Business Development Representative (Part-Time)

About the Role

We are seeking a Business Development Representative (Part-Time) to partner with our experienced municipal sales team in the environmentally focused water industry. This role supports the field sales force for pumping equipment, primarily promoting Smith & Loveless trailer-mounted pump stations nationwide. Applicants must be able to work 16-28 hours a week in-office (Lenexa, KS) during normal working hours, Monday – Friday from 7:45 am to 4:30 pm.

Responsibilities

• Provides outbound sales initiatives to increase market awareness.
• Coordinates and schedules presentations/meetings on S&L products and trailer visits.
• Provides timely and accurate technical information to the field on scheduled meetings/presentations and follows up regularly.
• Assists with technical presentations for visiting customers and representatives.
• Delivers presentations to the field to open discussions on S&L equipment.
• Reviews and edits new catalog literature and specifications, creating new specs when required.
• Provides technical knowledge to assist Department Sales Managers and representatives in the sale of S&L pumping products.
• Keeps abreast of competitive products and processes and recommends marketing strategy.
• Assists Sales Managers in setting up select projects and following them through to receipt of purchase orders.
• Performs other duties as assigned by VP Municipal Systems and Pumping Managers.
• Maintains a neat and clean work area.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 2+ years’ experience with water and wastewater treatment equipment preferred.
• Experience in telemarketing outreach is a plus.
• Customer service experience is a plus.
• Effective communication, human relations, presentation, and sales ability.
• Conceptualization and negotiation skills along with a professional demeanor.
• Ability to quickly establish priorities, work independently, and proceed with objectives without supervision.
• Ability to sort and organize raw data.

Physical Requirements

• Required to sit, stand, and walk.
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Frequent stooping, bending, pulling, and pushing.
• Reach with hands and arms.
• Required to talk and hear consistently.
• Ability to occasionally lift, carry, and/or drag up to twenty-five (25) pounds if necessary.
• Specific vision abilities required by the role include the ability to distinguish the nature of objects by using the eye.
• Ability to ascend and descend two (2) flights of stairs.
• Ability to work non-traditional hours, including evenings and weekends as necessary.
• Occasional travel required.

About Us

For over 80 years, Smith & Loveless has provided innovative environmental engineering ingenuity and quality craftsmanship to the water industry by pioneering superior pre-engineered pumping, treatment, and headworks systems to a global customer base. A true pioneer in the water and wastewater pumping industry, Smith & Loveless manufactures cost-effective, operator-safe, and efficient pump stations for municipalities, developments, industrial, governmental, and military facilities across the globe. Our energy-efficient and durable systems deliver unrivaled life-cycle cost savings. With tens of thousands of installations in more than 70 nations on all seven continents, our innovative wastewater/reuse engineered products allow us to maintain our market leadership in lift stations, grit removal systems, and a complete range of wastewater treatment systems.