Business Development Manager Jobs

Are you interested in becoming part of a team that is responsible for building reliable, secure, and scalable solutions to support company growth? Peoplelink is seeking a Business Development Manager within the Michiana area to join our Sustained Quality team! As a Business Development Manager, you will be a key role in our markets to help drive new customer acquisition and customer growth within the automotive industry.

How You’ll Do It

As a Business Development Manager, you will play a pivotal role in driving growth, building strategic partnerships, and fostering relationships within the industry. Your primary responsibility will be to identify and pursue new business opportunities, while also nurturing existing client relationships to ensure exceptional service delivery.

• Completion of win-win selling and aligning to the organizations sales methodology
• Determine and map activities on target accounts
• Expand client base by performing cold calls in person/over the phone
• Develop and provide solution-based options to clients by following the Counselor Sales Process (CSP)
• Effective use of PPP and Discovery Agreements in the sales process
• Coordinate and conduct presentation/sales activity by advocating solutions that address customer’s desired state
• Set strategies for business growth in sales, gross margin, and profitability
• Define branch sales objectives and create a plan with the Area Manager and/or VP
• Negotiate pricing while maintaining a minimum Gross Profit expectation
• All other duties as assigned

What You’ll Bring

This is an experienced hire role, and you’ll need to bring 1-3 years of verifiable sales experience with a preference in B2B selling. Here’s what else we’re looking for:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• Troubleshooting abilities to resolve problems or complaints of clients
• Strong attention to detail and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong affinity for business development, including service and marketing calls
• Must have reliable transportation, valid Driver’s License and ability to use personal vehicle daily to successfully perform job duties
• A desire to increase business opportunities in your market by being actively involved in the community
• The ability to understand and apply basic business acumen and financial concepts

One more thing: Not sure you meet all the qualifications? Apply anyway! We don’t hire off key words. We hire real people who have experience and skills we want to hear about. This could be your dream job, but you won’t know unless you apply.

The People: We consider the people at Peoplelink to be the strength of our company. Peoplelink is a great place to learn and work, and we look forward to your contributions in fueling our growth and optimizing our talent management processes.

The Benefits:

We take care of our team and provide great benefits:

• Career Journey planning and employee recognition
• Culture is important to us and there are numerous options to get involved and collaborate, including giving back to our local communities, staying fit, joining our cultural networks, and having fun and celebrating together!
• Responsible Time Off
• Competitive Health Benefits

The Company: Peoplelink has been a cutting-edge leader in the staffing industry, placing more than 14,000 employees on job assignments each and every day. Your contributions, both big and small will be valued, recognized, and rewarded at every step along our exciting journey. Our team is passionate about growth, innovation, and collaboration. We are constantly striving to improve and better ourselves so that we can better support our customers.

Physical Requirements: To successfully perform the duties of this job, the staff associate is required to have the ability and skills sufficient to drive a motor vehicle 60-75% of the time, to visit other office locations, prospects or new clients. In addition, the staff associate must have the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch and manipulate light to medium weights of 10 - 50 pounds. Requires good hand/eye coordination, arm/hand/ finger dexterity including the ability grasp and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate office equipment and read and write the application information. The staff associate is frequently required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Peoplelink is proud to be an EEOE, M/F/D/V, and we are committed to diversity both in practice and spirit at the corporate level.