Director Business Development Telco

The ideal candidate will either be located in Minnesota, Wisconsin or Iowa.

• Initiate and effectively conduct sales calls and presentations to established prospective customers for all Osmose services and products.
• Create relationships with contacts inside each utility at various levels including senior level executives.
• Create sales plans and schedules that ensure market coverage with the appropriate contact frequency, based on business priorities and value.
• Coordinate sales activity with General Managers-Operations as needed to maintain existing customer base and support sales calls to new customers.
• Use customer and market intelligence to advise the Contracts team on proposal development and craft specific language when necessary.
• Submit price recommendations to Vice President-Business Development and Contracts team after gathering sufficient production and scheduling information from Operations.
• Work closely with Operations to sync crew availability with project schedules and customer expectations.
• Produce, in concert with the Sr. Director and Vice President-Business Development, an annual sales forecast for assigned accounts and update the forecast on a regular basis to maintain its accuracy.
• Record and maintain customer and contact information for all accounts, utilizing the systems and processes provided or requested by the Company.
• Develop and implement annual plans to improve personal professional performance and effectiveness. Participate in and contribute to company sales and product training initiatives.

• Minimum five (5) years’ experience in sales and/or a utility management position; utility experience is a plus.
• Bachelor’s Degree an advantage, not a prerequisite
• Background and present responsibilities must substantiate leadership and self-motivational qualities.
• Willingness to travel overnight and work varied hours, when necessary, to achieve desired results.
• Embrace core values of the Company.
• Commitment to supporting all Company policies.