Business Development Associate

Business Development Associate

Job Location s: US-OH-Fairfield

Kickstart Your Sales Career in Aerospace & Materials Testing. Element has an exciting opportunity for a Business Development Associate - perfect for a recent college graduate ready to build a career in sales.

In this role, you'll be part of our inside sales team, focused on creating and maintaining strong relationships with a defined group of Element clients and prospects. You'll have the chance to:

• Re-engage dormant accounts and expand business with existing clients
• Provide consistent touchpoints with 200+ growth and retention accounts
• Take ownership for driving customer satisfaction through every stage of the sales process
• Collaborate with our Sales Team, General Managers, and technical lab experts to deliver solutions that matter to aerospace and other critical industries
• We're looking for someone who is high-energy, action-oriented, and eager to learn. If you're customer-focused, entrepreneurial by nature, and motivated to grow, this role is the first step toward a rewarding career in aerospace sales and materials testing.

Salary: $50,000 - $75,000/yr DOE

• Establish and proactively maintain a strong professional relationship with key decision makers and influencers within assigned accounts
• Identify current and future customer service requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual customers, acting as a liaison between the customers and Element
• Identify opportunities early in the sales cycle to ensure maximum share of wallet for Element
• Qualify opportunities with assistance of inbound team / specialists
• Manage relationships and utilize technical support to assist in Sales
• Follow up in a timely manner on quotations for the assigned customer base
• Actively utilize CRM to record activities, ensuring contact details are accurate, duplicates are removed, new information is added and accurate call / visit logs are entered
• Actively participate in regular pipeline reviews, ensuring all CRM records are up to date and critical success factors are identified for key opportunities
• Achieve sales goals by converting and penetrating accounts
• Build and maintain a working knowledge of Element's service offerings; participate in training/coaching opportunities
• Ensure compliance with all Element policies including but not limited to terms and conditions, trade compliance, treatment of others, moral code of conduct, and employee handbook
• Ensure adherence to all applicable laws pertaining to safety, environment and corporate governance

• Approximately 3 years of Business Development, Sales or Account Management experience
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as customer quotes / contracts, marketing materials, and customer testing specifications
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence and speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions and proportions and apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry
• Ability to solve practical customer problems and interpret a variety of instructions, data and details furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• A valid driver's licence, with an acceptable driving record under Element's policy
• Experience in interpreting testing procedures and requirements desired
• Proficiency in Microsoft Applications (Word, Excel)
• Availability, flexibility, and maturity to represent the company at a broad range of events / projects in the community, with customers and within the company
• Ability to remain calm when faced with mounting pressure related to deadlines and multiple priorities
• Well-developed oral and written communication skills to meet a variety of communication needs
• Good interpersonal skills that foster open upward and downward communication built on mutual respect
• Ability to interface with clients, win new work and determine their requirements; helps develops proposals including cost estimates, work plan and terms and conditions
• Some overnight travel may be required

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