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VisualScape is looking for a Business Development Manager to join the team. It is the primary responsibility of the Business Development Representative to bring a consistent flow of profitable new business to the business enterprise, in accordance with the company’s sales and marketing plan. The ideal candidate is career oriented, self-motivated, result driven and goal oriented.
Skills/Abilities:
Family and team oriented, wants to continually grow and improve, high-level of ownership, problem solving, attention to detail, self-motivated, and likes working in a fast-paced environment.

Essential Job Duties:

• Compiles lists of prospective customers for use as sales leads
• Solicits sufficient new business opportunities for the organization to meet sales objectives
• Builds relationships that lead to new business.
• Prepares proposals for new work in a professional manner.
• Keeps a record and aggressively pursues new opportunities for new business
• Ensures that estimates are prepared and approved
• Develops bid calendars and pricing strategies
• Assists in the customer retention and account renewal processes
• Gives constructive and honest feedback regarding customer perception of product and service value
• Travels throughout assigned territory to call on regular and prospective customers
• Composes, types and edits correspondence, reports, memoranda, and other material requiring judgment as to content, accuracy, and completeness
• Confers with department heads to discuss possible new accounts and to outline new policies or sales promotion campaigns
• Acts as a liaison between sales department and other sales related units
• Prepares periodic sales reports showing sales volume and potential sales
• Attends trade shows and association meetings to promote product and services
• Adheres to company standards and regulations

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Competencies

Customer Service

• Manages difficult or emotional customer situations
• Responds promptly to customer needs
• Solicits customer feedback to improve service

Interpersonal Skills

• Focuses on solving conflict
• Maintains confidentiality
• Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things

Professionalism

• Approaches others in a tactful manner
• Reacts well under pressure
• Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position
• Accepts responsibility for own actions
• Follows through on commitments

Initiative

• Undertakes self-development activities
• Seeks increased responsibilities
• Takes independent actions and calculated risks
• Looks for and takes advantage of opportunities
• Asks for and offers help when needed

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Horticultural experience a plus.

Computer Skills

• Microsoft Office
• PDF and E-File Plan Conversions • Certificates,

• Current Drivers License with clean driving record