What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Development Coordinator position at Restoration Group of Metro Detroit?
Job Description: Referral Partnership & Business Development Coordinator
Company: Restoration Group of Metro Detroit (RGMD)
Location: Metro Detroit, MI (Wayne, Oakland, Macomb Counties) — hybrid with local travel
Type: Part-time (typically 20–30 hrs/week), W-2 — potential to transition to full-time
Pay: $20.00/hour base, paid bi-weekly, plus commission (details below)
About the Role
We're looking for a personable, organized outreach coordinator to build and manage relationships with local trade professionals who can become referral partners for our restoration and construction services. You'll be the first voice these businesses hear from us: calling, emailing, and setting up meetings to introduce our offerings and establish lasting referral relationships.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and build a target list of local contractors and tradesmen across Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb Counties
- Make outbound calls and send emails introducing RGMD's services (water, fire, mold, storm damage restoration and general contracting)
- Schedule and coordinate meetings between prospects and our sales/leadership team
- Document every referral source contact and confirmation of interest, and log it in the company CRM
- Follow up consistently with warm leads and nurture long-term referral relationships
- Track outreach and conversion activity, and refine messaging based on what's working
- Represent the company professionally as a first point of contact
Compensation
- Base pay: $20.00/hour, bi-weekly
- Commission — Tier 1 (self-sourced partners): 4% of contract price on referral partners you independently identify and onboard with no company-provided lead.
- Commission — Tier 2 (meeting-sourced, company-closed): 2% of contract price on partners you set a meeting with, that our team closes.
- Payout: 50% on signed contract, 50% on job completion; commission is earned regardless of later cancellation or refund.
- Activity expectations: A guided (non-punitive) weekly outreach floor for the first 90 days, formalized into a quota once we have real production data.
Qualifications
- 1 years in outbound sales, business development, or partnership outreach (construction/trades/insurance industry experience a plus)
- Strong phone presence and comfortable with cold calling
- Excellent written communication for email outreach
- Reliable transportation
- Organized, self-motivated, comfortable managing a pipeline of contacts and CRM data entry
- Local to Metro Detroit and knowledgeable about the area a plus
Pay: From $20.00 per hour
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301
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