Business Development Associate

Education/Training:

• Undergraduate degree or business diploma preferable but not required
• Sales training an asset

Experience:

• Experience working in a business environment preferable but not required
• Experience in a sales role is an asset

Skills/Competencies: 

• Excellent communications skills both written and verbal
• Highly organized with excellent time management skills and multi-tasking abilities
• Strong research and/or prospecting skills
• Demonstrated excellence in customer service or client interactions
• Flexible and adaptable with a strong desire for success
• Ability to work effectively independently or as a team in support of the Regional Sales Managers
• Aptitude to learn quickly (especially with regard to industry expertise and technology)

Responsibilities:

• Dedicated to proactive business development – outgoing lead generation
• Working independently to gain new business opportunities, prospects into lists of target accounts to develop new sales opportunities from cold or inactive accounts
• Create and qualify new sales opportunities and then pass them to Business Development Officers (Account Executives)
• Develop a program of “smart targeting” and involves building a list of target accounts and contacts that fit the “Ideal Customer Profile” to enable finding the right leads quicker and disqualify unsuitable prospects
• Periodically represent Vigil at trade shows or conferences
• Assist with inbound call answering and sales order processing

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