Sales Professional

About the Role

The Business Developer is a crucial part of the U.S. Lawns team, focusing on prospecting for new commercial customers, primarily through in-person (door-to-door) outreach. The role emphasizes building trust-based relationships with key decision-makers to present landscape management service proposals.

Responsibilities

• Work with prospective customers to identify their needs and develop tailored solutions.
• Build and maintain professional, trust-based relationships with key decision-makers.
• Operate in a fast-paced environment with a high sense of urgency.
• Proactively communicate with decision-makers and influencers.
• Plan daily activities, meet specific benchmarks, and close business deals.
• Collaborate with operations team members and the owner to build a book of business.

Qualifications

• Face-to-face (B2B) selling experience is helpful but not required; training is provided.
• Experience managing multiple projects and multitasking.
• Proficiency with MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Excellent presentation, oral, and written communication skills.
• Ability to create client-centric and solution/value-based proposals.

Skills

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals.
• Skill in writing reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Effective presentation skills and responsiveness to customer and internal staff questions.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, and lift/move up to 20 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities include close vision.

Work Environment

The role operates in a typical office environment with occasional outdoor activities. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Note: U.S. Lawns offices are independently owned and operated franchisees. Employment offers and decisions are made by the independent franchisee, not U.S. Lawns, Inc.