Acadian Contractors, Inc. ยท 1 day ago
Business Development Specialist
Acadian Contractors, Inc. is seeking a Business Development Specialist responsible for developing business with key clients in the Aerospace and Construction industry. The role involves prospecting new accounts, managing sales activities, and conducting market research to drive growth and profitability.
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Responsibilities
Prospect new accounts and generate a pipeline of qualified opportunities and close new business in these accounts and directly hand off to Sales Manager
Manage the Business Development and Sales Pursuit activities within his/her region from 'Identify' through to 'Close.โ
Further development of up-selling services and promoting services offered to region
Ensure that organizational goods or services consistently meet customer needs
Conduct market research to identify industry trends, new opportunities, and competitor activity
Provide summary reports to help guide business development strategy
Communicate information concerning collections, estimated revenues of contracts, new contracts, pending contracts, and overall activity with aerospace and construction customer accounts
Schedule and prepare materials for client meetings, trade shows, or site visits
Plan, organize, and participate in industry social events to promote company within community
Coordinate marketing to update company brochures, presentations, and digital content
Support social media or promotional campaigns tied to business development goals
Maintain prospect log within SharePoint and other Business Development processes
Coordinates team activities for timely responses, submittals, presentations and proposals
Establishes individual goals, objectives, strategies, and budget requirements for developing new business and review with Sales Manager
Serves as the client advocates during the completion of projects to enable proper team alignment and assist advancing from concept development through design and construction phases
Plan and schedule all travel necessary for business development needs
Other duties as assigned by Sales Manager
Qualification
Required
A minimum of 1-3 years of related experience in direct sales within the designated territory
HS Diploma
Excellent organizational skills to meet goals and set priorities
Be proactive, organized and handle work under stressful and uncertain environments
Able to work within a matrix organization and to manage internal resources in support of customer activities such as Proposals, Negotiations, Sales/Product/Technical/Application Presentations, Events/Trade Shows, After Market Support etc
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in marketing or business development a plus