Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager

Build on your career with a company that has a future. At Ryder, our most important competitive advantage is our people. Culture-Integrity-Family. As a Business Development Manager (BDM) FMS, you'll have responsibility for developing new customer business within your assigned sales territory. It is the responsibility of the incumbent to educate and develop the prospects' value perception of Ryder's services by using the Ryder Sales Process.

This is accomplished by developing sales plans, analyzing profitability of prospects and fully understanding the competitive influences and risks with each account.

Location/Territory:
Lenexa, KS

Base Salary: $68,000 + Lucrative Uncapped Commission Structure

• Average Commission Year One: $40,000 - $50,000

• Average Commission Year Two: $50,000 - $60,000+

Ryder offers comprehensive health and welfare benefits, including medical, prescription, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability insurance options, as well as paid time off for vacation, illness, bereavement, family and parental leave, and a tax-advantaged 401(k) retirement savings plan.

Ryder has been named "Top Company for Women to Work for in Transportation," one of Fortune Magazine's "World's Most Admired Companies," & one of "Reader's Choice Excellence Awards" by Inbound Logistics. What about our green initiative…? We have the largest EV footprint in the U.S. In addition to that, Verizon has recognized Ryder with their "Supplier Environmental Excellence Award."

Essential Functions

• Develop pre-sales strategy for the target accounts. Develop a sales activity pipeline sufficient to meet and exceed required quota revenues. Respond pro-actively to leads furnished. Represent full spectrum of Ryder services. Work with ARs and CDMs to transition accounts and increase sales opportunities as required. Work with National Sales to develop and/or assist in generating sales opportunities within assigned territory. Ensure that new customer orientation is completed.
  
  Work with DSDs to develop DCC opportunities

• Identify prospect needs/requirements and value components through quality needs assessment and value-based proposal preparation. Develop account selling strategies on a continual basis to improve effectiveness. Familiarize GMs & CDMs with sales in progress and their potential impact on their areas of responsibility. Contribute to an effective transition of accounts sold. Administrative functions necessary to support account.

• Report sales activity to management. Sales protocol and SOM compliance activities. Create supportive working relationships with CBUs. Leverage all resources to expand new opportunities, i.e., MDS, Safety, Finance, etc. Develop account profile information on all prospect solicitations.

• Training and improvement of sales skills, industry knowledge and personal growth needs

Additional Responsibilities

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills and Abilities

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, Required

• Ability to create and maintain professional relationships within all levels of the organization (peers, work groups, customers, supervisors), Required

• Possesses a high degree of initiative Must be self-motivated, Required

• Ability to work independently and as a member of a team, Required

• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment, Required

• Capable of multi-tasking, highly organized, with excellent time management skills, Required

• Detail oriented with excellent follow-up practices, Required

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business and/or Finance and Accounting or equivalent field, Required

• 5 years or more in Demonstrated consecutive Sales excellence (quota achievement) in prior sales responsibilities, Required

• Good understanding of Ryder's product offerings. Represent the full spectrum of Ryder's services to new and potential customers Advanced, Required

• Ability to interpret financial data Advanced, Required

Job Category:
Outside Sales

Compensation Information:

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