Sales/Business Development Specialist

Eagan Building Group is currently hiring for a full-time Business Development Manager. This is a newly created position designed to to identify and provide new business opportunities for commercial and industrial construction projects in the St. Louis Metropolitan area including St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Charles County, Warren County, Franklin County, and Jefferson County. This position is primarily remote, but will some in-office time as needed.

In addition to a base salary with high bonus potential and our family-like, collaborative culture, we offer our employees the following benefits:

• Paid vacations
• Paid holidays
• Simple IRA with a 3% company match
• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• Short term disability and life insurance

ABOUT EAGAN BUILDING GROUP

We started Eagan Building Group in 2008 with a passion for building in our hearts and a belief that there is "A Better Way To Build." Our company offers superior design and construction services that provide our clients with new buildings and furnishing spaces. No matter the budget or deadline, we are driven to help our clients from beginning to end and get the job done. We love the challenge of turning ideas into functional and beautiful structures, and nobody does it better than our skilled team of architects, engineers, subcontractors, and field employees.

We are a family-oriented organization that believes in providing employees with an honest work atmosphere and the tools needed to be personally and professionally successful. Our management is open to employee feedback, and if things go wrong, we blame the process and not the person. We have a very tight-knit group of employees that care for each other, and the competitive wages and benefits are a major plus. To keep our employees close, we also like to promote from within!

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Business Development Manager should be an energetic individual to represent the company brand, core values and assist in implementing the business development strategies; while building a pipeline of profitable opportunities and strategic relationships for the assigned regions, or as otherwise directed.

The responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Must possess a passion for meeting new people and fostering meaningful, long-term relationships.
• Attend industry specific networking organizations, trade shows, and social events to identify potential business partnerships and clients.
• Must be a self-starter with the ability to work autonomously.
• Build trust with clients through regular contact ensuring all their needs are met throughout the sales process.
• Attend customer meetings and participate in pre-construction process through contract signing.
• Possess highly developed organizational & planning skills, time management skills, and written/oral communication skills.
• Disciplined in utilizing customer resource management software to actively monitor and further sales cycles.
• Be able to quickly develop a working knowledge of core services and industry specific practices.
• Be accountable for working with external marketing agency to produce newsletters, direct mail postcards, blog posts, and other brand communications.
• Must possess strong computer skills and be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated ability to network with appropriate individuals to create new business opportunities.
• Experience in sales for construction materials, industrial equipment, or related industries a plus, but not required.

EOE/Drug Screen Required