BBSI · 2 hours ago
Business Development Manager
Barrett Business Services, Inc. (BBSI) helps business owners focus on their business by offering outsourced HR, risk consultation, payroll administration, insurance, and recruiting. The Business Development Manager will lead sales efforts to identify and develop opportunities to expand BBSI’s client base and drive revenue through successful partnerships.
Responsibilities
Find, engage, and close new client prospects
Build a channel of referral partner relationships that effectively generates qualified leads
In the first year thoroughly understand BBSI’s ideal client base and business development best practices
Your primary role will be to develop new business by conducting 5+ business development meetings (leads) per week to build a referral partnership network
Through consultative-selling, focusing on the value rather than price, you will successfully align prospective clients with our business units to determine best-fit
You will need to manage/coordinate/schedule initial contacts, sales calls, client meetings, and business units schedules with the business unit team
Within first 60-90 days be able to successfully create your referral network plan, having identified 20-30 primary referral partnerships to build
At the year mark you will have completed training with the Area Manager and team and will be expected to bring on 2-3 new clients a month going forward
Outline and execute on a sales plan to meet or exceed sales goals
Work with branch team to align prospects and move them into closing and onboarding
Understand BBSI’s target client base, and focuses business development efforts accordingly
Drive top line revenue for the branch while supporting efforts to effectively manage bottom line
Comprehend financial concepts; P&L, rate of taxation, labor burden, etc
Clearly communicate value and expectations to clients and referral partners
Strong analytical, negotiating, organizational, and decision-making skills
Strong time management skills
Qualification
Required
3 + years of experience as a Top Performer in one or more of the following fields, or comparable experience in an industry that requires long term relationship management: ASO or Payroll services Sales, PEO Sales, Commercial Insurance Sales, with specific knowledge in Workers Compensation
Proven track record of being a top sales performer
Possession of a valid driver's license with valid automobile insurance meeting BBSI criteria. Roughly 85% of time requires automobile travel – primarily local, with some overnight
Strong analytical, negotiating, organizational, and decision-making skills
Strong time management skills
Preferred
Bachelor's degree preferred
Benefits
Medical insurance
Health savings account
Flexible savings account
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k) retirement plan
Accidental death and dismemberment
Life insurance
Voluntary life insurance
Voluntary disability insurance
Voluntary accident
Voluntary critical care
Voluntary hospital indemnity
Legal
Identity & fraud protection
Commuter benefits
Pet insurance
Employee stock purchase program
Employee assistance program
40 hours of paid sick leave annually
Vacation accrues up to 80 hours in the first year, up to 120 hours in years 2-4, and up to 160 hours in the fifth year
6 paid holidays annually
4 paid volunteer days annually
Company
BBSI
We started as a staffing company in 1972, and over the past 50 years, evolved into a Professional Employer Organization or PEO.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1993-06-11IPO
Leadership Team
M
Michael L. Elich
CEO
J
James D. Miller
CFO
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