Business Development Manager, Transmission-Eastern

Manages the sales duties within an assigned region of an organization.

• Establish individual sales quotas and track performance against expectations
• Develop and implement specialized or targeted sales strategies
• Provide competitive assessments, product or sales training or pricing and contracting assistance to the sales team
• Assist marketing, advertising or related departments in promoting the organization's products or services
• May oversee lead generation and/or qualification
• Create required transmission sales tools
• Coordinate with and coach utility reps and RSMs to schedule transmission technical presentations for electric utilities, engineering firms, and contractors.
• Coordinate with sales team to follow up on opportunities and coordinate their updating of Salesforce status.
• Maintain a rolling 2-year schedule for presentations by strategizing to prioritize customers with stakeholders
• Travel significantly to give presentations, provide support for other technical presenters, and attend trade shows, conferences, and other social events
• Strategize with sales, pricing, and plants on quotation strategies
• Provide monthly product training for office staff
• Travel with customers to plants as needed
• Complete all necessary documents fully and accurately
• Adhere to 5S standards (e.g., maintain cleanliness of work area, etc.)
• Follow all Safety, Environmental and Quality policies and procedures
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Four-year engineering degree and four years' experience in technical field
• Comprehensive knowledge of transmission insulator/hardware concepts and principles
• Previous electric utility experience a plus
• Perform complex tasks typically following established processes
• Experienced in technical presentations and customer interactions
• Primarily focused on administering established policies and procedures; may have some impact on departmental budgeting, strategic planning and procedural change

• High analytical skills
• Self-starter, able to complete all tasks without supervision
• Able to schedule, book, and travel within company guidelines
• Understands and wears attire that properly and professionally represents the company for each situation
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to foster teamwork
• Management skills
• Ability to build collaborative relationships
• Customer service skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Salesforce Experience a plus
• Microsoft Office required