
Lead Business Development Manager (Ontario, Canada)
- Maple Ridge, BC
- $110,000-135,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders in the infrastructure sectors, including construction, engineering firms throughout Central and Eastern Canada.
- Develop and implement sales strategies that align with business objectives.
- Conduct thorough needs analyses to understand client requirements and preferences.
- Qualify incoming calls to prospect for further sales opportunities.
- Travel to project sites and customer offices to build, maintain, and strengthen client relationships with key and new customers.
- Willingness to travel to job sites(estimated 30-50%) within North America to understand customer challenges and instrument installations.
- Attend and represent the company at industry exhibitions, conferences and network with professional organizations to establish the presence and reputation of the company.
- Build and nurture strong relationships with engineering and consulting firms to drive Geosolutions product specification and integration into project designs.
- Deliver compelling presentations that highlight the value proposition of Geosolutions' technologies and integrated end-to-end solutions to all levels of the customer organization.
- Prepare and present technical and commercial proposals to customers.
- Track and maintain effective, professional communication with all internal and external stakeholders throughout the business development and sales cycle.
- Manage the entire sales cycle from prospecting to closing deals.
- Collaborate with the engineering and technical team to define technical requirements and scope for client projects.
- Achieve technical proficiency in Geosolutions product solutions offerings for the infrastructure sector, enabling effective technical customer meetings.
- Leverage senior sales skills and technical knowledge to differentiate Geosolutions technologies from competitors and provide optimal customer solutions.
- Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently.
- Collaborate with the technical inside sales team to generate accurate quotes and orders, ensuring our customers have a positive and seamless experience with Geosolutions.
- Utilize EPICOR (ERP System) to create and configure quotes and orders.
- 3+ years experience in sales management, including developing sales forecasts and quotas and managing opportunity pipelines (leveraging CRM systems).
- Maintain accurate records of customer transactions, correspondence, and sales pipeline management within Salesforce CRM.
- Operate within the framework of our Quality Management System ISO 9001.
- Established a network of contacts in the infrastructure sectors.
- 5+ years' experience in a similar role with a medium-to-large construction or engineering firm, including technical sales or project management.
- Demonstrate successful experience building, developing, growing, and running a sales territory. A combination of education and experience will be considered.
- Experience with public and private infrastructure tendering and contracting processes is an asset.
- Bilingual proficiency in English and French will be considered a strong asset.
- Experience in technical sales for the infrastructure sector with a demonstrated track record of accomplishment, including experience in forecasting, CRM usage, account planning, and strategic planning.
- Excellent presentation, relationship-building, and sales skills.
- Resourceful, self-managed, self-motivated and goal-driven, able to work effectively within a global team.
- Excellent attention to detail, solid communication and influencing skills, and the ability to effectively build and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
- Proven customer service experience and ability to build rapport with existing and new customers.
- This position requires extensive travel & ability to work from a remote office.
- Strong written and verbal communication, negotiation, and presentation skills for proposing, presenting, and discussing solutions with all levels of the organization.
- Detailed-oriented, organized and customer-focused.
- Team player.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering (Civil or Geotechnical)
- Demonstrates courage, models resilience and flexibility
- Possess unquestioned reputation for integrity, ethics, personal values and solid character
- Builds the trust of others
- Strong stakeholder management, interpersonal and communication skills
- Self-aware and open to feedback
- Strong attention to detail, with a high level of accuracy, integrity & accountability
- Work effectively across business unit boundaries to develop and align diverse stakeholders
- High level decision making & problem solving skills
- Self-motivated, well organised and logical, with ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Strong people management and influencing skills
- Salary Range $110,000 to $135,000 CAD
- Commission @20% and beyond
- Orica Incentive program (bonus)
- RRSP matching after one year
- Company events
- Extended health care
- Dental care
- Vision care
- Employee assistance program
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off