Are you competitive? Do you thrive on hitting targets and surpassing expectations? Are you great with people and driven to find solutions?

GBS is looking for competitive, driven and forward-thinking candidates to join our Business Development team.

GBS is a leading information solutions provider, partnering with some of the world's most established brand names as well as smaller forward-thinking organizations. As part of an industry-leading team, you will help empower results for our clients by delivering ground-breaking and effective solutions as America's Productivity Partner. We are a welcoming, smart and talented group of people who care deeply about what we do. We work hard but laugh harder. We challenge the status quo. We value humility, integrity, and responsibility. We get things done. You'll love it here!

Join the GBS Corp. Business Development Program. We offer a family-oriented culture; supported by a solid employee-owned enterprise - giving you the best of both worlds.

About GBS Corp:

📚 Industry Leading Training: We are committed to L & D. We grow leaders!

🩺 Competitive and Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision

🩹 Employer Paid Life and Disability

💰 Generous Company Paid Retirement Plan

💲 Cash Profit-Sharing

❤ Wellness Program

🎇 9-10 Paid Holidays

POSITION SUMMARY

As a Business Development Associate (BDA), you will be responsible for nurturing and developing leads into qualified sales opportunities, as well as supporting the sales team with prospect development. This role will be a fast-paced challenge, and you will need to bring a positive, go-getter attitude every day. This position is an entry-level new business development role with the trajectory of advancing into a Sales Associate position.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop a thorough understanding of GBS products and services to promote and communicate them to potential buyers (or to the market).
• Promote GBS Products and Services through all facets of business development, promotions and communications.
• Phone-based prospecting with a predefined account list to promote products and uncover interested prospects that will flow through the sales process.
• Generate early-stage demand resulting in an increase of quality leads into the sales pipeline.
• Participate with Sales Reps to learn the sales process prior to successfully transitioning into a sales role.
• Utilization of NetSuite for documenting prospecting efforts and tracking client information.
• Make suggestions to improve the process and increase sales performance.
• Utilize MS software programs for personal productivity on your computer. The programs are used for business development scripts, presentations and personal productivity.
• Timely completion of all weekly and monthly reports and activities.
• Must meet minimum assigned business development goals or requirements and provide all requested activity reports to your manager.
• Read brochures and education materials and attend system demonstrations in order to become intimately familiar with the various GBS products.
• Participates in sales events (e.g. trade shows, seminars), as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned and/or assume additional responsibilities as required.

QUALIFICATIONS (Knowledge, Skills, and Ability Requirements)

• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Previous inbound or outbound sales development experience [1-2 years] preferred
• A can-do attitude and tenacious spirit
• A go-getter that takes the initiative to make things happen rather than waiting.
• Coachability: You constantly want to improve and are open to constructive feedback.
• Flexibility to adapt to change and thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Experienced in utilizing the PC, Microsoft Office and the internet for presentation, business software, project management, and all forms of communication.
• Effective verbal/written communication skills. Ability to communicate in a professional manner when dealing with customers, partners, etc.
• A strong goal orientation
• Good organizational skills and follow-through.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Does this job have supervisory responsibilities? No

Are there subordinate supervisors reporting to this job? No

Are there other non-supervisory employees who report directly to this job? No

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS, OTHER

None required, but any type of degree or certification would be desired

🤝 Get to Know Us

Since our founding in 1971, GBS has understood the value of identifying and investing in technologies that change and improve the dynamics of how our customers do business. From developing feature-rich software solutions to deploying advanced print and marketing services and solutions using multi-million-dollar equipment, GBS is always engaged in upgrading its technology capital because we know how high-tech can translate to high productivity. Across every one of our diverse product and service platforms, we innovate increased productivity for our customers.

At employee-owned GBS, our culture is one that values people, their commitment to meeting customers' needs and the expertise that enables them to do this successfully. In sum, we are America's Productivity Partner because GBS is the home of AMERICA'S PRODUCTIVITY PEOPLE. Depth of industry experience, cross-discipline knowledge and often career longevity and company loyalty equip our team members to achieve consistently high levels of execution on behalf of our customers.

GBS Corp is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics. GBS Corp is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process.