement:

• Travel

Work Location: In person