Bd Manager

Element has an opportunity for a Business Development Manager responsible for named accounts within a specific geographic area. In this role you will be responsible for pursuing sales opportunities to sell the full breadth of Element services within specified accounts in order to meet their assigned budget. You will support strategic or key accounts within your specified territory with any activities needed at local sites. Establish and proactively maintain a strong professional relationship with key decision makers and influencers within assigned accounts Drive profitable sales expansion with a focus on acquiring new and re-engaging with dormant accounts, while growing existing clients Gather and analyze market and industry intelligence, metrics, and trends to determine customer needs Identify opportunities early in the sales cycle to ensure maximum share of wallet for Element Deliver business development related presentations, negotiate, and close business with nominated accounts, working in coordination with location business development resources Provide positive leadership and representation of Element to the public, customers, vendors, and to all employees through membership in professional organizations, serving on company project teams, conducting employee meetings and visiting work areas and interacting with employees. Represent company at industry association meetings to promote company and services offered Prepare reports and presentations showing sales volume by sector, region, location, potential sales, and areas of proposed client base expansion Follow up in a timely manner on quotations for the assigned customer base Achieve sales goals by converting, retaining and penetrating accounts Work closely with other sales roles and utilizes technical support to maximize the sales realized in the territory Lead access and persuasion steps in sales process, including qualifying, relationship building, needs evaluation, solution development/presentation and closing Identify full customer test needs to uncover additional opportunities within accounts across Element Actively utilize CRM to record activities, ensuring contact details are accurate, duplicates are removed, new information is added and accurate call / visit logs are entered Actively participate in regular pipeline reviews, ensuring all CRM records are up to date and critical success factors are identified for key opportunities Build and maintain a working knowledge of Element's service offerings; participate in training/coaching opportunities Ensure compliance with all Element policies including but not limited to Terms and Conditions, trade compliance, treatment of others, moral code of conduct, and employee handbook Ensure adherence to all applicable laws pertaining to safety, environment and corporate governance Requirement 10 years of Sales and/or Business Development experience with technical knowledge/competency Bachelor of Engineering or any technical discipline preferred Knowledge in Testing, Inspection or Certification experience Proficiency in Microsoft Applications (Dynamics CRM, Word, Excel, Powerpoint) Ability to travel up to 30% of the time