Business Development Representative

Duties & Responsibilities

• Prospecting and Lead Generation
• Generating leads and building a robust pipeline of opportunities for the sales team through outbound prospecting efforts.
• Qualification and Initial Engagement
• Qualifying leads based on predetermined criteria to ensure alignment with the company's target market and ideal customer profile. Initiating contact with prospects through cold calls, emails, and other outreach methods to introduce the company's products or services and assess their needs.
• Relationship Building
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with key decision-makers and influencers within target accounts. Nurturing leads over time by providing relevant information, insights, and resources to educate and engage prospects.
• Consultative Selling
• Understanding the pain points, challenges, and objectives of prospects to effectively position the company's solutions as valuable and relevant. Conducting needs assessments and solution-oriented discussions to tailor offerings to the specific needs of each prospect.
• Collaboration and Communication
• Collaborating with the sales team to ensure a seamless handover of qualified leads and provide ongoing support throughout the sales process. Communicating effectively with internal stakeholders to share market insights, customer feedback, and competitive intelligence to inform strategic decision-making.
• Pipeline Management and Reporting
• Managing and updating CRM systems or other sales tools to track lead progression, interactions, and outcomes. Generating regular reports and metrics to track performance against key performance indicators (KPIs) such as lead conversion rates, pipeline velocity, and revenue targets.
• Continuous Learning and Development
• Staying updated on industry trends, market dynamics, and competitive landscape to identify new opportunities and refine sales strategies. Participating in training programs, workshops, and professional development activities to enhance selling skills and product knowledge.
• Sales Strategy & Planning
• Provide a value proposition primarily for AESSEAL products and services in all industrial sectors. Cross-sell AES Engineering Group products such as AVT Reliability products leveraging not limited to environmental protection, corporate sustainability, and ethical leadership, in alignment with world-class asset reliability product and service delivery.
• Commercial and Financial
• Regular customer updates ensuring return on investment, AESSEAL value is always established. Sale of products or services are in line with AES Global Terms and Conditions. Conduct regular customer contract reviews, measuring performance to defined rules and targets. Ensure all quotations, orders, invoicing, and payments are managed and measured professionally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years’ experience in a leadership role in the sales/service industry
• Proven track record of success in developing and executing business strategy, with effective decision making and management of risk is an essential requirement, with desired international experience
• Excellent customer process, assets, technology, knowledge and purchasing behaviors supported with significant experience to engage on all sales, commercial and financial activity required, including managing individual and customer P&L optimization
• Extensive knowledge of the principles, procedures, and best practice in the industry
• Inspirational leadership style and hands-on approach and strong interpersonal skills will be an essential quality leading by example and developing others to be equally capable
• High level of energy, drive, enthusiasm, initiative, commitment, and professionalism
• Working knowledge of applicable Industry and applicable legislations, certifications as required
• Experience selling to United States market preferred
• Self-starter with excellent organizational, planning, communication, reporting, financial and negotiating skills
• Consistent track record of achieving / exceeding sales targets, Pipeline growth, management and innovative new territory and customer development application