Business Development Representative
Indianapolis, IN
Full Time
Experienced
LTC Language Solutions is looking for an ambitious and energetic Business Development Representative who appreciates the art and science of sales; someone who likes forging strong relationships with clients and someone who likes being part of a team. You’ll work closely alongside a small but growing team in a fast-paced environment.
This individual will need to have a strong desire to learn and will want to not only help clients succeed but also strive to make a difference in the lives of others. Candidates will need to demonstrate the ability to think creatively, sell strategically, and communicate effectively while growing the scope of client relationships.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
- Responsible for learning services offered by the Company to provide knowledgeable information to prospect
- Fluently articulate LTC’s solutions to new clients relative to customer business needs with a focus of diversifying client and service portfolio.
- Responsible for identifying prospects in assigned geographic and vertical territories.
- Ability to achieve established metrics, goals, and quotas set by leadership
- Learn, understand, and use business intelligence information of economic buyer profiles for targeted industries
- Collaborate with marketing to generate demand, and follow-up on marketing campaigns.
- Generate referrals from current clients.
- Maintain customer confidence and protect operations by keeping information confidential.
- Develop an understanding of common target buyer needs, pain points with current vendors, and decisions driving buying decision to deepen and solidify relationships which allow LTC to upsell and cross-sell.
- Update and maintain data integrity within CRM (Salesforce) to ensure client/prospect projections are forecasted accurately.
- Work collaboratively with internal teams to deliver solutions to clients
- Manage clients in an organized fashion, communicating with supervisors about their status. Follow up with clients in a timely manner and provide them with the information that they need.
- Develop new business through acquisition and overall sales capture strategies.
- Foster and develop executive-level relationships within key client organizations.
- Negotiate and execute contracts for large-scale business expansions
- Stay informed about industry trends, client needs, and competitive offerings to inform sales strategies and drive innovation within the language industry.
- Manage all aspects of the client relationship including full sales cycle, sales to operations handoff, case/issue management, new need management, and anything else that may arise.
- Perform other responsibilities and duties as needed
ADDITIONAL DUTIES
- Willingness to travel
- Attend a minimum of one networking event per month, preferably for corporate organizations to develop new leads.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Bachelor's degree required. Business majors preferred.
Experience: 2-5 years’ sales and business development experience required. International background is a plus. Proven experience and success in hunting for new business opportunities.
Competencies:
- Extensive networking and business development skills are required.
- Passionate, self-motivated, strategic thinker, with strong negotiation skills.
- Track Record of consistently meeting sales quota.
- Confidence and experience communicating and interfacing with all client levels, from operational through C-level executives.
- Exceptional interpersonal communication and presentation skills
- Working knowledge of Salesforce preferred.
The employee may be required to work hours outside of normal business hours, including longer days and weekends. The employee must also be organized. Demonstrates excellent people skills to include effective verbal and written communication. Must be able to effectively manage substantial amounts of client information.
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