Business Development Manager

**The Opportunity** Growth creates opportunity! We are seeking an A-Player to join our vibrant local business, which is part of a progressive horticultural organization with national reach. As the Business Development Manager, you'll: - Build the market position by locating, developing, defining, negotiating, and closing business relationships. - Prospect via cold call, email, drop-ins, trade shows and networking in property management groups. - Utilize Aspire CRM to document and track related information on all opportunities at all pipeline stages. - Collect property and service data and validate field measurement take-offs for proposal development. - Present all proposals face to face with the prospect. - Follow the hand-off process for transitioning the new client to the field operations team. - Manage all customer communication with proper urgency. If this sounds exciting to you, we are seeking a leader with these qualifications: - 3-5+ years' sales or marketing experience in the service industry. - Bachelor's degree in a related field. - Experience and success in increasing revenue through generation of leads. - Shows an understanding of the challenges facing the industry at present and illustrate a knowledge of the operational attention to detail that will be required to succeed within the industry. - Capacity to make critical judgments, solve problems and demonstrate careful attention to detail. - Determination to exceed the goals of position, department, and company by working independently and as an effective leader. - Experience managing sales and estimation processes (job costing, proposals, etc.) - Exceptional interpersonal communication and relationship building skills. - A Winning Attitude! As a Business Developer, you will enjoy: - Competitive salary, plus a healthy performance and incentive program based on closed sales - Paid vacation and holidays - Company vehicle or vehicle reimbursement package - Full suite of health insurance -- medical, dental, vision, etc. - 401(k) with company match - Professional development opportunities - Exceptional company culture NA