Business Development Associate

**Benefits:** - 401(k) - 401(k) matching - Dental insurance - Health insurance - Paid time off - Vision insurance - Health insurance - Paid time off - Vision insurance - Dental insurance - Free uniforms - Opportunity for advancement - Bonus based on performance **Location:** New Orleans Metro and Slidell, Louisiana **Position Type:** Full-Time | Entry-Level Sales **Position Overview** SERVPRO Team MLR is seeking an outgoing, motivated, and results-driven **Business Development Associate** to help grow our presence throughout the New Orleans Metro and Slidell markets. The Business Development Associate will also monitor and track reported fire, water, and other property-loss events throughout the assigned territory. The associate will identify potential opportunities, visit affected locations when appropriate, and introduce SERVPRO’s emergency restoration services to property owners, managers, and other decision-makers. **Job Responsibilities** - Conduct daily face-to-face prospecting and door-to-door sales activities throughout the assigned territory. - Introduce SERVPRO’s emergency restoration and reconstruction services to local businesses, property owners, property managers, and other potential referral partners. - Monitor and track reported fire, water, and property-loss events throughout the New Orleans Metro and Slidell areas. - Respond promptly to identified sales opportunities by visiting affected locations and connecting with appropriate decision-makers. - Build, maintain, and strengthen professional relationships through consistent visits, marketing calls, and follow-up communication. - Generate qualified leads and help convert opportunities into new projects and customer relationships. - Use company marketing and customer relationship management software (Salesforce) to document daily activities, contacts, leads, and opportunities. - Maintain accurate records of fire and water losses, prospect visits, referrals, and follow-up activities. - Provide management with regular updates regarding sales activity, opportunities, market conditions, and territory performance. **Job Requirements** - High school diploma or equivalent required. - Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, communications, or a related field is preferred but not required. - Previous sales, customer service, canvassing, hospitality, or business development experience is helpful but not required. - Comfortable conducting door-to-door outreach and initiating conversations with new people. - Confident, professional, persistent, and comfortable working independently in the field. - Strong follow-up, organization, and time-management skills. - Willingness to learn SERVPRO’s services, sales processes, and customer relationship management systems. - Ability to use a smartphone, email, mapping applications, and basic business software. - Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and the ability to travel throughout the assigned territory. **Ideal Candidate** The ideal candidate enjoys meeting people and is not afraid to walk into a business, introduce themselves, and start a conversation. This person should be energetic, competitive, dependable, and motivated by measurable goals. Success in this role requires consistent daily activity, strong follow-up, and a willingness to spend most of the workday in the field. **About SERVPRO Team MLR** SERVPRO is a recognized leader in fire and water cleanup and restoration, mold remediation, reconstruction, and other property-recovery services. SERVPRO Team MLR provides 24/7 emergency response services to residential and commercial customers throughout the region. Our mission is to help property owners and businesses recover quickly following unexpected damage. Our trained professionals use specialized equipment, proven processes, and industry expertise to restore affected properties and make the damage “Like it never even happened.” *The compensation listed on this job posting includes base plus commission and c…